http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/wtc/ en-us Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:32:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090891/posts ** EXCERPT ** Sarah Palin yesterday made an unscheduled tour of a visitors center at Ground Zero dedicated to those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terror attacks. The Republican vice-presidential nominee nodded her head several times and said, "Oh, my goodness," while a retired firefighter showed her pictures of the burning World Trade Center and exhibits that highlighted the moments the hijacked planes struck each tower. Her tour guide was Lee Ielpi, whose son Jonathan, a firefighter, died at the World Trade Center. Palin told Ielpi, "My parents came after the cleanup," and Ielpi replied, "The whole country... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090891/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:32:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080829/posts It’s a small gesture, but gestures matter at the hallowed grave site of so many murdered innocent Americans. Barack Obama flings a memorial rose at Ground Zero like he’s a kid tossing pennies into a fountain at the shopping mall — or a spectator tossing flowers at a bullfight. He doesn’t know what he’s doing. (Clueless NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg copies him.) By contrast, John McCain and his wife kneel and gently, somberly, place their roses down at the foot of the 9/11 tribute. Tons of you e-mailed me about this. Here’s the vid for the rest of you who... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080829/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:15:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2081251/posts Title says it all. Note: The author requests you visit his web site and refrain from pasting a copy of the cartoon within the thread. Thank you! Geeks On Caffeine - Cartoons done just RIGHT! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2081251/posts#comment Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:11:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080468/posts The Sayyid Qutb Reader Selected Writings on Politics, Religion, and Society Edited by Albert J. Bergesen Routledge, 2008 0415954258 (paperback; $34.95) 041595424X (hardback; $135.00) Preface It has been said that perhaps no writer has occupied so central a place within the universe of political Islam in the second half of the twentieth century as Egypt's Sayyid Qutb, and if one wants to understand the mind of radical Muslims, one needs to know what they read, or have read, and they read Sayyid Qutb. In general, his work has been divided into three periods. The earliest (1920-1947) centers on more literary... Routledge Publishing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080468/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:06:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080440/posts In a bid to jump-start the snail's-pace reconstruction at the site, the mayor called on Gov. Paterson to dismantle the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. Bloomberg branded the state agency "just another level of bureaucracy you don't need" - and in a power grab, he said its redevelopment mission should be "handed over" to City Hall. Noting that one of LMDC's signature jobs is to demolish the toxic Deutsche Bank tower at 130 Liberty St., he said another agency, the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center, is better suited to finishing the task by the July 2009 deadline. "The multilayers of authority... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080440/posts#comment Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:30:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080253/posts On Today’s Show... Show Highlight: "Seven years after 9/11, not one attack on US soil. President Bush has fought two enemies, Al-Qaeda and the Democrats, to keep us safe. Everybody says you shouldn't talk politics on 9/11. Sorry, can't help it. My remembrances of the attacks do not just stop on the day of 9/11." (Rush 24/7 Members: Listen Here) » The 2003 Rockefeller Memo: Politicize the war, run down the country, sink Bush Pearl of Wisdom: "The Democrat Party, as led by Obama and Biden, is imploding. They're unhinged. They are falling apart. Every effort they have made... Rush In A Hurry Show Notes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080253/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:31:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080249/posts Did you see what I saw? Obama "threw" his flower at the 9/11 WTC Memorial! Someone please post this to youtube ASAP! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080249/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:29:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080312/posts Today we remember the day America was attacked. We spend an hour looking back and remembering along with audio of President Bush from the night of the 11th, the bullhorn address from Ground Zero and an excerpt from his 9/20/01 speech to the Congress. All that plus a visit with Bill Roggio from Long War Journal.Org to talk about how we have done thus far in fighting Al Qaeda and its allies. All this on a special episode of the Covert Radio Show. Covert Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080312/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:45:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2080299/posts ANOTHER 9/11 FILMPublished in September 11th, 2008 | EditPosted by Berlet98 in OBAMAAnother and rather long film, (94 minutes, without commercial breaks), about September 11th, 2001 in New York City which captures the shock and horror of that day from the point of view of average guys. It recalls the errors, rumors, and misinformation that were rampant–including orders from a Federal Reserve rep telling employeees to re-enter the WTC, rumors that San Francisco was attacked, and the needless evacuation of the Empire State Building due to a false threat: http://snagfilms.com/films/title/7_days_in_september/. The first 20 minutes or so are all you need... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2080299/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:30:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2080258/posts SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2008: MAY GOD BLESS AND SAVE AMERICA We’ve all seen these pictures and videos of what happened on September 11th, 2001, when America was assaulted by 19 Islamic miscreants sent by Usama bin Laden to bring down this great country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-fLf3lSXAY&NR=1. As you view them, consider what our attackers did and, more importantly, what they did not do that day. They succeeded only in bringing down two great towers in New York City, symbols of our strength and power, damaging another building in Washington, D.C., the seat of our military protectors, and creating yet another reminder in a... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2080258/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:38:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2079930/posts Today I will run with our Great American Flag. 11 miles for 9/11. Up and down the streets of Grand Rapids Michigan. I encourage everyone to also get a flag and wave it, walk with it, run with it, drive with it. LET THEM KNOW WE WILL NOT FORGET AND WE WILL NEVER GIVE IN! TOMASUSMC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2079930/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:19:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079777/posts Seven years after the Sep 11 terrorist strikes, New Yorkers Thursday will remember the attacks that killed more than 2,700 people with the destruction of the World Trade Center's twin towers. The city will observe the anniversary with renewed calls for vigilance against the constant threats of new terrorist attacks. Names of the dead will be read yet again. The presidential nominees of both US major parties, Republican senator John McCain and his rival, Democratic senator Barack Obama, plan to attend ceremonies at Ground Zero, site of the destroyed towers. Both candidates have agreed to call off their election rhetoric... Indo-Asian News Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079777/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:52:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079708/posts Tonight, September 11, the History Channel presents 102 Minutes That Changed America un-edited by commercials. It is scheduled to be broadcast at 9PM Eastern, but check local listings to view it. For those who miss it or don't have cable, there is a web version with many of the videos that will be shown. The History Channel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079708/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:49:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079561/posts Since we are on the anniversary of 9/11, I think it is important to stop and remember your 9/11 experience. For me it started like a normal day. I was driving my kids to school at 7:10am that day. The sun was shining in that brilliant blue sky with such light! On the way to school, my daughter was asking if I was going to the school meeting that evening to discuss the 8th grade trip to Washington that would be coming up that following spring. I told her no, I thought it was not wise to go to Washington... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2079561/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:07:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2079588/posts I put this site up shortly after 9/11/01. It remains online thanks to a friend who is still hosting it. Please check it out. It is ad-free and non-profit, and has been for almost 7 years. Thanks. The Black Day http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2079588/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:47:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/748464/posts The following is a mostly complete set of Associated Press articles, news alerts, bulletins and flashes that ran on the morning of September 11, 2001 - BC-APNewsAlert,0018 NEW YORK -- Plane crashes into World Trade Center, according to television reports. (Copyright 2001 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) (New York-AP) -- There's word of a plane crashing into the World Trade Center in New York. (Copyright 2001 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) AP-Plane Crash-World Trade Center URGENT, take 2 C-N-N quotes a witness as saying that it was a twin-engine plane that flew right into the trade... Associated Press newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/748464/posts#comment Wed, 11 Sep 2002 08:13:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078970/posts ' Remembering 911 --- 7 Years Later ……….. On Thursday is the seventh Anniversary that our country was savagely attacked and the united hearts of our nation cried out in pain.. Here are a few pix that I chose out of the more than 1200 I have on file. Feel free to post your pix, your memories, where you were and what you were doing “that day” and perhaps how this has impacted your life. Some Good Links pentagon tribute Steve's account of 9-11-2001 - by Steve Golding Have You Forgotten? President Bush September 11, 200 DOD – The Pentagon... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078970/posts#comment Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2078184/posts Here's a song that I wrote last summer, in thinking to the people who lost their life on this day but in thinking to the heroes of this day : the firemen of Ny, the mayor of NY and the president Bush Two Towersenvoyé par davethesith Myself http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2078184/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 16:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077970/posts This week, in commemoration of the 7th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the History Channel is releasing an unusual documentary, entitled “102 Minutes That Changed America“. If you are a DIRECTV subscriber and have access to their On Demand service, you can actually download the program to your DVRs now. If not, you’ll want to set your TiVo’s or tune in at Thursday, September 11, 9PM EST or Friday September 12, at 1am EST. This is a show you absolutely do not want to miss. There have been numerous documentaries and specials about 9/11, but... ZDnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077970/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:20:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067046/posts WJACTV Johnstown (PA) reports: Shanksville, PA -- Firefighters said it was one of the largest fire companies in the country meeting one of the smallest Saturday night, when 1,000 motorcycles from New York City rolled into the Alleghenies with a steel beam from the World Trade Center in tow. New York firefighters made the 311-mile trek to Shanksville by bike to give the 2-ton 14-foot long beam to the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Company... Read the rest or view the video by clicking here. At 7:00 a.m. yesterday morning, the Fire Family Transport Foundation launched from Floyd Bennett Field on Long... 911FamiliesForAmerica.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2067046/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:26:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065783/posts World Trade Center 7 Report Puts 9/11 Conspiracy Theory to Rest Conspiracy theorists have long claimed that explosives downed World Trade Center 7, north of the Twin Towers. The long-awaited report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conclusively rebuts those claims. Fire alone brought down the building, the report concludes, pointing to thermal expansion of key structural members as the culprit. The report also raises concerns that other large buildings might be more vulnerable to fire-induced structural failure than previously thought. (Thelink to article's video located at the botton of original article.) World Trade Center 7 stands... Popular Mechanics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065783/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:19:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065733/posts ** EXCERPT ** GAITHERSBURG -- Maryland: Fires in the 47-story office tower at the edge of the World Trade Center site undermined floor beams and critical structural columns, federal investigators concluded Thursday, as they attempted to curb still-rampant speculation that explosives or fuel fires had been responsible for the collapse of the building on Sept. 11, 2001. The long-delayed report by engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in suburban Washington is intended to solve one of the lingering questions about the 2001 attacks: Why did the building at 7 World Trade Center fall, if it was not... IHT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065733/posts#comment Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:48:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045380/posts ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A controversial billboard in Orange County has a picture of the burning World Trade Center and the message, "Please Don't Vote for a Democrat." The man who paid for the ad says he's trying to help Republicans, but officials with both political parties are calling the billboard inappropriate. There are billboards up and down busy Orange Blossom Trail, but this at John Young Parkway (see map) one sticks out. "Just looking at it, I'm not thinking about Democrat or Republican, I'm thinking about the twin towers and all the people killed," resident Mary Anderson told Eyewitness... WFTV-TV Orlando, FL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045380/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:29:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041230/posts The owner of the World Trade Center has abandoned the timetable for rebuilding work at the site of the 9/11 attacks, saying it was "not realistic". Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive director, Christopher Ward, listed over a dozen issues that had slowed work and raised costs. New dates for the completion of a memorial, skyscrapers and a transit hub are expected to be issued in September. It is unclear if the centrepiece Freedom Tower will now be scaled back. The tower, intended as a replacement for the destroyed Twin Towers, had been scheduled for completion in... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2041230/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:29:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038025/posts MASSIVE WTC COST OVERRUNS LOOK 'GRIM'FREDRIC U. DICKER State Editor June 28, 2008 Last updated: 5:00 am ALBANY - New Yorkers will be told the "grim truth" Monday about new delays and cost overruns at the World Trade Center redevelopment site by Port Authority executive director Christopher Ward, state officials and real-estate industry sources said yesterday. Ward, in what one source called "the coming grim truth," is expected to outline for Gov. Paterson and the PA more than 20 major problem areas facing the $16 billion redevelopment efforts, including massive cost overruns and unrealistic construction timetables. At least one project,... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038025/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:26:07 GMT