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French Intelligence Warned of Airline Terror Plot in 2001

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2007 Months before 9/11, French intelligence warned the CIA that al-Qaida was planning an attack involving airplanes, according to classified documents and former French intelligence officials. The information was vague and possibly misleading, but it speaks to the intelligence community's inability to coalesce fragmentary warnings into something concrete and comprehensive. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mohammed Claims a Role in 31 Terror Plots

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2007 The Pentagon released a deeply disturbing transcript featuring a slew of confessions made by suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that, if true, link him to thousands of deaths over the last two decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Casualties in Iraq Exceed 9/11 Toll

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2006 According to a count by the Associated Press, the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq has exceeded the 2,973 victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The bleak milestone was reached on Christmas Day. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marie Cocco: Longing for the Reality-Based Community

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2006 If nothing else, a Democratic victory at the polls would mark a return to governance by people guided by facts, not emotions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Earth Shifts a Tad at Ground Zero

Blair Golson / Truthdig Apr 26, 2006 New York State officials complete a deal with World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein that will break the development logjam that has plagued the site for almost five years. Why Gov. Pataki didn't invoke eminent domain here a long time ago is a mystery to us. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )