3/11 has engendered little attention and compassion in the West.* While 9/11 witnessed an outpouring of world sympathy for the victims, families, and cities of the terrorist attacks, 3/11 has engendered little attention and compassion in the West--particularly from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . 3/11, you have to ask? The bombings of the passenger train in Madrid, Spain, evoked e·voke tr.v. e·voked, e·vok·ing, e·vokes 1. To summon or call forth: actions that evoked our mistrust. 2. little comment in the mainstream U.S. media and few public statements from U.S. leaders, beyond early charges that the terrorist actions were politically motivated mo·ti·vate tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. mo to ensure the electoral defeat of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, one of the few European leaders supportive of George W. Bush's "war on terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act ." |
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