11M: The Shame of a Government

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11M: The Shame of a Government

On March 16, 2003, when George Bush, flanked by José María Aznar and Tony Blair, announced in the Azores the "hour of truth for the world," I intuited that those grandiose words would bring disasters not only for the Iraqis - 100,000 died in the triggered war four days later and up to a million during the occupation military in the decade afterwards - but also for the unconditional allies of Washington. Al Qaeda had been severely punished in Afg…