From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

September 11th, five years later.

Hello again, I'm Marvin Alley, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

The attack on Pearl Harbor unified, an American generation that went on to win World War II.

Their descendants still share the memories today.

September 11th was billed as the day that changed everything, but surveys show that

sense of American unity lasted for less than a year.

On to the point, as President Bush failed to ask for the sacrifices demanded by the continuing war on terror? Or have Americans

been lulled into complacency because the administration has prevented another attack on U.S.

soil? Where the rest of the world is concerned, had the really important changes already

happened. First up, here's the news.

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Foundation. Hello again, Warren. I'm not only back with To the Point. September 11th produced a sense

of American unity, but it lasted for less than a year. On To the Point, should the Bush administration

get the blame for failing to rouse the country for the war on terror? Should it get the credit? Because

America has not been attacked again within its own boundaries. On reporter's notebook, President Bush says he's never

authorized torture, but CIA agents are signing up for insurance. In a case, they're accused

of human rights violations. First, this news update, President Bush will make a prime time

speech tonight to recognize the fifth anniversary of September 11th. In the meantime, he is making the grim journey from New York City

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