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 Agenda Interrupted: Not For Bush From the outset of his campaign for the Presidency, George W. Bush has stayed the course of his agenda: loot the national treasury, increase military spending, diminish Constitutional liberties and stifle descent. Thus far he is succeeding quite well. The events of September 11, 2001 were a godsend for a President whose election, tainted with the whiff of fraud and political cronyism, made him one of the most unpopular politicians ever to occupy the office. Yet in the screams of the dying an amiable dolt was transformed into a leader deserving of heros worship. And another goal was achieved that day: the destruction of Saudi Arabias recalcitrant clients the Afghani Taliban, whose crime was in believing they were masters of their own fate and nation. Had the rude farm boys acquiesced to American entreaties for the construction of an oil and natural gas pipeline through Afghanistan the events of September 11, 2001 might never had occurred. The death of nearly 3,000 Americans and countless Afghani civilians was merely the price of doing business. Now on the anniversary of that terrible day our President contemplates yet another act of aggression in the oil-rich Middle East: the overthrow of Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein. Though casualties, military and civilian, on both sides may be high Bush will reap the political benefits of being a wartime leader and the Saudis consolidate their control over the entire region, economically, politically and religiously. It is merely the price of doing business. 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 tp199.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. 2003-03-10