May 2011
8 posts
“The big break in the case, it turns out, was the invention of an algorithm for sorting the dead.”
—An Algorithm for the Names at the 9/11 Memorial : The New Yorker
“We responded exactly as these terrorist organizations wanted us to respond. They wanted us to speak the language of violence. What were the explosions that hit the World Trade Center, huge explosions and death above a city skyline? It was straight out of Hollywood. When Robert McNamara in 1965 began the massive bombing campaign of North Vietnam, he did it because he said he wanted to “send a message” to the North Vietnamese—a message that left hundreds of thousands of civilians dead.”
—Chris Hedges: Chris Hedges Speaks on Osama bin Laden’s Death - Truthdig
