Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Post War Let a Thousand Stories Bloom

When the shooting stops, the crucial battle begins - the battle over the story of the war.
In the long run, the most important results of any war are the stories people tell about it. Every war produces many stories. Eventually, one story eclipses all the others. This is the official story, the one most widely accepted, the one that future generations will tell. Long after the facts are forgotten, the official story will be shaping and reshaping our history. Just think of the power the World War II story still holds.

· By now we are reconciled to the fact that some evil continues to flourish [CommonDreams ]