September 25, 2006

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Feature

Bush’s Sitcom Nominee

Warren Bell honed his reputation writing sitcoms and lobbing politically incorrect bombs for National Review Online. Now he’s Bush’s nominee for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board of directors.
Celia Viggo Wexler
ABC 9/11 Docudrama’s Right-Wing Roots

How conservative zealot David Horowitz produced and promoted ABC’s flawed docudrama, The Path to 9/11.
Max Blumenthal
Chaos and Fear Stalk Afghanistan on 9/11 Anniversary

As Taliban fighters clash with thinly spread NATO forces across Afghanistan and “suicide cell” claims lives daily in Kabul, hope is fading that the country can avoid descending into chaos.
Christian Parenti
Gaping Holes Remain in the 9/11 Story

It’s no wonder so many Americans are examining alternative explanations that range from the plausible to the absurd.
Robert Scheer
Politics, the Media and 9/11

Since September 11, the Bush Administration has repeatedly exploited the threat of terrorism for political ends, from dirty bombs to sleeper cells to electoral politics.
Eric Boehlert
Cashing In on Catastrophe

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is now using his public image, burnished by 9/11, to conceal crooked business deals and reap handsome profits from a national tragedy.
Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins
A Light in Brooklyn

In Brooklyn, a beleaguered Arab-American community copes with bigotry and heightened government scrutiny post-9/11.
Moustafa Bayoumi
Arab America’s September 11

Arab Americans are experiencing something similar to McCarthy-era redbaiting, but the cold war performed better on racial justice than Bush’s “war on terror.”
Moustafa Bayoumi
9/11 in a Movie-Made World

What if the Twin Towers hadn’t collapsed? Would the Bush Administration have so easily advanced its fear-inspired “war on terror” without the images that played on a culture’s secret fears?
Tom Engelhardt

Editorial

A Passion for Pluto

Pluto’s demotion from a planet to a dwarf isn’t the work of mean-spirited Grinches. It is a necessary part of the same process that got Pluto discovered in the first place.
Marla Geha
The Real Tragedy

Five years after the attack, Americans are impatient and angry about what has been done in their name. Our national tragedy is not September 11 but the war in Iraq, an agony that promises to go on for years.
Eric Weinberger
A Just Response

The most effective response to terrorism involves nonmilitary actions in cooperation with the global community and within a framework of domestic and international law.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Plame’s Role at the CIA

Valerie Plame was no CIA paper-pusher. She was searching out intelligence on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.
David Corn
Knock on Wood

The Bush Administration’s illegitimate use of renditions, disappearances, torture and an illegal war has fostered the growth of a loose-knit global band of fanatics willing to do unspeakable violence against us.
David Cole
The Path From 9/11

The fifth anniversary of 9/11 prompts grief and sadness, but also anger. We must free ourselves from the idea that the “war on terror” is an organizing principle for our foreign policy.
The Editors
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Column

Failing the Test

President Bush was correct when he said that not since the cold war has the nation been so tested. But the test lies not in the terror threat but in his Administration’s incompetence.
Robert Scheer
Islamo-Fascism–Take Two

If we really want to understand the Muslim world, we should start by acknowledging that today’s “fascists” were yesterday’s freedom fighters.
Katha Pollitt
The 9/11 Conspiracy Nuts

August Bebel once called anti-Semitism the socialism of fools. These days, the 9/11 conspiracy fever is fast becoming the "socialism" of the left.
Alexander Cockburn
George Bush’s Pledge to the People of New Orleans on the Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

The President gives us a lesson in drive-by personal diplomacy.
Calvin Trillin

Books & the Arts

Stargazer

Andy Warhol’s eye for significant banality transformed the familiar into art. Ric Burns’s new American Masters documentary traces the roots of Warhol’s smirking genius.
Arthur C. Danto
Bush’s Sitcom Nominee

Warren Bell honed his reputation writing sitcoms and lobbing politically incorrect bombs for National Review Online. Now he’s Bush’s nominee for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board of directors.
Celia Viggo Wexler
ABC 9/11 Docudrama’s Right-Wing Roots

How conservative zealot David Horowitz produced and promoted ABC’s flawed docudrama, The Path to 9/11.
Max Blumenthal
Big in Japan

Reviews of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, Hollywoodland and This Film Is Not Yet Rated.
Stuart Klawans
Unsentimental Education

A new memoir by Robert Hughes reveals the idiosyncratic sensibility of a celebrated art critic.
Christopher Hitchens
Londonistan Calling

Gautam Malkani’s new novel explores the cross-section of youth culture, heritage and identity in London’s polyglot, postcolonial neighborhoods.
Gary Younge
Ottoman Ghosts

Caroline Finkel’s new book, Osman’s Dream, explores the rise and calamitous fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Daniel Lazare
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September 25, 2006

Feature

Warren Bell honed his reputation writing sitcoms and lobbing politically incorrect bombs for National Review Online. Now he’s Bush’s nominee for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board of directors.

How conservative zealot David Horowitz produced and promoted ABC’s flawed docudrama, The Path to 9/11.

As Taliban fighters clash with thinly spread NATO forces across Afghanistan and “suicide cell” claims lives daily in Kabul, hope is fading that the country can avoid descending into chaos.

It’s no wonder so many Americans are examining alternative explanations that range from the plausible to the absurd.

Since September 11, the Bush Administration has repeatedly exploited the threat of terrorism for political ends, from dirty bombs to sleeper cells to electoral politics.

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani is now using his public image, burnished by 9/11, to conceal crooked business deals and reap handsome profits from a national tragedy.

In Brooklyn, a beleaguered Arab-American community copes with bigotry and heightened government scrutiny post-9/11.

Arab Americans are experiencing something similar to McCarthy-era redbaiting, but the cold war performed better on racial justice than Bush’s “war on terror.”

What if the Twin Towers hadn’t collapsed? Would the Bush Administration have so easily advanced its fear-inspired “war on terror” without the images that played on a culture’s secret fears?

Editorial

Pluto’s demotion from a planet to a dwarf isn’t the work of mean-spirited Grinches. It is a necessary part of the same process that got Pluto discovered in the first place.

Five years after the attack, Americans are impatient and angry about what has been done in their name. Our national tragedy is not September 11 but the war in Iraq, an agony that promises to go on for years.

The most effective response to terrorism involves nonmilitary actions in cooperation with the global community and within a framework of domestic and international law.

Valerie Plame was no CIA paper-pusher. She was searching out intelligence on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.

The Bush Administration’s illegitimate use of renditions, disappearances, torture and an illegal war has fostered the growth of a loose-knit global band of fanatics willing to do unspeakable violence against us.

The fifth anniversary of 9/11 prompts grief and sadness, but also anger. We must free ourselves from the idea that the “war on terror” is an organizing principle for our foreign policy.

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Column

President Bush was correct when he said that not since the cold war has the nation been so tested. But the test lies not in the terror threat but in his Administration’s incompetence.

If we really want to understand the Muslim world, we should start by acknowledging that today’s “fascists” were yesterday’s freedom fighters.

August Bebel once called anti-Semitism the socialism of fools. These days, the 9/11 conspiracy fever is fast becoming the "socialism" of the left.

The President gives us a lesson in drive-by personal diplomacy.

Books & the Arts

Andy Warhol’s eye for significant banality transformed the familiar into art. Ric Burns’s new American Masters documentary traces the roots of Warhol’s smirking genius.

Warren Bell honed his reputation writing sitcoms and lobbing politically incorrect bombs for National Review Online. Now he’s Bush’s nominee for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s board of directors.

How conservative zealot David Horowitz produced and promoted ABC’s flawed docudrama, The Path to 9/11.

Reviews of Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles, Hollywoodland and This Film Is Not Yet Rated.

A new memoir by Robert Hughes reveals the idiosyncratic sensibility of a celebrated art critic.

Gautam Malkani’s new novel explores the cross-section of youth culture, heritage and identity in London’s polyglot, postcolonial neighborhoods.

Caroline Finkel’s new book, Osman’s Dream, explores the rise and calamitous fall of the Ottoman Empire.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

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New York City