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September 1, 2011

The Wake-Up Call the West Never Wanted

Micah Halpern, The Australian

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Seldom in history can we look at a single moment and say with complete and unwavering conviction that because of the events that transpired during those specific moments on that particular day, history was transformed.

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TAGGED: New York City, 9/11, al-Qaeda, United States

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