“9/11”, or Words of Nihilism

Mahmut MUTMAN

Makale detayları

“9/11”, or Words of Nihilism

Yazarlar:

Mahmut MUTMAN

Yayıncı:

American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Dergi:

Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2001 Issue 14, pp.31-33

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2001

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000735090

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1300-6606

Özet:

 

In the immediate aftermath of so-called September 11, there was a particular phrase we  frequently heard on television. Every expert, every commentator, every interviewee said the  same thing: “from now on, everything will change; nothing is going to be the same again.”  What was meant by this was surely a re-organization of political, administrative and security  apparatuses against the new terrorist danger. Despite the whole seriousness of the matter, this  statement made me smile whenever I heard it. If September 11 proved one thing, it must be  that it is simply impossible to prevent international terrorism by taking safer and more  advanced organizational, technical and legal measures against it. If terrorism disappears one  day, this will not happen because we will have fought against it by our advanced security,  administrative and technological organization. If hijacking a plane and destroying two  skyscrapers is really as simple as acquiring a pilot diploma and carrying a knife, naturally  tomorrow someone else may have another surprise. The point is precisely that no system can  be so well organized not to have any weak points, failures or malfunctions. But if this is often  put forward as a justification for increasing security measures, it is because those who do so  are extremely reluctant to discuss, let alone do something about, the fact that while North  Americans and Europeans pick an “ethnic” restaurant to go every evening, millions in Africa,  Asia, Middle East and Latin America simply starve.

Makale detayları

“9/11”, or Words of Nihilism

Yazarlar: Mahmut MUTMAN

Yayıncı: American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Dergi: Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2001 Issue 14, pp.31-33

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2001

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000735090

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

pISSN: 1300-6606

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mahmut MUTMAN

Yayıncı:

American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)

Dergi:

Journal of American Studies of Turkey 2001 Issue 14, pp.31-33

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2001

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000735090

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

pISSN:

1300-6606