Exploring the World After September 11: The World in the Age of Terrorism
Thomas Friedman discusses his book Longitudes and Attitudes at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC. The book is a collection of Mr. Friedman's New York Times columns and diary entries written since September 11th. Mr. Friedman talks about the nineteen September 11th hijackers and the United States' response to the attack. He also weighs in on the Bush administration, what to do about Saddam Hussein, and America's reliance on Middle East oil. A question and answer session follows the talk.
Thomas Friedman is currently a foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times. He is the author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree, From Beirut to Jerusalem, which won the National Book Award in 1989, and The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. Mr. Friedman's work at The New York Times has earned him three Pulitzer Prizes, including one for his commentary writing in 2002.
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Carla Cohen
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Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman is a foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times. Friedman is an internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist; the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes; and the author of five best-selling books: From Beirut to Jerusalem; The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization; Longitudes and Attitudes: Exploring the World After September 11; The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century; and Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need A Green Revolution – And How It Can Renew America. His foreign affairs column in the Times, which appears twice a week, reports on US domestic politics and foreign policy, Middle East conflict, international economics, environment, biodiversity, and energy.
A very enlightening lecture. Some points he touches are sensitive and he made some frank statements about them. But I think an intelligent, sensitive and yet candid approach is much better not only to shed light in such difficult issue, but to walk on to a better understanding about the problems involved.