Norman Solomon
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 7
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Real History: After 9/11, the ‘War on Terror’ Was a War of Terror (opens the original)
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by Norman Solomon | Sep 11, 2026 | 0 comments Three days after terrorists killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush stood behind a pulpit at the Washington National Cathedral and spoke to a nation in shock. “Our responsibility to history is already clear,” he proclaimed, “to answer these attacks and rid the world of evil.” The vow was, of course, preposterous. Yet the “war on terror” that followed was scarcely more realistic. “Terrorism is no
25 Years Ago, 9/11 Triggered a US Crusade of Torture (opens the original)
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by Norman Solomon | Sep 9, 2026 | 0 comments A quarter-century has passed since the terrorist attack that killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. During the first seven years after that mass atrocity, Pentagon spending doubled. The aftermath of 9/11 was also a huge boost for “the intelligence community.” Despite – and because of – their failure to prevent the carnage on that day, the CIA and the National Security Agency as well as 14 smaller spy agencies boomed with en
How the Bush Administration used 9/11 as a Pretext for Torture and Militarization (opens the original)
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San Francisco (Dispatch to Informed Comment) – A quarter-century has passed since the terrorist attack that killed almost 3,000 people in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. During the first seven years after that mass atrocity, Pentagon spending doubled. The aftermath of 9/11 was also a huge boost for “the intelligence community.” Despite – and because of – their failure to prevent the carnage on that day, the CIA and the National Security Agency as well as 14 smaller spy agencies boomed with
Dem Voters are Done with "Moderates" who support Genocide (opens the original)
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San Francisco (Dispatch to Informed Comment) – We’ve been hearing a lot of panicky warnings lately after Democratic primary voters chose socialists and other leftists instead of “moderates” in several major elections. The alarm bells got louder this month after Michigan’s progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens – who was, the New York Times reported, “the moderate establishment-backed candidate.” The soothing “moderate” label routinely goes to candidates like Stev
How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street Teamed Up for Arming Genocide (opens the original)
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by Norman Solomon | Jul 28, 2026 | 0 comments When House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries sent out a recent “dear colleague” letter, its second sentence cited “the position articulated by… pro-peace organizations like J Street.” The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel. Jeffries contended that the measure was “overly broad.” On the same day, using the same phrase “overly broad,” J Street issued a statement declar
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