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An al-Qaida-linked extremist group warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were "doomed," as protesters raged across the Muslim world to demand more of an apology from the pontiff for his remarks about Islam and violence. The Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organization of Sunni Arab extremist groups that includes al-Qaida in Iraq, issued a statement on a Web forum vowing to continue its holy war against the West. The authenticity of the statement could not be independently verified. The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshipper of the cross"...

Just in. I am looking at a picture of the WTC with smoke pouring out of the western tower. Looks like a huge amount of damage. Debris raining down on people in the street.

Here are some links from the FR archives in observance of the fifth anniversary of 9/11/2001 - Threads list of several breaking news items - Latest Articles The first post reporting the attacks by OldEconomyBuyer - World Trade Center Posted on the first anniversary - Associated Press newswire - September 11, 2001 - Chronology of news alerts, bulletins and flashes

Please take the time to watch this video, we must remember those on September 11, 2001. We can never forget, and we can not let those who wish us to forget to let us forget. Please, take 15 minutes from freeping, this is bookmarked on my home page, Thank you FReepers. Indy.Never Forget. If you let it run past the video, there are many good quotes after.

Fox subtite just announces that the "Shock and Awe" has begun!

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/20/03 - Part 2 Baghdad,Kuwait, USS Bunker Hill, USS Donald Cook, USS Kitty Hawk BREAKING: Baghdad burns is surgical strikes BREAKING: Kuwait, Incoming missiles which Blix said Iraq did not have BREAKING: USS Bunker Hill, USS Donald Cook, USS Kitty Hawk, Black Knights, Royal Navy BREAKING: Heroes everywhere =========== Royal Navy fires Tomahawk Land Attack Missile =========== A Royal Navy Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is launched at a target in Iraq, as seen through the periscope of the firing submarine, ========= USS Bunker Hill ========= On the USS Bunker Hill, Tomahawks leaves...

With so many memorial sites, graphics, photos, videos, flash movies, etc. proliferating on the internet since the 9-11 attack on America, it is almost impossible to keep track of them all. The purpose of this thread is to provide a convenient archive for posterity. Use this thread to post links to any sites you have found particulary memorable or that would be of interest to other FReepers. (Please post your comments and the links only to save bandwidth).

GOTTA SEE THIS - War for Enduring Freedom 03/21/03 -Convoy into southern Iraq, Oil fires, American and UK heroes (and other Allies) everywhere, Umm Qasr, surrendering Iraqis BREAKING: Convoy into southern Iraq BREAKING: Oil fires - New War Crimes of Saddam BREAKING: American and UK heroes (and other allies) everywhere BREAKING: Umm Qasr surrendering Iraqis ========= Kuwait-Iraq border ========= Heroes everywhere moving through the Kuwait-Iraq border. Heroes fly.Cobra helicopters through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) which separates Kuwait and Iraq. Marine heroes crossing the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Heroes of the 3rd Infantry Division advance into southern Iraq. Heroes of the US...