The aerial attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, a
global spectacle of unprecedented dimensions, generated an enormous
volume of commentary. The inviolability of the American mainland,
breached for the first time since 1812, led to extravagant
proclamations by the pundits. It was a new world-historical turning
point. The 21st century, once greeted triumphantly as marking the
dawn of a worldwide neo-liberal civilization, suddenly became
menaced. The choice presented from the White House and its
supporters was to stand shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism or
be damned.
Tariq Ali challenges these assumptions, arguing instead that
what we have experienced is the return of History in a horrific
form, with religious symbols playing a part on both sides: 'Allah's
revenge, ' 'God is on Our Side' and 'God Bless America.' The
visible violence of September 11 was the response to the invisible
violence that has been inflicted on countries like Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Palestine and Chechnya. Some
of this has been the direct responsibility of the United States and
Russia. In this wide-ranging book that provides an explanation for
both the rise of Islamic fundamentalism and new forms of Western
colonialism, Tariq Ali argues that many of the values proclaimed by
the Enlightenment retain their relevance, while portrayals of the
American Empire as a new emancipatory project are misguided.
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