The Secret Teleology of the September 11th Catastrophe

United 93 and World Trade Center tend to read the September 11th catastrophe as a blessing in disguise, writes Peter Bergen. Terrible events like the Twin Towers destruction bring out in people the worst and the best, he says. "People are shown to be able to do things they would never imagine of being able" It is as if our societies need a major catastrophe in order to resuscitate the spirit of communal solidarity, adds Bergen.