Thursday, June 17, 2004

Who defended the country?

IsThatLegal points to an essay by Elaine Scarry that argues that the passengers who brought down their own plane on 9/11 were more effective at defending the country than the military is. This is something that I've felt for a long time - the biggest thing that has made us safer since 9/11 is not airport security or military action, but the fact that passengers will now do everything in their power to stop a hijacking instead of playing along in the hope of landing safely.

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