September 11 shocked many Americans into an awareness that they had be…

Noam Chomsky
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September 11 shocked many Americans into an awareness that they had better pay much closer attention to what the US government does in the world and how it is perceived. Many issues have been opened for discussion that were not on the agenda before. That's all to the good. ✨ Noam Chomsky (2008). Interventions, p.21, Penguin UK
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