Examines the role of US foreign policy in the terrorism crisis that began - publicly - with the attack of the World Trade Center, but which, in fact, has roots that began long before. It dissects not only the specific Middle East policies long identified with public opposition in the region (for example, support for Israeli occupation of Palestinian land, economic sanctions responsible for the deaths of Iraqi civilians, and support for repressive monarchies and dictatorships in the Arab world), but also provides context to these issues and the legacy of US unilateralism.