Ghosts of 9/11 haunt US policy
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span> 11 <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Ground">Ground</span> <span word="Zero">Zero</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="remembrance">remembrance</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="arising">arising</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dictated">dictated</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="since">since</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="decimated">decimated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensured">ensured</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Osama">Osama</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Laden">Laden</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="forget">forget</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="congratulate">congratulate</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overseeing">overseeing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="counterterrorism">counterterrorism</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="strength">strength</span>. <span word="Compared">Compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Convention">Convention</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charlotte">Charlotte</span>, <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="speakers">speakers</span> <span word="lauded">lauded</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bin">bin</span> <span word="Laden">Laden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="killing">killing</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="counterterrorism">counterterrorism</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="preserved">preserved</span> <span word="rendition">rendition</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="harsh">harsh</span> <span word="interrogation">interrogation</span> <span word="techniques">techniques</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="torture">torture</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="employed">employed</span>.</p>
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