Add To Watchlist

SEPT-11

The Wire

NY appeals court: Whitman not liable in Sept. 11 air case

Former EPA chief Christine Todd Whitman cannot be held liable for telling residents near the World Trade Center site that the air was safe to breathe after the 2001 terrorist attacks, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.

Iranian casts doubts on Sept. 11 attack, ground zero deaths

Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad cast doubt Wednesday over the U.S. version of the Sept. 11 attacks, calling it a pretext used to invade Afghanistan and Iraq.

Defense Stalls in Sept. 11 Case at Gitmo

The military is speeding ahead with plans to try six men at Guantanamo Bay for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks but none of the defendants, who face possible execution if found guilty, has seen a defense lawyer yet.

UK Court Supports Pilot in 9/11 Probe

The British government should reconsider its refusal to compensate an Algerian-born pilot wrongly jailed on a warrant from the United States, which wanted him extradited in connection with the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, a court said Thursday.

US Compares 9/11 Trials to Nuremberg

The Bush administration has instructed U.S. diplomats abroad to defend its decision to seek the death penalty for six Guantanamo Bay detainees accused in the Sept. 11 terror attacks by recalling the executions of Nazi war criminals after World War II.

Trial of 9/11 Plotters Faces Hurdles

Nearly 6 1/2 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the U.S. is preparing to prosecute six of the men it says are responsible. But the trial and verdicts remain a long way off in the death penalty cases.

9-11: a List of Charges

The Pentagon has charged six detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Some details on the detainees and their charges:

U.S. Charges 6 for Roles in 9/11 Attacks

The Pentagon has charged six detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks. Officials said Monday they'll seek the death penalty in what would be the first capital trials under the terrorism-era military tribunal system.

Flight Attendant Firing Lawsuit Settled

A former United Airlines flight attendant has settled a lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully fired after she was unable to work following the deaths of close friends and colleagues killed on a hijacked jet in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Judge: '92 Papers Relevant in 9/11 Cases

Defendants in lawsuits resulting from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks must turn over materials from as far back as 1992, when it appears that Osama bin Laden called for a holy war against the United States, a federal judge said Friday.

Sept. 11 Firefighter Memorial Unveiled

A bronze-and-steel sculpture of three New York City firefighters raising the U.S. flag amid the ruins of the World Trade Center is a reminder to "never give up," the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday at a dedication ceremony.

Egyptian Can Sue Over His 9/11 Detention

An Egyptian student detained after a pilot's aviation radio was found in his hotel room following the Sept. 11 attacks should be allowed to sue an FBI agent over his imprisonment, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Nation Remembers 6th Anniversary of 9/11

Victims' families huddled under umbrellas Tuesday in a park to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in the first remembrance ceremony not held at ground zero, an event that failed to evoke the same emotions as the hallowed ground of the World Trade Center site.

Spy Chief Worries About Sleeper Cells

National intelligence director Mike McConnell said Tuesday that U.S. authorities are worried about "sleeper cells" of would-be terrorists inside the United States and are remaining vigilant against any new attacks.

CIA Missed Chances to Tackle al-Qaida

The CIA's top leaders failed to use their available powers, never developed a comprehensive plan to stop al-Qaida and missed crucial opportunities to thwart two hijackers in the run-up to Sept. 11, the agency's own watchdog concluded in a bruising report released Tuesday.

German Court Hands Moroccan Max for 9/11

A Moroccan man convicted of aiding three of the four suicide pilots who committed the Sept. 11 attacks was sentenced Monday to the maximum of 15 years in prison for his role in the terror plot.

UW Instructor Compares Bush to Hitler

A university instructor who came under scrutiny for arguing that the U.S. government orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks likens President Bush to Adolf Hitler in an essay his students are being required to buy for his course.

Paper Says It Has Unseen Video by Atta

A previously unseen video made by Mohamed Atta, ringleader of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, has been obtained by Britain's The Sunday Times, the newspaper reported Saturday.

Alleged 9/11 Planner Faces Gitmo Hearing

Detainees accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks, the USS Cole bombing and the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania are expected to face hearings within three months to determine whether they are enemy combatants.

Man Won't Shave Until Bin Laden Caught

After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Gary Weddle began following the news so closely he forgot to shave. After a week he decided not to shave until Osama bin Laden had been caught or killed.

Al-Qaida Lieutenant Warns of New Attacks

Al-Qaida's No. 2 condemned U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon as enemies of Islam and warned the terror group will strike the Persian Gulf and Israel, suggesting new fronts in its war against the West in a video Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

India Commemorates Gandhi's Legacy

As much of the world marked Sept. 11 by remembering the 2001 attacks on the United States, India celebrated it as a day of peace — the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mohandas K. Gandhi's philosophy of peaceful resistance.

Le Monde Editorial: 'Bush's Mistakes'

"We are all Americans," France's Le Monde newspaper proclaimed on Sept. 12, 2001, speaking for millions worldwide in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Five years later, the respected daily carried a very different message Monday: Its lead editorial was titled "Bush's Mistakes."

AP Poll: Many in U.S. Fear New Attacks

Many in the United States worry about another terrorist attack, according to recent AP-Ipsos polling. Half of those surveyed say the attacks five years ago changed the way they live, and about the same number express doubts about the fight against terror.

Al-Zawahri: Gulf, Israel Next Targets

Osama bin Laden's deputy warned that Persian Gulf countries and Israel would be al-Qaida's next targets, according to a new videotape aired by Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera on Monday, the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Ayman al-Wawahri also denounced U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon as "hostile to Islam" and accused the governments of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia of supporting Israel's war against Hezbollah.

The Vine

UN Human Rights Official Wants Investigation Into US Government Role In 9/11

Source: Infowars.net

An official in the newly formed UN Human Rights Council has called for a fresh investigation into the events of 9/11 in order to examine the possible role that neoconservatives may have played in the attacks.

Atlas Shrugs: Islam #1 Religion in the World

Source:

How many must die before we wake up to the threat that is now among us? We didn't wake up when the first world trade center attack happened. We didn't wake up when our marines were murdered in Lebanon. We didnt wake up when the U.SS.

WTC Engineer: "Fuel and Planes Alone Did NOT Bring the Towers Down"

Source: Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com

Richard F. Humenn, PE was the Senior Project Design Engineer for electrical systems for the entire World Trade Center, and he had 60 people working under him. In other words, he was the guy in charge of all electrical at the WTC.

The Raw Story | Firefighter: Giuliani 'ran like a coward on 9/11'

Source: Raw Story

Families of firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center rallied in Orlando Tuesday in anticipation of the state's upcoming Republican primary. Unfortunately for Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, the firefighters are not in his corner

Few Labs Can Test 'Dirty Bomb' Exposure

Source: The New York Times

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. has a shortage of laboratories to test the thousands of people who might be exposed to radiation if a ''dirty bomb'' detonated in a major city, according to a recent congressional investigation.

High School Bans American Flag

Source: nbc17.com

On the sixth anniversary of the Sept.

Ankara escapes massive bomb attack

Source: Turkishdailynews

Police and sniffer dogs foiled an attempted bomb attack in Ankara yesterday, the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States, averting what officials said would have been a disaster for the capital.

What The Hell Was That?

When I woke up today, Newsvine was down. No big deal, it's happened before. But not like this.

A Non-Political Memorial: The sixth anniversary of the World Trade Center attack

Source: The New York Times

The memorial now planned for Sept. 11, the sixth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, should be just that — a memorial. The reading of almost 3,000 victims' names should present no opportunity for politicking.

Rudy Giuliani Criticized for Plans to Speak at Ground Zero Sept. 11 Attack Anniversary

Source: FOXNews.com

Rudy Giuliani will speak at the sixth anniversary remembrance of the World Trade Center attack, as he has every year, but some relatives of those who died said the solemn ceremony is no place for presidential politics.

The C.I.A. Report: Review of agency's failures prior to Sept. 11

Source: The New York Times

The C.I.A. inspector general's report on the agency's failures before Sept. 11 was devastating — but not because it showed that America's spies missed the rise of Al Qaeda. George Tenet, then the director of central intelligence, rang the Qaeda alarm.

Security Theatre: is airport security just an act?

Source: GovernmentExecutive

For example, international terrorism annually causes the same number of deaths as drowning in bathtubs or bee stings. It would take a repeat of Sept. 11 every month of the year to make flying as dangerous as driving.

Airlines sue FBI, CIA over Sept. 11

Source: Business Week

Airlines and aviation-related companies sued the CIA and the FBI on Tuesday, asking a federal court to let them interview investigators who can tell whether the aviation industry was to blame for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks or whether it had acted reasonably.

Lawsuit Claims NYC Steam-Pipe Blast Triggered Sept. 11 Memories

Source: FOXNews.com

A woman whose sister died in the Sept. 11 attacks filed a lawsuit over last week's steam pipe eruption in Manhattan, saying Tuesday that the explosion brought back horrible memories.

National Security Adviser Townsend tap dances on Fox News

Source: Raw Story

Fox News host Chris Wallace attempted on Sunday to pin down Homeland Security Adviser Fran Townsend about certain questions raised by the recent National Intelligence Estimate asking her repeatedly why al Qaeda is stronger now than it was two years ago and why the US has not act …

Zeitgeist, The Movie (Most Controversy Film Ever Made)

Source:

This is a very interesting movie! It is broken into three parts: part one, is on Christianity, part two is on September 11, and part three is on the Federal Reserve Banks. The point of this movie is to make people think about the above in a new light.

Sept 11, Still has an affect on us

Even though it has been five years since the devastating events on Sept. 11, 2001 and many things have seem to have gotten back to normal. However, there are still some unresolved issues.

Queen of Nice? Try Nuts. : Jonah Goldberg

Source: National Review Online

Renowned metallurgist Rosie O'Donnell proclaimed on TV last Thursday that Sept. 11, 2001, was a more significant date than most of us realized. It was, in her words, "the first time in history that fire has ever melted steel."

Sept. 11 Mastermind Confesses During Hearing

Source: Canada.com

If not somehow coerced, this is huge.

Was 9/11 really that bad? Terrorism in Perspective

Source: The L.A. Times

IMAGINE THAT on 9/11, six hours after the assault on the twin towers and the Pentagon, terrorists had carried out a second wave of attacks on the United States, taking an additional 3,000 lives. Imagine that six hours after that, there had been yet another wave.

Alleged Russian spy beat passport curbs

Source: The Globe and Mail

Canadian officials were supposed to tighten procedures for issuing passports after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and the 1999 arrest of terrorist Ahmed Ressam.

Spy Agencies Say Iraq War Worsens Terror Threat - New York Times

Source: The New York Times

A stark assessment of terrorism trends by American intelligence agencies has found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has helped spawn a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.

Happy 9/11

Unless you're a completely oblivious moron, you're aware that today is September 11th, 2006. Today, on the five year anniversary of the attacks, every American will be looking back at where they were on this day in 2001, and finding some way to mark the occasion.

The Light out of the Darkness

Out of the aftermath of a tragic day in September 2001 came a few week period that I will remember as the most amazing weeks I've ever seen. Living in the New York metro area is usually a fast paced, traffic filled, daily grind that can make you blow your top sometimes.

The Fight Against ABC's "Road to 9-11" -- A Liberal Perspective

In just a few days ABC will air it's $40,000,000 original "docu-drama" entitled "The Road to 9-11." ABC proclaims the five part series as based on the 9-11 Commission's Report, but critics on the Left describe it as a fictionalization of history and a blatant politi …

< Previous(Showing: 1 – 25)Next >