Tag: 9/11
NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back...
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
The Long Shadow of Osama bin Laden
The attacks of 9/11 were designed to push the United States into overextending itself militarily and enter an imperial tailspin.
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad &...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
25 Years of War Was the Wrong Response to 9/11
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies tally the trillions spent and the millions killed in the quarter century of war that followed September 11.
Real History: After 9/11, the “War on Terror” Was a War...
Norman Solomon traces a war on terror that has killed far more bystanders than intended targets, from Predator strikes in Pakistan to 2,000 pound bombs in Gaza.
25 Years After 9/11, Questions About the FBI’s Pursuit of Saudi...
FBI agents quickly identified a Saudi suspect who helped two of the 9/11 hijackers. But families of the victims are demanding to know what happened in the bureau’s investigation of Omar al-Bayoumi.
25 Years Ago, 9/11 Triggered a U.S. Crusade of Torture
Norman Solomon traces 25 years of CIA and military detention practices since September 11, and the officials who faced no consequences for them.
Once upon a time (and not any time either!)
My strange tale of how the war on terror came home in the age of Donald J. Trump.
Pentagon chief’s reversal of plea deals with 9/11 defendants sparks outrage...
The abrupt decision to scrap plea agreements with Guantánamo detainees raises questions about justice, torture, and the future of military commissions.
The October 7th America has forgotten
The war deaths we no longer protest (or even think about).
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States settle antitrust suit over $111 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
Critics say a force-majeure clause and a company-appointed editorial board leave the settlement's protections easy to escape.
Unions win settlement forcing Trump administration to rescind shutdown mass-firing policy
The agreement follows a court fight that began after roughly 4,200 federal employees received layoff notices during last fall's 43-day shutdown.
Federal judge orders White House to restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
The order lasts 14 days, and the outlets have until Monday to seek a preliminary injunction after some reporters were briefly turned away despite the ruling.
The best comeuppance for the first anti-American administration – perpetual exposure as the seditious...
If Russia or China wanted a Manchurian candidate (a brainwashed stooge who betrays his own background and constituency), could they have surpassed the president harumphing in the White House?
Why didn’t Netanyahu’s cabinet preempt October 7 (since it knew about it in advance)?
New York Times reporting confirms Israeli leadership had advance intelligence before the October 7 attack, raising fresh questions about why it was not acted on.