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At least part of the city has been destroyed. And it should never be rebuilt, again. You know who is calling for it to be rebuilt at any cost? The same idiots who didn't lift a finger to evacuate the city – people like Mayor Ray Nagin, whose legacy will always be that photograph of an armada of school buses submerged in the big muddy. Joining him are Sen. Barack Obama, former Sen. John Edwards and Sen. Hillary Clinton – all of whom don't see any reason to limit the spending on rebuilding the underwater city. Good thing these folks...

(AP) SIMI VALLEY, Calif. Two years after Ronald Reagan's death, former first lady Nancy Reagan visited the hilltop gravesite of the nation's 40th president and gently tapped his tombstone. Mrs. Reagan and daughter Patti Davis made a private, five-minute visit to the gravesite Monday at the Reagan Presidential Library. Mrs. Reagan placed a bouquet of white roses at the granite memorial, paused and then gently placed her hand on the headstone. "It was a poignant moment. You could feel the loss and feel the love," said library Director Duke Blackwood, who escorted the former first lady. Library visitors were kept...

Announcing the Death of Ronald Reagan By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES: It is my sad duty to announce officially the death of Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States, on June 5, 2004. We are blessed to live in a Nation, and a world, that have been shaped by the will, the leadership, and the vision of Ronald Reagan. With an unshakable faith in the values of our country and the character of our people, Ronald Reagan renewed America's confidence and restored our Nation. His...

On the eve of the second anniversary of the Iraq war, Toby Harnden in Beirut, Damien McElroy in Damascus and Philip Sherwell in Washington report on the ripple of democracy across the Middle EastIn a sea of red and white, the young students swayed joyously to the music pumping out from speakers stacked on the stage in Martyrs' Square, Beirut. "Oh, Lebanese arms, hold on tight," they sang in Arabic. "We are back, with our hands held together. Lebanon will return." A Muslim, wearing a protest scarf wrapped around her hijab, grasped her children to her side. Behind her, a...

Dirty bomb test 'caught US police napping' US police officers failed to spot what could have been a dirty bomb planted in the heart of Washington, a report by government investigators has alleged. A suspicious package was positioned at the base of the Washington Monument, near the White House, on the second anniversary of September 11. The test was conducted at a time when the US was supposed to be on high alert against the threat of a terrorist attack. But the report alleges that police were busy chatting rather than patrolling the area and one officer positioned in an...

Movement and its members pay tribute to 9/11 victims and to the People of America SMCCDI (Information Service) Sep 11, 2003 The Movement and its members payed tribute, today, to the victims of the Tagedy of September 11th, their families and to the Noble American Nation. A statement issued by SMCCDI at the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of this infamous terrorist act, which shaped the face of the World, reminded again of the dangers of the Islamist Fanatism. The Movement while expressing again its deepest sorrow, reminded to the wounded People of America that Iranians are their natural allies...

So another September has come and gone and we have once again been drawn searing memory of the events of September 11th, 2001. I found myself last month transfixed in front of my televsion, staring again at the images that we all remember but rarely see any more. I watched one show for three hours straight, a PBS special that covered the "life" of the World Trade Center from its conception until its fiery death. PBS held nothing back in the documentary, showing amidst the scenes of horror pictures of human beings, Americans and others, leaning out of the windows...

TWO years after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, American pundits and policymakers are still grappling with the question: Why do they hate us? But what was an area of almost total darkness has since been illuminated by a torrent of in-depth studies, opinion polls and, of late, bad news from Iraq. Perhaps Americans should beseech God, as the old school prayer advises, to grant them the serenity to accept the things they cannot change. True, this would be too fatalistic an attitude for most United States foreign-policy analysts. But do their own diagnoses and panaceas stand up to scrutiny? In...

Military vessels routinely render honors to military ships of other countries when they pass at sea by dipping their flag, as a sign of respect. The German frigate FGS Niedersachsen went above and beyond this normal gesture of respect when it asked to come alongside the USS Doyle on September 11, 2003, the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the US. On this day, as the two ships approached and passed, the entire crew of the German vessel stood top-side in full dress uniforms, holding their hats over their hearts. And as the ultimate gesture of respect, the FGS...

Last week, on the anniversary of the September 11th attacks, Lawrence F. Kaplan published an extraordinary article in the Wall Street Journal. Titled, “Are you a September 10th American?”, Kaplan detailed polls which indicate that America is essentially split into two, mostly partisan, groups - those who consider their lives and the world changed by the events of September 11th and those who consider the attacks as “an event whose significance is emotional…and historical” not “the opening salvo of a years-long struggle”. According to Kaplan, September Eleventhers are comprised of “evangelical Christians, whites, rural dwellers, southerners and self-described conservatives”. September...

When foreign policy becomes a local concern It has been two years since the Sept. 11 tragedy struck in New York and here in Arlington, killing scores of citizens and terrifying the rest. Having experienced this tragedy first-hand, Arlingtonians have a special stake in doing what's necessary to be sure that this kind of tragedy never revisits here - or anywhere else. We have an especially strong interest in focusing attention on what truly makes us more secure today. Most of us supported the Bush administration's initial focus after the tragedy. The administration presented compelling evidence of al- Qaida's guilt...

American caterers pay tribute to Gander Canadian Press E-mail this Article Print this Article Advertisement Gander, Nfld. — Dan and Teresa Seeley have never fed more than 500 people through their small catering business in Syracuse, N.Y. On Saturday, they put on a spread for a crowd of between 3,000 to 4,000 grateful residents of Gander and area. The outdoor picnic was in recognition of the Newfoundland town's role in hosting about 6,500 stranded airline passengers following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States two years ago. Sounding emotionally drained but satisfied, Dan Seeley said the event was...

Democrats' quagmire: petty politics September 21, 2003 BY MARK STEYN SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST A week or so back, on Sept. 11, almost to the hour of the second anniversary, the star guest on NBC's ''Today Show'' was Hillary Rodham Clinton. And what her hostess Katie Couric, America's favorite wake-up gal, wanted to know about the terrorist attacks on the senator's home state was this: Did the White House ''mislead'' the American people about the air quality at Ground Zero? Come again? We all know Bush ''misled'' (Katie was being coy) the American people on Niger and British intelligence and weapons of...

This September 11 proved to be all beard and no jihad By Mark Steyn (Filed: 20/09/2003) Look at this," said Sulayman abu Ghaith, tossing the Guardian down on the table. The headline read "Al-Qa'eda Issues A Chilling Warning" and the opening sentence was stark: "A new tape purporting to be from Osama bin Laden's al-Qa'eda network yesterday threatened an onslaught against Americans so devastating it would obliterate memories of the September 11 suicide attacks." "You can't buy publicity like that!" crowed Sulayman. "We will rain down death upon the Great Satan!" But I wasn't the only non-executive director of al-Qa'eda...

The second anniversary of 9/11 slipped by with the anticipated moments of grief and solemnity. But what is most pronounced and alarming is how our mourning and resolve have degenerated into hysteria, particularly in the media and exemplified by the nine Democrats running for president. In the weeks after the terrorist attacks, the nation found its resolve and resoluteness. Partisanship dissolved, though we knew that would be temporary. What's so shocking is the rabidness of the new partisanship. This anniversary passed with the nation distressed by the media's out-of-perspective fixation on body counts and bogus Vietnam analogies. The Democrats have...

Exploring the roots and reason of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks, two television specials, "Searching for the Roots of 9/11," hosted by The New York Times' Tom Friedman on the Discovery Channel, and "Why U.S.?" on the Discovery Times Channel, aired on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11, respectively. The specials explored the thoughts, sentiments, hopes, aspirations and anger of students, writers and others in several Arabic countries. One young Arab, while bemoaning the loss of "innocent lives," said that he and most Arab Muslims relished America's Sept. 11 "punch in the nose." One young female Arab student spoke...

CommonConservative.com 09/16/03 ENEMIES WITHIN Think of them every day by Tom Adkins I woke up to bright sunshine, made a nice breakfast, then went off to work. I made a few phone calls, shuffled some papers, and took a client to lunch. More phone calls, more papers shuffling, then drove home and had a nice dinner with my wife. Later, I got together with a bunch of friends and played basketball. Just another day. The date? Thursday, September 11, 2003. Have I forgotten what day it was? September 11th? The anniversary of the single greatest terrorist attack in world history,...

During my recent book tour, I resisted the persistent, illiterate request that I name traitors. With a great deal of charity – and suspension of disbelief – I was willing to concede that many liberals were merely fatuous idiots. (In addition, I was loathe to name names for fear that liberals would start jumping out of windows.) But after the Times' despicable editorial on the two-year anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attack, I am prepared – just this once – to name a traitor: Pinch Sulzberger, publisher of the New York Times. To be sure, if any liberal could legitimately...

A Fine Hour The best thing to remember about Sept. 11, 2001, is the magnificent way that New Yorkers and indeed all Americans responded to the tragedy. Being a country boy, I've never been fond of any big city, but on that day and in the days following, I would have been proud to be called a New Yorker. The way the people of that city opened their hearts, their arms and their pocketbooks to each other should stand forever as a rebuke to cynics. What a grand example they were of human beings at their very best. That I...

For those of you who could not believe that an actor in Hollywood actually supports this country, check out this picture of Gary Sinise and his wife from this week's issue of the Malibu Times:Caption: "Actor Gary Sinise and his wife, Moira, join residents in a candlelight vigil at Point Dume in prayer and remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11."

Two years after the September 11 U.S. attacks, immigrants here complain that since then they have been living in a state of fear, subjected to hate crimes and their concerns largely ignored. At a meeting in the Elmhurst-Jackson Heights Senior Centre in Queens, 17 people from the Hispanic, Chinese, Muslim and South Asian communities voiced their concerns. These ranged from increasing crime in Queens to hate crimes against Muslims to instances of racial attacks on Sikhs in cases of mistaken identity. Shiela Mirza, now an activist of Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM), said she was beaten up by four...

101st assaults camp in ‘war’s biggest raid on terror’By Pfc. Chris JonesSeptember 16, 2003 Soliders of the 101st kick in a door during a raid on a suspected terrorist camp in Southwest Iraq. During the raid, they detained 79 suspected terrorists.Pfc. Chris Jones SOUTHWEST IRAQ (Sept. 16, 2003) -- On the eve of the second anniversary of the biggest terrorist attack ever against the United States, Soldiers of the 101st countered with their own attack, capturing 79 suspected terrorists. Before dawn on Sept. 10, a light force of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) stormed a suspected...

The day before the second anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, a federal judge in New York ruled against dismissing a lawsuit brought against Boeing and the Port Authority by victims of the attack. His actions remind us how far we've gone in becoming a nation ruled by lawyers and judges, and not by the people and their elected representatives. Federal judge Alvin Hellerstein began his opinion by saying that "the injured, and the representatives of the thousands who died from the terrorist-related aircraft crashes of September 11, 2001, are entitled to seek compensation." Well, that's true, but the...

THE 9/11 attack is a wound that healed too quickly. The skin has knit over the gash; only a scar remains visible. Yet, underneath, infection still roils and an abscess oozes. Terror has not gone away, but fear of it has subsided. Terrorists are still at large, but the determination to catch them has ebbed. Osama and Saddam still excite our attention, but we read of the almost weekly arrests in America of potential terrorists with the same calcified apathy with which we react to drug busts. Reports that North Korea, the most insane of criminal regimes since Hitler's, has...

September 11, 2003 at Ground Zero

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis This great showtime docudrama that has been discussed here on Freerepublic is getting ready to start right now (11:00 pacific) on showtime. (Channel 539 on my direct TV) so this will be 2:00 AM for you cable people. Set your VCRs you will not be dissapointed!

Exploring the roots and reason of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacks, two television specials, "Searching for the Roots of 9/11," hosted by The New York Times' Tom Friedman on the Discovery Channel, and "Why U.S.?" on the Discovery Times Channel, aired on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11, respectively.  The specials explored the thoughts, sentiments, hopes, aspirations and anger of students, writers and others in several Arabic countries. One young Arab, while bemoaning the loss of "innocent lives," said that he and most Arab Muslims relished America's Sept. 11 "punch in the nose." One young female Arab student spoke...

MEDIA MATTERS Missing the Connection   Print Friendly Format  E-Mail this to a Friend By David Hogberg Published 9/16/2003 12:01:00 AM If it is possible to be both obtuse and enlightening at the same time, then the New York Times op-ed page was just that last Thursday. The Times' 9/11 anniversary editorial was followed by an editorial with a bit of moral equivalence so typical of, well, the New York Times: In the United States, Sept. 11 will forever be a day to remember our victims of terrorism. Yet our nation's hands have not always been clean, and it is important to recall Chile's Sept. 11, too....

National Security & Defense   Many Victories in the War on Terrorism Remembering Why We Fight by Donald LambroPosted Sep 16, 2003Despite some impressive victories in our war on terror since Sept. 11, 2001, the fast pace of events seems to have swept them by in a blur, with much of their significance lost in the chaos of a global offensive. As we pass the second anniversary of the attacks, it's important to reflect on what has been accomplished since 3,000 American civilians were forever silenced and our collective sense of safety and invincibility was shattered. To believe President Bush's...

Lusaka A few days after September 11, two years ago, we carried an editorial comment in which we stated: There are many governments going around trying to flatter the United States and confusing its leaders over how to deal with last week's terrorist tragedy, hoping for favours. Under the effect of the shock caused to the world by the appalling and brutal terrorist action that targeted the American people on September 11, underlined by painful reports and images of grief and sorrow, certain minds driven by feelings of hatred and arrogance have taken to sinister task of reviving old methods...

Teacher placed on leave after Sept. 11 video Post / Hyoung Chang Jason Ritter, a teacher at Falcon Creek Middle School, said administrators asked him not to talk about 9/11 on the anniversary or else leave for the day. He left. "I have to stand up for what I believe in," Ritter said. Jason Ritter, a teacher at Falcon Creek Middle School, said administrators asked him not to talk about 9/11 on the anniversary or else leave for the day. He left. "I have to stand up for what I believe in," Ritter said By Karen Rouse Denver Post Staff...

FRISCO - A giant American flag raised as a Sept. 11 memorial on a prominent mountaintop was torched over the weekend, sparking outrage from local residents and putting law enforcement on high alert. Initially placed on Peak 1 by Frisco resident Kurt Kizer and several friends a few days after the terrorist attacks in 2001, the flag, standing as a patriotic tribute visible in much of Summit County, has been replaced on the anniversary each of the past two years by large groups of supporters. "We did this as a memorial for the people who lost their lives. It was...

Air Pollution Alert The PBS Frontline (Stories from a small world) segment aired on June 16, 2003, was about a play in a theatre. The audience was made up of people who themselves have been immortalized in the literature of the Raj. Visualize Gunga Din or a woman in a sari, with a large dot on her forehead, and you have it. The play was about 911, and how the war-mad Bush Administration drove the noble Osama bin Laden to stand up for religion. Mr. Bush was portrayed as a coward who hid in his airplane, with fighter jet protection,...

On the second anniversary of 9/11, Jean Chretien was on vacation in Quebec. Neither he nor the Liberal party organized any official ceremony. Instead, Stephen Harper, the opposition leader, organized a ceremony. Though he made a quickie phone call to Pres. Bush, Jean Chretien didn't bother to show up. Two days later, a woman writing a puff piece in the Ottawa Citizen made the comment that "seeing Canadians flying American flags in a misplaced show of solidarity" sends her into a "huff." That was it. I went to my computer and wrote a letter to the editor. Here's the text:...

Germany is the latest to be swept up by the craze Sept. 22 issue — To get a sense of how deep mistrust of the United States runs in Germany, take a look at the bookshelves. Two years after September 11, German bookstores are flooded with such works as “The CIA and September 11,” in which a former government minister of Research and Technology, Andreas von Bulow, insinuates that the U.S. and Israeli intelligence services blew up the World Trade Center from the inside. The two Boeings, he claims, were flown in by remote control as a cover-up. The whole...

Coalition unites for September 11th ceremony by Sgt. Greg HeathBAGRAM, Afghanistan – American service members and coalition military services gathered at the Joint Operations Center yesterday afternoon for a retreat ceremony to honor those who died by terrorists hands on Sept. 11, 2001, and those who’ve subsequently lost their lives in the ensuing global war on terrorism.Hundreds of service members representing nearly a half dozen nations gathered to show the world that even two years after the vicious attacks, the coalition stands unified by their goal of bringing an end to global terrorism.Although the terrorists’ main target on Sept....

I don't know why I kept the papers. It wasn't exactly a day to shout, "Stop the presses!" It was just another ordinary Monday: Sept. 10, 2001. Looking back, some of the stories seem almost comical in their lack of any frame of reference to today's news. A piece on Gary Condit - the California congressman linked to a missing intern - and his legal and political strategy. The Jets were beaten by the Colts. Barry Bonds hit three homers in a single game. At the U.S. Open, Venus Williams beat her sister Serena to win the title. There was...

Color me a September 11 American. That is, one for whom life changed two years ago.As opposed to a September 10 American, described by Lawrence F. Kaplan in The Wall Street Journal as one who has returned more or less to life and issues as they were before the terrorist attacks.It's hard to imagine how anyone younger than 2 could be a September 10 American, but apparently they are plentiful. Kaplan based his definitions on polls and data collected since 9-11, which show, for example, that fewer Americans are flying flags and praying than immediately after 9-11.Fewer Americans also...

Al-Muhajiroun, the extremist Muslim group that used the second anniversary of the September 11 atrocities last week to praise the "Magnificent 19" hijackers, is facing eviction from its London offices. The landlord of the business centre in Tottenham, north London, where al-Muhajiroun has rented premises since December 2001, said yesterday it had begun legal action to evict the organisation. The Workplace Group, which owns business property across London, acted after al-Muhajiroun praised the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington as "a good deed". The company said the offices had been rented by Anjem Choudary, a chief spokesman for al-Muhajiroun,...

Transcript for Sept. 14 Sunday, September 14, 2003 GUEST: Dick Cheney, vice president Tim Russert, moderator This is a rush transcript provided for the information and convenience of the press. Accuracy is not guaranteed. MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: America remembers September 11, 2001. In Iraq, six months ago, the war began with shock and awe. Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on MEET THE PRESS: (Videotape, March 16): VICE PRES. DICK CHENEY: My belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators. (End videotape) MR. RUSSERT: Did the Bush administration misjudge the level of organized resistance, the...

Cheney: Sept. 11 Changed Everything By K.L. VantranAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2003 -- Emphasizing that any loss of life or injury is "regrettable," Vice President Richard B. Cheney said here today that the cost of doing nothing or being unsuccessful in the global war on terror would be far higher than getting the job done right. Sept. 11 changed everything, continued Cheney during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press." "It changed the way we think of threats to the United States. It changed our recognition of our vulnerabilities. It changed in terms of the security...

"How are you all doing? The proud warriors of Baker Company wanted to do something to pay tribute to our fallen comrades. So since we are part of the only Marine Infantry Battalion left in Iraq the one way that we could think of doing that is by taking a picture of Baker Company saying the way we feel. It would be awesome if you could find a way to share this with our fellow countrymen. I was wondering if there was any way to get this into your papers to let the world know that "WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN"...

Two years ago, in the days before Sept. 11 2001, we were living in a different state of mind. A state of mind which placed us in a false sense of security. This state of false security was amplified by, among other things, our great oceans, military strength, and sheer size. It was also due to the inaction by the US government, specifically in the years of the Clinton Administration, who, even though saw the increase in Islamic terrorism, chose to sit tight and hope for the best, while continuing its trend of appeasement and inaction when faced by terrorist...

SLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The scene was clearly intended to vex Americans. On the eve of the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden flickered across the world's television screens casually strolling down a boulder-strewn hillside. He looked calm, peaceful and, worst of all, safe.While it is unclear when the tape was made, the place where Mr. bin Laden is probably hiding today is somewhere along the rugged 1,500-mile Pakistan-Afghanistan border, American and Pakistani officials say. Autonomous tribal areas on the Pakistani side, are generally thought to be safer for him.A midlevel Pakistani intelligence official involved in the...

Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush says the war against terrorism launched by his son, President George W. Bush, must go continue. In a BBC interview Sunday, the former president said the United States and its allies are in for "the long haul." Two years after the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington, the ex-president said his country is in better shape to avoid and withstand terrorism. But, he admitted the war on terror will never be ended, and said this is now being seen inside Iraq. The continuing impact of Sept. 11, 2001, on every U.S. citizen...

After the remembrances of the World Trade Center disaster last week, it is proper to ask whether you're safer than you were two years ago. Any sensible response would say that, despite the much publicized war on terrorism, you're not much safer and maybe a little less safe. A major improvement is that there is now a bulletproof metal door protecting each cockpit on American planes. That protection was first suggested by the Gore Commission in 1996. The airline industry, fearful of the extra expense, persuaded Congress to reject the recommendation. If the four planes taken over by the terrorists...

<p>On the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on New York and Washington, the leader of the Muslim Salafi al-Muhajiroun Movement, Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammad, praised al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden whom he described as "the lion of the Muslim nation."</p>

In the midst of the deluge of lamentations, recriminations and explanations that attended upon the second anniversary of the 9-11 assault last week, there appeared — in Edmonton of all places — a theory I hadn't heard before. This whole current conflict, we were told, is the fault of the Jews. Of the Christians, too, of course, but it was the Jews who talked them into it. I've heard the Jews blamed for many things, but the accusations always appeared somewhat subversively — in tracts handed out by shady people in raincoats outside political meetings, or with the junk mail,...

Harry got upDressed all in blackWent down to the stationAnd he never came backThey found his clothingScattered somewhere down the trackAnd he won't be down on Wall Streetin the morningHe had a homeThe love of a girlBut men get lost sometimesAs years unfurlOne day he crossed some lineAnd he was too much in this worldBut I guess it doesn't matter anymoreIn a New York MinuteEverything can changeIn a New York MinuteThings can get pretty strangeIn a New York MinuteEverything can changeIn a New York MinuteLying here in the darknessI hear the sirens wailSomebody going to emergencySomebody's going to jailIf you...

I need some pictures for a 9/ll essay I'm doing. Can anyone help me find particularly heart wrenching pictures of 9/11/2001?