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NYC jury awards $5.46M to 1993 WTC bombing victim

A jury on Thursday awarded $5.46 million to a woman who was trapped underground and injured when terrorists detonated a car bomb beneath the World Trade Center in 1993.

Exhibit explores 9/11 impact on NYC's immigrants

A new exhibit explores the impact of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York's immigrant communities.

1993 WTC bomb victim testifies about her ordeal

A woman seeking millions for injuries suffered in the 1993 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center testified Tuesday that she almost lost her will to live while she lay trapped and bleeding in the rubble, heat and smoke.

Ramp that was gateway to ground zero coming down

A ramp that has carried Sept. 11 victims and their mourners, the president and the pope in and out of ground zero is coming down.

Steel cross installed near Flight 93 site in Pa.

As hundreds of firefighters bowed their heads in prayer, a cross made out of steel from the World Trade Center was dedicated Sunday near where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed into the ground on Sept. 11.

WTC Bombing Ended Age of Innocence

The 1993 World Trade Center bombing left a giant crater in the basement of the 110-story twin towers and an even larger hole in the nation's sense of security.

Lawyers Debate Blame Over '93 WTC Attack

The agency that owns the World Trade Center was itself a victim in the 1993 bombing on the building and shouldn't bear the brunt of the blame, a lawyer told an appeals court.

Cornerstone of NYC Freedom Tower Removed

Even the symbol of new beginnings at ground zero wasn't immune from the realities of redesign and renegotiation. The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower, the soaring skyscraper that will replace the fallen twin towers at the World Trade Center, was quietly and temporarily removed from the site Friday, nearly two years after it was laid with much fanfare.

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Where do you try the 9/11 terrorists?

Let's use logic on this subject. The target chosen was civilian. Therefore, it should be tried in civilian courts. It worked out fine from the 1993 bombing of the WTC. The USS Cole is another matter. That was a military target. Military court.

Krauthammer: 9/11 Trial Will Be 2nd Half of the Terror Attack: Al-Qaeda's Forum to Proclaim It's Ideology to the World
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"Unconscionable" is how Charles Krauthammer described the decision by Attorney General Eric Holder and the Obama administration to decide to grant 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, along with four of his al-Qaeda terrorist cohorts, the constitutional rights of an Amer …

USS New York comes to life; ship born of 7.5 tons of World Trade Center steel
Source: NY Daily News

The $1 billion amphibious transport dock carries 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow stem.

Hot Air: An anniversary to forget, and to remember: Carter's Iranian Hostage Cave-in
Source: Hot Air

Thirty years ago today, American prestige and credibility hit its nadir when we allowed Iran to sack our embassy in Tehran and hold dozens of Americans hostage for 444 days.

NYC Coaltion for Accountability NOW:The Turning Point; NYC WTC 9/11 Denied Ballot Initiative's lessons and new strategy.
Source: nyccan.org

Lessons Learned.80,000 signatures denied. NYC's dying 1st responders denied treatment and justice.Inspite of the will of the people.Abandonment.Malfeasance and avarice. What holds our movement back from embracing what works?What do we do? A Multi-Tiered Strategy

Entrepreneur Larry Silverstein 'had enough'
Source: http://tachyonbursts.blogspot.com/

Entrepreneur Larry Silverstein lost his bid for more billions as the judge for the U.S. Southern District ruled that 'he had enough'.

Obama is Just a Slave
Source: english.pravda.ru

The cheers of crowds in the US and the ROW ("Rest of the World") upon hearing the news of the election of the first black US president are still ringing in my ears. How happy, no, how elated all those folks were! Their joy knew no bounds.

New York homes raided in terrorism probe
Source: Yahoo! News

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police and the FBI raided homes in the borough of Queens early on Monday as part of an investigation into suspected terrorism, focusing on one man who has been under surveillance, officials said.

3 big 9-11 hypotheses - (1) Men in Caves, (2) US Allowed It (3) US Did It for OIL, POWER
Source: MWC News

8 years down the track since 9-11, 3 major hypotheses for 9-11 guilt remain: (1) the absurd official Bush version of Men in Caves, (2) US Allowed It (like Pearl Harbor) & (3) US (+ Israelis) did it for oil & global hegemony

Obama Website Calls Opponents "Right-Wing Domestic Terrorists" :Promotes "fight back against our own" on "Patriot Day"(9/11)
Source: Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com

Heritage's Rory Cooper notes a page — since removed in now standard Obama memory hole fashion — on the Obama website that called opponents to Plan Obama "Right-Wing Domestic Terrorists who are subverting the American Democratic Process." The post on BarackObama.com call …

A Bit of History: "Lessons of first WTC bombing"
Source: BBC News

(Note: This was from 2003, but still relevant today): "Ten years ago, a bomb exploded in the car park of the World Trade Center building in New York, killing six and injuring over 1,000. Six men are serving life imprisonment as a result.

Mohamed Atta confronts the historic Muslim monuments and modern high-rises of Cairo. (3) - By Daniel Brook - Slate Magazine
Source: Slate

This is part 3 of a great 3 part essay about the academic work of Mohamed Atta, the pilot of one of the two airliners that were crashed into the World Trade Center towers on September the 11th, 2001.

Mohamed Atta confronts the historic Muslim monuments and modern high-rises of Cairo. (2) - By Daniel Brook - Slate Magazine
Source: Slate

This is part 2 of a great 3 part essay about the academic work of Mohamed Atta, the pilot of one of the two airliners that were crashed into the World Trade Center towers on September the 11th, 2001.

Mohamed Atta confronts the historic Muslim monuments and modern high-rises of Cairo. (1) - By Daniel Brook - Slate Magazine
Source: Slate

This is part 1 of a great 3 part essay about the academic work of Mohamed Atta, the pilot of one of the two airliners that were crashed into the World Trade Center towers on September the 11th, 2001.

9/11 Rumors & Hoaxes-- and Facts
Source: New Urban Legends

After 9/11, rumors were flying. Some were really far-fetched-- others believeable. Here the "Urban Legends' site looks into some of the more common ones. Most of these have died out-- but I believe some are still circulating today.

Trade Center Wreckage Finds New Purpose in Memorials
Source: The New York Times

When Jeff Cox, a 15-year-old candidate for the rank of Eagle Scout in Windermere, Fla., approached the small town's mayor with park improvement ideas to help earn a badge, the mayor informed him that those projects were already covered.

What Hit the Pentagon?
Source: journalof911studies.com

The debate about what hit the Pentagon continues after many years. This paper points out that continuing debate plays into the hands of the perpetrators. The paper suggests that contradictory evidence has been supplied to the public for the purpose of keeping the debate going.

Hundreds of WTC 9/11 first responders die of cancer
Source: russiatoday.com

New York's emergency services were among the first on the scene of the 9/11 disaster but put their personal safety in jeopardy. Those involved in the rescue and clean-up operation quickly became national heroes.

Prof Niels Harrit, nanothermite explosive demolition of WTC on 9-11 & cover-up how & why
Source: Davidraygriffin.com

Science shows nanothermite explosive demolition of 3 WTC buildings on 9-11 - but how and why has the US cover-up been effected with global mainstream complicity? Psychological blocking, trauma-based knowledge?

Mounting evidence for disbelieving Bush, Obama version of 9-11 but no outcry for inquiry
Source: MWC News

Scientific evidence has increased extraordinarily that the official Bush Administration (now Obama Administration) version of 9-11 is false - but there is no public outcry for a proper , definitive inquiry into who did 9-11.

Who Is Ground Zero's Ombudsman?
Source: www.globest.com

Over the past few days, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Silverstein Properties Inc. and the politicians who support them, have all raised the volume higher. The main players, including Gov.

Ground Zero - endless negotiations between the Port Authority and Larry Silverstein over the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site
Source: momandpopnyc.blogspot.com

Can you believe all of the endless negotiations between the Port Authority and Larry Silverstein over the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site? The site, which by all means should be considered sacred ground-and a place for a national memorial to remember those who lost thei …

Port to Silverstein: Here's the Land, Now Build on it
Source: www.globest.com

That decision led to the Port being ordered to pay Silverstein $14.5 million in late penalties. By that following December 2008, the Port lost another arbitration decision, costing it $49.5 million.

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