The Trump Top 10: 2 — Terrorism of and by the American People

D. M. Conchobhair
7 min readJan 16, 2021

On September 11, 2001, I was a recent college graduate, dutifully working at my computer when I heard my coworker Kenny call out, “Terrorism! Terrorism!” I laughed.

At that time, I was 21 years old, and during my lifetime, I only knew terrorism as a theme in action movies. Throughout my youth, terrorists were usually Russian. After that day, they’d usually be depicted in film and television as Middle Eastern.

My initial instinct when I saw footage of the first airplane hit the World Trade Center was…

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D. M. Conchobhair

Washington, D.C.-based professional writer and unprofessional painter with many passions, including health, decency, Earth, asking questions and lots more.