Court sanctions lawyers behind September 11 conspiracy case (Reuters) - A federal appeals court sanctioned two California lawyers on Thursday over a lawsuit they filed, dismissed as frivolous, that accused former officials in the Bush administration of allowing the September 11 Pentagon attack to occur as part of a broad conspiracy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ordered the two lawyers to pay ,000 total in sanctions in addition to ... Read More...
Number of Cops With Cancer Way Up After 9/11 Almost three times more NYPD officers have applied for disability pensions tied to cancer post-September 11, 2011, the New York Post reports , with an average of six per year prior jumping to sixteen. Data from the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association says 297 cops have been diagnosed with cancer after working at ground zero, and that the average age of the sick officers is just 44. Fifty-six ... Read More...
WTC museum cost overrun baffles NYC mayor (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday admitted he could not figure out who owed money to whom in a dispute over paying for the National September 11 Museum. Clashes over financing and designing the rebuilding of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, which includes the museum, have delayed construction by years, driving costs up by billions of dollars. "I just ... Read More...
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9-11 - Hard to Convince Otherwise
It is disappointing to see the swell of vitriol of those who would question the official story of the 9/11 attacks. Blind obeisance to the government and to the mainstream media denotes neither intelligence nor patriotism. Indeed, it's the admission of difficult questions of our institutions of authority into the public forum and the rigorous, honorable debate of these questions that are the hallmarks of an educated and patriotic citizenry.
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We Must Not Forget 9-11
I will never forget the images on my TV screen on the fateful day of September 11, 2001. It was morning on the west coast, and I awoke to see the first tower smoldering. While my eyes were fixed on this horrible sight, to my disbelief, a plane hit the second tower. And then the final blow of the day when each of the buildings fell to the ground. America was under attack.
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9-11 and The New York Stock Exchange
No event in American history was as dramatic as the attacks of September 11, 2001. When the attack on Pearl Harbor happened, we had live radio broadcasts bringing updates, and the next days newspaper how photographs of the carnage, but with 9/11, we had live, crystal clear television pictures beamed right into our living rooms. While we still take pause to think of that horrendous day, the world's financial markets took a hit like they never have Read More...