American life will not be the same following Tuesday’s airborne terror attacks against sites in New York and Washington, The Washington Post said Wednesday. “Americans will have to make sacrifices that a state of war requires, such as accepting greater inconvenience in public places. They may also need to acquire some of the civic alertness that other open societies, such as Israel or Ireland, have cultivated,” it said.
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