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...pessimistic about the nation’s economic outlook, and Americans have altered their consumer behavior in light of the terrorist attack. With confidence down drastically, companies are facing immense losses, and our country’s travel industries are failing. By reversing this trend, Americans can play a vital role in limiting the aftershocks of the Sept. 11 tragedy...
...pursuit of truth, are a form of public service, and that of all the institutions in the world, a university dedicated to moral actions and social justice has a responsibility to support—or at least not to discourage—students who stimulate debate on these vital issues. Harvard should take the lead in instilling in students both the ability and the will to spring into action when action is needed—and action is always needed. In short, I consider it Summers’ duty as president to challenge undergraduates and the rest of the University...
...addition to the airline industry, tourism, insurance and shipping are also sure to suffer substantial losses. Congress cannot identify, let alone compensate, every company harmed by the attack and every worker laid off as a result. Instead, it should focus its efforts on preventing widespread bankruptcies in industries vital to the nation’s economy. The airlines present an immediate risk, but if most of the nation’s insurance companies were to fail due to the attack, America’s economic infrastructure would be similarly jeopardized. In giving direct aid, Congress’s mission...
...attacks. Not only will such evidence help American citizens understand the forces that led to the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, but it will build support for a U.S.-led operation to destroy the al-Qaeda network. A strong case will be especially crucial in securing the vital assistance of Muslim nations in combating the terrorist threat, and we hope that the government releases the maximum volume of evidence consistent with protecting its intelligence assets...
Morrow misconstrues a vital point. Healing is a very real and necessary thing because it prevents the useless cycle of hatred that he invokes. The anger that he wishes to whip up is the same anger that propelled those planes through the World Trade Center. A society that turns away from hatred does not become self-indulgent and weak. Rather that society provides itself with the ability to bring along all its members without squandering its resources on military battles that cannot solve fundamental problems. Do we need a military response? Yes. Do we need to invoke a jihad...