Letter 9/11 Iraq and Israel - 9.14.2026

America, Britain and other countries that supported the Iraq war owe the people of Iraq a sincere apology.

George W. Bush and his administration made the disastrous decision to invade Iraq based on claims about weapons of mass destruction that proved false. Iraq had no role in the 9/11 attacks, yet its people paid an enormous price for a war they did not start.

George W. Bush must also apologize for authorizing the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program, which involved methods widely condemned as torture. Guantánamo Bay became a symbol of serious human rights abuses and should finally be closed.

The Iraq war killed and displaced countless people and contributed to years of violence and instability. America and Britain should have the courage to acknowledge their mistakes and apologize to the Iraqi people.

Today, the suffering of civilians in Gaza, the West Bank and Lebanon makes accountability even more urgent. Israeli military operations have killed and injured civilians, while Palestinians continue to face displacement and violence.

Every human life has equal value.

Governments must be held accountable when their decisions cause catastrophic harm. Admitting mistakes is not weakness. It is a moral responsibility.

Time For America, Britain And Other Countries To Apologise To Iraq - 9.13.2026

The invasion of Iraq was one of the most consequential mistakes of the post-9/11 era. Iraq was attacked in 2003 even though the 9/11 Commission found no evidence that Saddam Hussein’s government cooperated with Al-Qaeda in planning or carrying out the attacks on the United States. (911 Commission)

The human cost was catastrophic. Iraq Body Count records more than 114,000 documented civilian deaths from violence between 2003 and 2011, while its broader accounting estimated approximately 158,000 Iraqi deaths, including combatants, during that period. (Iraq Body Count)

Behind every number was a human being—a parent, child, brother, sister, friend or neighbour.

America, Britain and the other governments that supported the invasion should honestly confront this history. Most importantly, GEORGE W. BUSH and members of his administration should acknowledge the enormous consequences of attacking the wrong country after 9/11.

British Rabbis Break Their Long silence - 9.13.2026

The debate among British Rabbis over the U.K.’s sanctions against Israeli settlements raises a profound moral question: what do Jewish Values require when Palestinians are subjected to occupation, settler violence, displacement, and enormous human suffering?

Chief Rabbi EPHRAIM MIRVIS calls the sanctions a “dark day for British Jews” and warns that they could increase antisemitism. Yet Rabbis such as JONATHAN WITTENBERG and JEREMY GORDON have taken a different moral position, arguing that confronting extremist settler violence is entirely consistent with Jewish Values.

The crucial point is that opposing the actions of an Israeli Government is not the same as opposing Jews. Indeed, using accusations of antisemitism repeatedly to deflect legitimate criticism of Israeli policies risks weakening the fight against genuine antisemitism.

How can the horrific suffering of Palestinian civilians, the destruction of Gaza, the displacement of Palestinians, and allegations of torture and other abuses be reconciled with the Jewish commandment to pursue justice and human dignity?

The world must hold governments accountable regardless of their religion or nationality. BENJAMIN NETANYAHU faces an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity. The UNITED STATES and other governments that provide military and political support to ISRAEL must also examine their responsibility for the consequences of that support.

We must never invoke the Holocaust merely to silence criticism. Its deepest lesson is that dehumanization, collective punishment, and indifference to the suffering of innocent people must never be repeated.

Jewish Values, Christian Values, Muslim Values, and the moral teachings shared by humanity all point toward the same principle: every human life is precious. GOD is the common Father of all humanity. Justice, Compassion, Mercy, and Peace must apply to Palestinians and Israelis alike.

The time has come to choose humanity over hatred and justice over political expediency.

Twenty-Five Years Later, The Truth Must Be Told - 9.12.2026

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, the American people deserve the fullest possible truth about what happened—and what governments and intelligence agencies knew before the attacks.

The 9/11 Commission Final Report was released publicly on July 22, 2004. But that does not mean that every record examined by the Commission is public. Classified versions and drafts of the report exist, while additional intelligence, interview records and investigative material remain classified, redacted or withheld.

That continuing secrecy deserves serious scrutiny.

LORD INDARJIT SINGH OF WIMBLEDON recently raised an important question in the House of Lords about the United States helping Saudi Arabia develop nuclear capacity. He pointed to Saudi Arabia's connection to the 9/11 attacks and questioned the wisdom of providing such assistance while raising grave concerns about human rights and U.S. policy toward other countries. (Parallel Parliament)

His intervention highlights a fundamental issue: how can governments demand accountability for terrorism while withholding important information about the circumstances surrounding the world's most consequential terrorist attack?

The public deserves to know what warnings were received before 9/11, what intelligence agencies knew, what failures occurred, and whether any foreign individuals, officials or governments assisted the perpetrators.

Transparency should not be selective or released only decades later in fragments.

The families who lost loved ones—and people everywhere who suffered the consequences of 9/11—deserve the complete truth. Where there is no compelling national-security reason for secrecy, the remaining records should be declassified.

Twenty-five years is long enough. The truth should not remain classified.

This version keeps LORD INDARJIT SINGH’s point prominent without overstating what has been established as fact about Saudi Arabia or the remaining classified records.

$5,000 reward & lie like hell DJT - 9.12.2026

A $5,000 PROMISE AND THE MEANING OF TRUTH

President DONALD TRUMP has urged Republicans to fight hard to retain control of the House and Senate and has

a $5,000 “dividend” to every adult citizen if Republicans win both chambers of Congress. The proposal could cost more than $1 trillion and would require congressional approval.

This raises a profound ethical question: Should a financial promise be linked to the outcome of an election?

Former MAGA supporters and others have expressed concern about the political and ethical implications of such a promise. Whatever one’s political affiliation, American democracy should not be reduced to a transaction in which voters are encouraged to associate a personal financial benefit with the success of a particular political party.

There is also a deeper moral question. President TRUMP frequently speaks of his reverence for JESUS. For SIKHS, GOD is TRUTH—the highest spiritual reality. That principle raises a simple question for every voter:

Should we make political choices because of financial promises, or because we believe our leaders are truthful, honest and acting in the public interest?

The proposed $5,000 payment also raises important questions about its cost, funding and long-term effect on the nation’s finances. Congress, not the President alone, controls federal spending.

American democracy depends upon voters being free to exercise their conscience and make informed choices. Political leadership should be judged by truth, integrity and responsibility—not by promises of personal financial rewards.

The Tragedy Of Iraq After 9/11 - 9.12.2026

Those responsible for the attacks, while Powell’s U.N. presentation relied on intelligence later shown to be wrong. (9/11 Commission)

The Iraq War remains one of the most consequential tragedies arising from the aftermath of 9/11. George W. Bush and his administration presented Saddam Hussein’s Iraq as a grave threat because of alleged Weapons Of Mass Destruction, while repeatedly linking Iraq in the public debate to terrorism.

Yet the 9/11 Commission found no evidence that Iraq was responsible for the 9/11 attacks. In fact, Colin Powell told the Commission that Paul Wolfowitz had argued for attacking Iraq, but could not justify the claim that Iraq was behind 9/11. (9/11 Commission)

In February 2003, Colin Powell presented intelligence to the United Nations asserting that Iraq possessed and could produce Weapons Of Mass Destruction. The intelligence later proved substantially wrong. Powell himself acknowledged that some of the information he presented was inaccurate. (Office of the Historian)

The consequences were enormous. The invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, unleashed devastating violence and instability, and contributed to conditions in which extremist organizations could flourish. The abuses at Abu Ghraib further damaged America’s credibility and raised profound questions about accountability.

The central lesson should be unmistakable: intelligence must be rigorously tested, public claims must be truthful, and the decision to wage war must never be based on assumptions presented as established facts.

Twenty-three years later, Americans still deserve a full accounting of how these decisions were made—and what was learned from the catastrophic consequences.

Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council speaks - 9.11.2026

The Report from Kabul by Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, should force the world to confront the devastating consequences of the so-called “war on terror.”

George W. Bush projected strength through military slogans and overwhelming force. Yet the wars launched in the aftermath of September 11 created consequences that lasted for generations.

In Afghanistan, the initial U.S.-led campaign drove the Taliban from power, but the war did not end. The prolonged military occupation, civilian suffering, political failures and refusal to recognize the possibility of negotiations with elements of the Taliban helped create conditions for the movement to reorganize and return. After two decades of war, the Taliban captured Kabul again in 2021.

The result was a devastating vacuum: enormous resources were spent on war while Afghanistan remained deeply impoverished and dependent on humanitarian assistance. Today, Afghan Women And Girls face severe restrictions on education, employment and public life, while humanitarian organizations warn that shrinking international aid is leaving vulnerable families even more exposed

Iraq offers another devastating lesson. After the fall of Saddam Hussein, the Coalition Provisional Authority, under Paul Bremer, disbanded the Iraqi Army and removed many Ba’athists from government institutions. These decisions contributed to a security vacuum and deep resentment, helping create conditions in which insurgent and extremist organizations could grow.

The tragedy is that a war supposedly fought to defeat terrorism helped produce new spaces in which extremist movements could recruit, reorganize and spread. Al-Qaeda In Iraq emerged after the invasion, while the broader instability created by the wars helped extremist networks expand across the region.

We must therefore ask a fundamental question: Did endless war make the world safer, or did it create new vacuums, new grievances and new generations of suffering?

Afghanistan's people are paying an enormous price. Jan Egeland is right to warn about the humanitarian consequences of shrinking aid. The answer cannot be another cycle of bombs and military occupation. Afghanistan needs humanitarian assistance, education, economic opportunity, diplomacy and respect for the rights and dignity of its people.

Twenty-five years after September 11, the greatest lesson should be that military power alone cannot defeat extremism. Peace, justice, diplomacy, humanitarian assistance and human dignity must replace the endless cycle of war.