September 11

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Kean Slams US Security Effort Since 9/11

Americans are no safer, says commission head; foreign policy a disaster

(Newser) - Six years after 9/11 and three years after the 9/11 Commission report, commission chairman Thomas Kean assesses the nation's progress in protecting itself against the threat of terrorism.  On the domestic front, our defenses are better, he writes in the Washington Post., but internationally we have lost ground to...

Osama Urges US to Convert
Osama Urges US to Convert
Sep 7, 2007 4:27 PM CDT

Osama Urges US to Convert

Officials says al-Qaeda leader's latest message appears to be authentic

(Newser) - The first video of Osama Bin Laden in 3 years appears authentic, and he issues "no overt threat" but does call the US unjust, chides Americans for re-electing George Bush, and says the war in Iraq can only end with American defeat—or Americans converting to Islam, which he...

Osama May Release Tape on 9/11
Osama May Release Tape on 9/11
Sep 6, 2007 7:03 PM CDT

Osama May Release Tape on 9/11

Signs point to new message from terror leader, group says

(Newser) - Osama bin Laden, architect of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, will release a video to commemorate their sixth anniversary, says a Washington-based terrorist watchdog group. The video, the al-Qaeda leader's first in nearly three years, is circulating on radical Islamic websites and addresses the American public, Bloomberg reports.

Suspects Plotted Horror to Mark 9/11 Anniversary

German cell targeted Ramstein base

(Newser) - The three suspected terrorists arrested in Germany Tuesday, who were planning car bomb attacks on the Frankfurt Airport and the US base at Ramstein, had been under such close surveillance as they made their preparations that police were able to secretly swap the potent hydrogen peroxide they were using to...

3 Arrested in German Terror Plot
3 Arrested in German Terror Plot
Sep 5, 2007 6:11 AM CDT

3 Arrested in German Terror Plot

Militants planned to bomb Frankfurt airport and American military base

(Newser) - German officials have arrested three suspected Islamic militants involved in a "massive" and "imminent" plot to bomb the Frankfurt Airport and the Ramstein Air Base, a U.S. and NATO military hub, the AP reported this morning. The men had gathered 1,500 lbs of hydrogen peroxide. "...

Letterman Will Visit 'Oprah'
Letterman Will Visit 'Oprah'
Aug 30, 2007 7:04 AM CDT

Letterman Will Visit 'Oprah'

Dave agrees to pop in on Madison Square Garden show

(Newser) - David Letterman will appear on Oprah Winfrey's show next month for the first time, helping her kick off the new season with a rare appearance outside his Ed Sullivan Theater comfort zone. After a lengthy, frosty interlude, relations between the two started thawing 2 years ago when Oprah popped up...

Asthma Hits 9/11 Rescuers at 12 Times Normal Rate

Rates highest for those who arrived first, worked longest and didn't wear masks

(Newser) - Ground Zero rescue and cleanup workers are developing asthma at 12 times the normal rate, a New York City health report has found. Among 25,000 workers interviewed, 3.6% of them—926 firefighters, police officers, construction workers and volunteers—have been diagnosed with the respiratory illness since 2001. The...

Tenet Just Didn't Get It
Tenet Just Didn't Get It
Aug 21, 2007 2:18 PM CDT

Tenet Just Didn't Get It

IG report says ex-director knew about Qaeda threat but didn't respond

(Newser) - George Tenet’s CIA failed to stifle the al-Qaeda threat in the months leading up to 9/11, an internal report found by the agency's Inspector General found. A summary released today found the former director’s attention to methodology eclipsed his focus on strategy, the Times reports, in a rebuke...

The Real Rudy Hasn't Joined the Race Yet

America's Mayor is oddly absent on the campaign trail

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani holds a nice lead in the pack of GOP presidential candidates, but it's not a result of anything he's doing on the campaign trail, Peter Boyer reports in a profile in the New Yorker. The Rudy who's winning in the polls is America's Mayor, the guy who cleaned...

Post-9/11 Hero Dog Loses Cancer Fight
Post-9/11 Hero Dog Loses Cancer Fight
Jul 26, 2007 12:40 PM CDT

Post-9/11 Hero Dog Loses Cancer Fight

Rescued as a puppy, Jake searched for WTC, Katrina survivors

(Newser) - A black Lab who gained national attention with his rescue work at the World Trade Center site and later searched for Hurricane Katrina survivors has died. Jake, who lived in Utah, was 12 years old and suffering from cancer. Abandoned as a puppy with a broken leg, Jake helped train...

Firefighter Video Blasts Giuliani
Firefighter Video Blasts Giuliani
Jul 12, 2007 8:21 AM CDT

Firefighter Video Blasts Giuliani

Attacks Rudy's leadership during and after 9/11

(Newser) - A video produced by the nation's largest union of firefighters attacks Giuliani's leadership during and after 9/11 and urges members not to vote for him. The 13-minute spot features interviews with relatives of fallen firefighters. “The fact of the matter is that we think it is ludicrous that Giuliani...

US Plays Down New Terror Attack Warning

No specific evidence, Homeland Security Chief maintains

(Newser) - Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff has minimized reports of an al-Queda terrorism "spectacular" this summer, described in a secret US law enforcement document. There is no "specific, credible evidence" of an impending attack on the US, Chertoff says, according to the Boston Herald. But one senior official notes...

For Rudy, It Aways Comes Back to 9/11

The pros and cons of having terror as your touchstone

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times tracks Rudy Giuliani's rhetoric on the stump, and marvels at the way he manages to bring just about any topic around to the threat of  terror. Fourteen seconds into in a speech in Des Moines called "Restoring Fiscal Discipline and Cutting Wasteful Washington Spending" the...

Push to Reopen Liberty's Crown
Push to Reopen Liberty's Crown
Jun 27, 2007 1:27 PM CDT

Push to Reopen Liberty's Crown

House votes $1M to study reopening to visitors.

(Newser) - The House wants Lady Liberty's crown reopened to visitors intrepid enough to make the climb, and for the second year in a row has set aside $1 million for the National Park Service to figure out how to do it. Since 9-11 only the pedestal at her feet has been...

Woman's Death the First Linked to 9/11 Dust

NYC medical examiner connects WTC exposure to fatal illnesses

(Newser) - Felicia Dunn-Jones is being added to the list of 9/11 victims—the first death officially linked to dust from the collapsing towers.  Killed in 2002 by sarcoidosis exacerbated by the deadly dust, she was initially rejected from the list for lack of evidence. But the cause of death is...

Rudy Faulted on Safety at Ground Zero

Autocratic mayor sacrificed health for speed, suit charges

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's leadership in the aftermath of 9/11 made him America's hero, and the GOP's top presidential candidate. But thousands of the firefighters and construction workers who cleaned up Ground Zero now claim that the mayor's single-minded drive to see the city rebound from the attacks is to blame for...

Padilla Jury Selection Begins
Padilla Jury Selection Begins
Apr 16, 2007 2:54 PM CDT

Padilla Jury Selection Begins

Judge rules that prosecutors can mention 9/11—but can't link Padilla directly

(Newser) - Jury selection began today in the trial against accused terrorist Jose Padilla, with  Judge Marcia Cooke ruling that prosecutors may make references to the 9/11 attacks, but not suggest that Padilla and his co-defendants were linked to them. "Any idea, through inference or otherwise, that these defendants are connected...

Rudi Says Judi Could Sit In On Cabinet

Denies she broke up marriage number two, or estranged his son

(Newser) - "I couldn’t have a better adviser,” Rudy Giuliani gushed about his wife, Judith Nathan, on ABC's 20/20. He would encourage Nathan, a registered nurse and the third Mrs. Giuliani, to sit in on the occasional cabinet meeting and consult on policy in his administration, the GOP frontrunner...

Ballooning Terror Database Spawns Errors

The poorly maintained list is easy to get on, and hard to get off

(Newser) - The US list of suspected terrorists has ballooned to 435,000 names, and upkeep is so poor that once you're on it, it's virtually impossible to get off. The size alone  threatens to overwhelm those responsible for its upkeep, reports Karen DeYoung creating  concerns about secrecy, errors and privacy.

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