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An ode to America by Cornel Nistorescu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why are Americans so united? They don't resemble one another even if you paint them! They speak all the languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations. Some of them are nearly extinct, others are incompatible with one another, and in matters of religious beliefs, not even God can count how many they are. Still, the American tragedy turned three hundred million people into a hand put on the heart. Nobody rushed to accuse the White House, the army, the secret services that they are only a bunch of...

Does anyone in this country even remember Sept. 11, 2001, anymore? Does anyone in this country remember the spirit that gripped America and united us all? Does anyone in this country remember just when that spirit of unity began to fade? I can tell you this: It was still alive and well a year after the terrorist attacks. It was noticed by people around the world. They were in awe of what they saw. And I believe that unity, more than anything else, prevented further devastating attacks on this country. On Sept. 24, 2002, the Romanian newspaper Evenimentulzilei, "The Daily...