9/11 was a product of the hate that US and Western foreign policy produced

I was living in America on 9/11 — in Los Angeles to be exact — and will never forget the palpable fear and confusion which reigned in the immediate aftermath of this horrific event. Streets normally teeming with traffic were eerily quiet. The world-famous Sunset Strip was completely deserted, its bars and restaurants closed and its flashing neon lights now…