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WOULD SOMEONE MIND telling me whether the war in Afghanistan is over or not? U.S. government officials seem to be proclaiming victory.
But if the war has been won, then why is the U.S. government continuing to bomb Afghanistan, conduct that everyone agrees continues to kill innocent civilians, albeit as unfortunate “collateral damage”?
If the replacement of the murderous and abusive Taliban regime with the murderous and rapist Northern Alliance regime was the goal (Internet search terms: “Northern Alliance and rape”), then doesn’t that mean that the war is over?
And now that the U.S. government’s partner, the Northern Alliance, is in power, doesn’t that mean that the Northern Alliance has the duty to handle ordinary police functions, including the bringing of suspected domestic terrorists to justice?
In fact, I’m not even clear on what exactly the role of the U.S. military is in Afghanistan, given that its partner, the Northern Alliance, is now in charge. Is the U.S. military now the de facto ...
THE SHOCKING AND tragic events of September 11, 2001, have affected not only the United States but the rest of the world as well. This impact, however, is not limited to an increased awareness of the dangers from networks of international terrorists. Nor is it limited to a heightened awareness of the global reach of the U.S. government and its technological capabilities in response to this terrorist attack.
It has also made many people once more think about the relationship and connection between freedom and security. People expect their government, at the very least, to protect them from violent attacks against their person and their property. In 1830, the English free-market economist William Huskisson observed, “Security of persons and to property is the ultimate object and end of the institution of government.” This, he said, “is ...