Fish weighs in

[Gary Ashwill]

Condemnation Without Absolutes
BY STANLEY FISH
Postmodern thought argues against the hope of justifying our
response to the Sept. 11 attacks in universal terms.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/15/opinion/15FISH.html?todaysheadlines

This is actually an explanation of how postmodernist relativism can help
fight the enemy...but a useful riposte to the "understanding=justification"
crowd, in any case.