September 11

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed And The Death Penalty: Why We Can't Kill Him

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


Beau Friedlander

There is no solving the problem of mass murder. We can only hope to move past it, and perhaps that the spiritual and emotional wounds of 9/11 will turn into the proud flesh of a new humanist outlook.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed To Face New York Trial (VIDEOS)

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York


WASHINGTON — Self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be brought to trial in a ci...

Astrology & Politics, Washington's New Odd Couple

Virginia Bell | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books


Virginia Bell

Even if you are not a fan of astrology you can't easily dismiss Ms. Murray; her book is well researched and well written; she is politically astute, and deeply passionate about America.

Ward Churchill Asked To Pay $52,000 For Legal Fees

AP | Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver


BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado is seeking to recover funds it spent fighting a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a professor wh...

Ward Churchill Asked To Pay $52,000 For Legal Fees

Daily Camera. | Daily Camera | Posted 10.14.2009 | Denver


The University of Colorado is seeking to recover more than $52,000 from Ward Churchill to cover costs the school incurred fighting a lawsuit filed by ...

Eric Holder: New York-Denver Terror Plot Was Most Serious Since 9-11

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.06.2009 | Denver


WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday the alleged terror plot disrupted in New York was "one of the most serious in the United ...

Bernie Kerik Trial: No Talk Of 9/11 Allowed By Ex-Police Commissioner's Defense

AP | JIM FITZGERALD | Posted 09.29.2009 | New York


WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The terror attack on the World Trade Center, which made New York City's police commissioner a national figure, cannot be br...

FBI Terror Investigation: Agents Raid Two Denver Houses, Take Suspect In For Questioning

The Denver Post | Bruce Finley, Tom McGhee and Kevin Vaughan | Posted 11.17.2009 | Denver


Federal investigators released an Aurora man late Wednesday night after 8 1/2 hours of questioning in connection with a multi-state anti-terrorism inv...

Boulder: You're Not in Kansas Anymore ...

Kimbal Musk | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver


Kimbal Musk

Boulder was not the small town I had expected. It is a vivacious community of sophisticated people, who have the same aspirations and expectations you find in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Glenn Beck's Crazy 9/12 Tea Party Had Nothing to do With 9/11

Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media


Rachel Sklar

Beck wants this country to return to the values it held on 9/12/2001. As someone who was in New York on 9/11 (and 9/12) I remember those values being terror and a profound grief.

9/11 Eight Years After

Christine Pelosi | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Christine Pelosi

It was not and is not inevitable that we demonize each other when, quite frankly -- we are not the problem -- the terrorists are.

Coast Guard's Sept. 11 Training Exercise Sparks Confusion In D.C.

AP | CALVIN WOODWARD and EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — A morning of remembrance turned into one of flashbacks, fear and media missteps Friday when a Coast Guard exercise – unfoldin...

First Moments for 9/11 Parents Still Haunt America

Mark Shriver | Posted 11.11.2009 | World


Mark Shriver

When disasters like the 9/11 attacks or Hurricane Katrina strike, it's crucial to protect the 67 million children who are in school and child care facilities on any given day.

Most Americans Wish The 9/11 Families Peace Today. And Then There's Glenn Beck.

James Boyce | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


James Boyce

As emotional as 9/11 was for all of us, nothing compares to what families who lost a loved one experienced that day. A fact that is totally lost on Glenn Beck.

Families Stream Into NYC 9/11 Ceremony

AP | SUZANNE MA | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — The selfless spirit that helped mend a stricken nation eight years ago was renewed. Volunteers marked 9/11 Friday by tilling gardens,...

I've Got My 9/11 Story. What's Yours?

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics


Steve Rosenbaum

For the past eight years, the most important story regarding 9/11 has been locked away, hidden, out of sight. Today is the time to open that drawer, take that story out and share it with the world.

9/11 Events In New York City

Huffington Post | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York


As usual, there is a multitude of events happening tomorrow to honor the anniversary of the September 11th attacks. Here is a brief rundown of what's...

Eight Weeks of America's War, Not Eight Years of "Obama's War"

Jonathan Morgenstein | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Morgenstein

The Obama administration is trying to salvage the situation in Afghanistan after the Bush Administration lost the war over eight years.

World Trade Center Redevelopment Almost Forgotten

The New York Observer | Eliot Brown | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York


For years, the World Trade Center occupied a prominent stage in New York politics, as elected officials jostled over questions of design, governance a...

Pluck of the Irish

John Feffer | Posted 11.08.2009 | World


John Feffer

ShannonWatch, a group of a dozen or so peace activists led by a former Irish commandant and peacekeeper, scrutinizes the commercial and military planes that pass through Ireland to bring troops and hardware to Afghanistan.

Chuck Hagel: Iraq And Afghanistan Aren't Ours To Win Or Lose

The Washington Post | Chuck Hagel | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics


These wars have cost more than 5,100 American lives; more than 35,000 have been wounded; a trillion dollars has been spent, with billions more departi...

Jay-Z To Give September 11th Benefit Concert In New York City

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — A benefit concert that rapper Jay-Z is planning for Sept. 11 is a step in the direction that his career – and life – is h...

After Waterboarding, Sept. 11 Planner Recast As An Asset for CIA, Leading "Terrorist Tutorials"

washingtonpost.com | Peter Finn, Joby Warrick and Julie Tate | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


After enduring the CIA's harshest interrogation methods and spending more than a year in the agency's secret prisons, Khalid Sheik Mohammed stood befo...

9/11 Memorial Preview Site Opening Near World Trade Center Site

AP | AMY WESTFELDT | Posted 09.18.2009 | New York


NEW YORK — Tourists coming to ground zero to see the Sept. 11 memorial often peer through a fenced-off construction site for a glimpse and ask s...

Bridges of Rhetoric and Suspicion

Abukar Arman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Abukar Arman

We must build bona fide bridges of understanding to significantly reduce elements hindering the ability of the US and Muslim world to work together on critical issues of mutual importance.