Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource TomPaine.com Stories Description An account of the resource TomPaine.com -- a liberal advocacy organization -- distributed a public call on August 12, 2002 for 300 word "opinion advertisement" similar to those that the organization had been running regularly in the op-ed page of The New York Times. TomPaine.com received hundreds of submissions from the public, most of which the September 11 Digital Archive has preserved here. TomPaine Story TomPaine Story: Story We have learned in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center that we can prevent terrorist acts on our nation. How do we know that? No subsequent attacks have occurred. And how did we do it? In several ways. One of the primary actions was to appoint a chief of Homeland Security. Voila! No more attacks. Other efforts that have succeeded as well include: <caron> Continuation of the policy of asking the ""two stupid questions"" of airline passengers that were asked of the 9/11 terrorists. It didnt work with them, probably because they lied, but its working now. <caron> Random searches of air passengers. Wheelchair-bound grandmothers and three-year-olds now know better than to smuggle assault weapons and explosives onto airplanes in their sneakers. <caron> Forcing passengers to drink and eat of what they carry. Please pass the breast milk. <caron> Addition of 30,000 to 40,000 airport security personnel to the Federal pay dole. When in doubt, Federalize. <caron> Initiation of a Forever War on Terrorism, characterized by the Vice President as a ""new normalcy."" We will probably win this war about the time we win the multi-trillion dollar War on Poverty and the ever-popular, now playing in your local downtown, War on Drugs. <caron> Bombing Afghanis until the civilian death toll there more than equals the civilian death toll here. A clear message to terrorists that if they bomb us, we will bomb someone else. <caron> An increasing awareness of the inevitably that we must preemptively bomb Iraq. The message again, ""Al-Queda, if you bomb us, well bomb Iraq. Or somebody."" These preventive measures have terrorists around the world shaking in their sandals. Theres no doubt that these efforts have been successful. There hasnt been an attack since last September. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tp84.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-02-28