You Don't Know About America

Author: Tang Ben
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: Will the U.S. counterterrorism war win? On January 5, 2003, U.S. columnist James P. Pinkerton called on the American public to realize that "the war on terror and counterterrorism is a frontline war in our own backyard." He pointed out: "Terrorism is an asymmetric war with no concept of civilians, only the concept of soft targets. …‘Although we hear (the government) promise to win this war, asymmetric warfare is not aimed at regular armies but at civilians, and we have yet to prove that we can win this war.’ The concept of asymmetric warfare was publicly mentioned in U.S. media, indicating that political conscience and public opinion conscience recognize the facts, but it is not easy to become a consensus among the masses. The self-reflection of the U.S. intellectual community is also full of crises and is easily labeled as 'anti-Semitic.' Buchanan (Patric Buchanan), the chairman of the Reform Party who has persistently criticized the wrongdoings of the Jewish political group, once suffered false attacks from the media, such as being accused of 'glorifying the German Nazis.' For example, U.S. economist Thomas Stauffer used a large amount of facts and data to explain the massive support the U.S. provides to Israel in the Christian Science Monitor. His research was supported by materials and figures provided by retired senior U.S. military officers and senior diplomats, but they dared not disclose their names, fearing being labeled as 'anti-Semitic'...