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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).

For more than three months, police Detective John Botte roamed the ruins of the World Trade Center, snapping photographs with his Leica Rangefinder camera and capturing hundreds of images of people at work on the monumental cleanup. His pictures soon appeared in a trio of books, most notably the best-selling autobiography of the city's police commissioner. But now the city is threatening to sue over the publication of a new volume containing more than 200 pages of the detective's work, claiming the photographs are police department property. City officials say that Botte was on duty when he took the photographs...

These photos were taken at Ground Zero, the World Trade Center site in New York, on September 13, 2001. They were taken by someone named "Ed" who was allowed into the area by a member of the emergency response crew, at a time when all civilians -- including most journalists -- were forbidden to enter the area. As a result, these photos are just about the only close-ups ever taken of the World Trade Center site so soon after the 9/11 attacks. Overview of the wreckage looking west. Overview of the wreckage looking east. Overview of the wreckage looking northwest....

In a new presidential election poll that was taken after the Iraqi prison abuse scandal was revealed to the public, President George W. Bush has widened his lead and is still expected to defeat likely Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kerry in the November election. The latest Investor's Business Daily/TIPP poll shows Bush handily leading a three-way race against Kerry 46 percent to 41 percent, with independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader garnering 5 percent. However, even in a two-man election, Bush is still ahead of Kerry by a margin of 47-44. This latest poll indicates an increase of one percentage...

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