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Issue No. 36                       October 21 - 27,  2001                       Quezon City, Philippines

War in the American Tradition:
Alternative Reader on the Ongoing U.S.-led War Against 'Global Terrorism' (No. 5)

More than a month after the September 11 attacks against the US, the enemy still remains faceless and the perpetrators still remain at large. Aerial bombings of Afghanistan left nothing but a carnage of death and destruction. Is the global war really against terrorism, or has it evolved into a war against Islam?

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A War in the American Tradition By John Pilger Who Terrorizes Whom? By Edward S. Herman and David Peterson What Can We Do About Terrorism? By Dr. Robert M. Bowman Slaughter of the Innocent Bolsters View That This is War Against Islam By Robert Fisk Promises, Promises By Robert Fisk

Please read also our previous Alternative Readers Into the Morass: Alternative Reader on the US-led Northern Alliance (No. 4) Unlimited War: Alternative Reader on America's Anti-terrorism Crusad (No. 3) Justice Not Vengeance: Alternative Reader on Campaign Against Global Terrorism (No. 2) Blowback: An Alternative Reader on the US Attacks (No. 1)

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