La inceput a fost convingerea: capturarea lui Osama ben Laden, odata pusa in miscare fantastica masinarie de razboi americana, era o chestiune de zile, poate chiar de ore.
A venit, apoi, indoiala. Orele si zilele au trecut. Egal. Una dupa alta. Fara informatii noi. Bombardamentele s-au prelungit peste ceea ce s-a prevazut la inceput. Dar ben Laden nu se dadea prins. Americanii incepeau sa recunoasca, cu jumatate de gura, ca nu prea stiu unde e „inamicul public nr. 1”.
Ieri, am avut certitudinea. Americanii pot zdrobi o tara, doua, trei, insa pot fi dusi de nas, la fel de bine, de un singur om. Secretarul american al apararii, Donald Rumsfeld, a afirmat ca este posibil ca fortele americane sa nu reuseasca sa il prinda pe Osama ben Laden: „Este o lume mare. Exista multe tari, iar el are foarte multi bani si foarte multi oameni care il sustin”, a spus Rumsfeld, intr-un interviu acordat cotidianului „USA Today”. Punct! Ca sa traducem, ministrul de razboi de la Washington recunoaste ca sofisticatele sisteme de supraveghere americane, serviciile de informatii cele mai tehnologizate din lume si toti satelitii de spionaj pusi de ei pe orbite sunt egale cu zero. Vax. In fata unui singur om, chiar daca „are multi bani si multi sustinatori”.
Intr-adevar, data de 11 septembrie a schimbat lumea. Ea marcheaza sfarsitul unui mit: acela al invincibilitatii Americii. Un mit creat si intretinut de Hollywood. Daca Osama ben Laden nu va fi capturat, tare mi-e teama ca 11 septembrie n-a insemnat inceputul luptei mondiale contra terorismului, ci momentul de debut al terorismului planetar.
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