For in the immediate aftermath of the attacks on New York and Washington, there was a remarkable resurgence of simple, indeed robust, moral clarity in a country that had long been told, by everyone from Alan Wolfe to Jerry Falwell, that it was awash in moral relativism. (firstthings.com)
That 2008 memo, written by Office of Legal Counsel head Steven G. Bradbury, disavows much of Yoo's 2001 memo, while also defending it as «the product of an extraordinary — indeed, we hope, a unique — period in the history of the Nation: the immediate aftermath of the attacks of 9/11.» (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
Paula Robinson is being hailed as the «angel of Manchester» after she led 50 kids to safety at a nearby Holiday Inn in the chaotic aftermath of the attack. (businessinsider.com)