OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR; The Deafness Before the Storm
The Bush administration was told, as early as May 2001, about the threat of an attack by Al Qaeda.
View ArticleRemembering 9/11 at the White House
The president and the first lady paused to remember victims of the Sept. 11 attacks at the White House....
View ArticleAcross the Nation, Politicians Speak About 9/11
The anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks elicits dozens of comments from politicians. Here is a small sample....
View ArticleBiden Invites Shanksville Firefighters to the White House for a Beer
Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stopped by the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department after his speech marking the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001....
View ArticleAt Ground Zero, Readers Offer Plain-Spoken Tributes to Those Lost
On a subdued anniversary of the terrorist attacks, the names of the dead were intoned by friends and relatives for almost four hours where the towers fell 11 years ago.
View ArticleThe Breakfast Meeting: Beck Back on TV, Facebook on Nipplegate
Also, Katie Couric's big debut and 9/11 anniversary coverage, or lack thereof....
View ArticleEDITORIAL; A Post-9/11 Conundrum
A federal judge rightly challenges the government’s authority to detain individuals indefinitely, while Congress renews unneeded spying powers.
View ArticleStorm Lends New Fervor to Daffodil-Planting Drive
New Yorkers for Parks, intensifying a campaign begun after the Sept. 11 attacks, is organizing plantings in public housing complexes and on Rikers Island with a goal to plant 250,000 bulbs this fall.
View ArticleSQUARE FEET; Seeing Big Promise in Manhattan Corporate Apartments
Silverstein Properties, the developer of the World Trade Center complex, is converting the Beekman Tower Hotel into luxury corporate dwellings.
View ArticleBin Laden Relative With Qaeda Past to Have New York Trial
A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who once served as a spokesman for Al Qaeda will appear in court Friday to face terrorism charges that could bring a life sentence.
View ArticleMoney Requested for New Prison at Guantánamo
The United States Southern Command has requested $49 million to build a new prison building for “special” detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on top of other renovations it says are necessary since...
View ArticleCRITIC’S NOTEBOOK; Arts Hub for All May Work for None
When an arts building, like the planned hub at ground zero, is designed to be adaptable to everything, it can wind up being not especially good for anything.
View ArticleDeveloper of Downtown Mosque Bought a Neighboring Property
Sharif El-Gamal signed a $7 million mortgage for a five-story building that adjoins the property he had proposed for a $100 million religious and cultural center.
View ArticleJet Debris Near 9/11 Site Is Identified as Wing Part
The police initially said the damaged machinery, apparently deposited in Lower Manhattan after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was part of a landing gear....
View ArticleNo Remains of Humans in a Search Tied to 9/11
The police on Wednesday removed a piece of plane wreckage discovered in Lower Manhattan, while an examination of the area yielded no remains.
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