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By Tom Bissell 4/01/08 6:44pm

Amis in the 21st Century

THE SECOND PLANE: SEPTEMBER 11: TERROR AND BOREDOMBy Martin Amis Alfred A. Knopf, 211 pages, $24

Martin Amis’ The Second Plane is a collection of essays, short fiction and book reviews arranged in order of composition. It thus functions, in some ways, as a walking tour of the motley post-Sept. 11 mind—its fears, madnesses, misapprehensions Read More

By Tom Bissell 10/03/05 12:00am

Weighing Iraq in the Balance: Good Intentions, Bad Arrogance

Here’s a charitable view of the Iraq War: Al Qaeda’s attack on Sept. 11, 2001, demonstrated to the leadership of the United States the horrifying vulnerability of the country to terrorist assault. While Al Qaeda was the immediate culprit, rogue states (North Korea, Iran, Iraq)—who could theoretically supply Al Qaeda with weapons that would make Read More

By Tom Bissell 10/03/05 12:00am

Weighing Iraq in the Balance: Good Intentions, Bad Arrogance

Here’s a charitable view of the Iraq War:

Al Qaeda’s attack on Sept. 11, 2001, demonstrated to the leadership of the United States the horrifying vulnerability of the country to terrorist assault. While Al Qaeda was the immediate culprit, rogue states (North Korea, Iran, Iraq)—who could theoretically supply Al Qaeda with weapons that would make Read More