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24 years after the attack that shocked the world, the West continues to live with the myth that terrorism has been defeated. In reality, it has only been transformed and legalized...
September 11, 2001, was considered “the day that changed the world.” In fact, it was the day that showed how little we knew about the planet we lived on.
As screens broadcast in real time the collapse of the Twin Towers, Western civilization was experiencing not only a physical attack, but a profound conceptual crisis, one of false security and the arrogance of ignorance.
Within hours, an organization unknown to the general public, Al-Qaeda, became the most feared name on the planet. Osama bin Laden became the new devil of the world, and the word “terrorism” became the justification for every subsequent military, diplomatic, legal, or ideological decision.
But what really happened after that day?
The US launched two wars: one in Afghanistan, which lasted 20 years and ended with the Taliban returning to power, and another in Iraq, based on lies about nuclear weapons, which led to the birth of ISIS. So, instead of extinguishing terrorism, it was fueled. Groups multiplied, the doctrine of violence spread, and above all, it became a useful tool for many states and actors seeking to change the world through fear.
Terrorism is no longer what it was in 2001. It no longer flies on planes, lives in caves, or wears white clothes.
Today, terrorism has offices, funding, diplomats, and even representation in international institutions. Some states use it as a foreign strategy, some produce it as a business, and still others as an alibi for suppressing any form of domestic opposition.
If on September 11th terror came from outside the system, today it has become part of the system. From cyberwarfare to economic destabilization, from election manipulation to hate speech on social networks; we are faced with a much more sophisticated, calmer and more acceptable form of terror. No longer with a bomb in hand, but with a laptop in the office. No longer with religious invocations, but with international law.
The West of 2025 is no longer the West of 2001. Today it is more insecure, more divided, and more tired. And this very condition is the ideal terrain for any form of modern terrorism, which no longer needs to strike towers because it has won the war in the minds and hearts of people. In a world where cynicism has replaced the ideal and relativism has replaced truth, terror has become simply another way to govern.
Was September 11 the end of terrorism?
No! It was the beginning of a new era, where terror is no longer fought on fronts, but in narrative. And in this new war, the enemy is calmer, more intelligent and, worst of all, often more acceptable./ Pamphlet
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