
In other words, a tragedy that initially brought all #Americans together in #anger and grief may now forge into another fissure along partisan lines, at least in #NewYork.
Reflecting on that issue, I decided to re-read the 570 pages of the 9/11 Commission Report and to my surprise, I found that even then partisan divisions had prevented a proper understanding of the tragedy and the lessons to be drawn from the start.
Reading “The Report” was like going through a French nouveau roman. It starts with the promise of uncovering an ingenious plot, but offers nothing but reheated platitudes served with a pseudo-philosophical garnish. The reader ends up asking, “where’s the beef?



