Robert Jensen Quotes on Countries (2 Quotes)

The tsunami was the first time that countries wanted a say in how their dead were returned home. Now there is movement between countries, and at Interpol, to ask what agreements can be reached to avoid confusion the next time.

On Sept. 10 there was pain and suffering of a world manifested by power. There is nothing special about Sept. 11 there is nothing special about our pain in this country. It mattered no more or no less than the pain and suffering of the rest of the world that day. We cannot contribute to the lives lost by innocent civilians because of a corruption of power.