On Aug 14, 2006, at 2:27 AM, Michael Pugliese quoted Jacques Derrida:
> The brevity of the
> appellation (September 11, 9/11) stems not only from an economic or
> rhetorical necessity. The telegram of this metonymy—a name, a
> number—points out the unqualifiable by recognizing that we do not
> recognize or even cognize that we do not yet know how to qualify, that
> we do not know what we are talking about.
Not expressed with the utmost economy or clarity, but he's got a point. Just calling it 9/11 isolates the event from history and politics, confirming the impression that it's just a spectacular act of inexplicable evil.
Doug