A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly embarrassing situation of perhaps overreacting

Each murder is one too many.

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.

One never really knows who one's enemy is.

If the September 11 terror attack is supposed to constitute a caesura in world history, it must be able to stand comparison to other events of world historical impact.

Perhaps September 11 could be called the first historic world event in the strictest sense: the impact, the explosion, the slow collapse - a gruesome reality literally took place in front of a global public.

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its inadequate resources.