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I am re-posting this article of mine published in Economic and Political Weekly, immediately after the tragic event. Some of the intellectually well-meaning criticisms of many policies of US governments have been internalised as hatred of America and Americans in the conscious or unconscious minds not only of the lunatic fringe of religious fundamentalists but also of large numbers of apparently rational people, particularly in the poorer countries. In the aftermath of the maniacal attacks of September 11 the foremost challenge will be to dispel the clouds of hatred if irrationality is not to triumph over reason Remembrance: 9/11 (2001)Reason or Irrationality: Time to Choose  Today (12th September) as I post  this,  I also remember my mother, C.A. Annamma, who left us in 2006.