U.S. Marks 9/11 Anniversary, Trump Speaks at Pennsylvania Site

JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS / The Associated Press Sep 11, 2018 Americans look back on tragic day with solemn ceremonies, volunteer service and a presidential tribute to "the moment when America fought back" on one of the hijacked planes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What If the U.S. Had Showed Restraint After 9/11?

By Danny Sjursen / TomDispatch Nov 27, 2017 The author imagines an alternative strategy for then-President George W. Bush on Sept. 12, 2001, and beyond. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

WTF WTC

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The Lost Innocence of 9/11

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Sep 12, 2016 The renewed patriotism and commitment we felt 15 years ago has decayed, sullied by jingoism, xenophobia and paranoid fantasies about race and religion. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

What Was Saudi Arabia’s Involvement in 9/11?

By Medea Benjamin Sep 11, 2016 The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were a direct outgrowth of the fundamentalist Wahhabist ideology that defines the oil-rich kingdom. For this reason alone, the Saudi regime should be held accountable. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sept. 11, Beirut, Benghazi: It’s the Terrorists’ Fault

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Oct 20, 2015 Bad things happen on every president's watch -- also every secretary of state's -- and the proper place to lay blame is on the perpetrators. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bush Administration Ignored 9/11 Warnings

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 11, 2012 For those who never knew, the Bush White House received numerous warnings from the counterterrorism desk at the CIA of an imminent attack by Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida on the United States. Former New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald tells of the still-classified briefs issued to the Bush administration in the months leading up to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Documents Show Feds Downplayed Ground Zero Health Risks

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2011 New documents have emerged showing that officials in Washington and New York misrepresented or concealed information that ultimately might have protected thousands of people from the contaminated air at Ground Zero.Officials misrepresented or concealed information that ultimately might have protected thousands of people. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Scenes From the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2011 Americans gathered at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan and at other sites Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks that killed almost 3,000 people in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Tom Engelhardt: America, Tear Down ‘Freedom Tower’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 9, 2011 Seven years into the Soviet Union's fatal adventure in Afghanistan, U.S. President Ronald Reagan stood before the international community in West Berlin and demanded that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev tear down the wall that separated East Germany from the West. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chomsky 10 Years After 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Sep 8, 2011 This Thursday, Seven Stories Press will release a 10th anniversary reissue of Noam Chomsky's book on the World Trade Center attacks titled "9-11: Was There an Alternative?" and TomDispatch has an exclusive excerpt from the new preface. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )