February 10, 2010 – 4:08 pm
After all this time, still shocking and saddening Newly released aerial photos of the World Trade Center terror attack capture the towers’ dramatic collapse, from just after the first fiery plane strike to the apocalyptic dust clouds that spread over lower Manhattan and its harbor. The images were taken from a police helicopter — the […]
November 13, 2009 – 10:00 am
File this under “are you fracking kidding me?” Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, and four other men accused in the plot will be prosecuted in federal court in New York City, a federal law enforcement official said early on Friday. As Jammie Wearing Fool points out, this is going […]
October 13, 2009 – 6:18 pm
Sweet! The USS NY is, in some ways, heading home, even though this is its maiden voyage. The Navy’s latest amphibious ship was built in Avondale, just outside New Orleans, by shipbuilders who continued working through Hurricane Katrina to get the job done. They knew their mission was special. The ship contains seven and a […]
September 11, 2009 – 1:15 pm
September 11, 2009 – 8:44 am
This is Brooke Alexandra Jackman. She was born August 28, 1978. She was murdered by Islamic extremists September 11, 2001, while at work at Cantor Fitzgerald where she worked as an assistant trader. She was 23. After reading so many touching stories and tributes about Brooke, I feel I almost know her. Her smile is […]
September 10, 2009 – 7:57 am
The House and Senate did good! US lawmakers Wednesday paid tribute to the passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 who fought back against hijackers to stop it possibly hitting the Capitol in the September 11, 2001 attacks. “In memory of the passengers and crew of Flight 93 whose brave sacrifice on September 11, 2001 not […]
September 9, 2009 – 8:28 am
The New Republic admits what we already knew: Democrats are Truthers (via Jonah Goldberg) Jones was wrong, actually, in disavowing his support for 9/11 conspiracy theory. He signed the document, which can only mean that he supports the idea that 9/11 was planned, or that the Bushies knew something more than they have said, or […]
August 2, 2009 – 9:39 am
Remember how The Politico headlined their story based on a Daily Kos (snicker)/Research 2000 poll? 58 percent of GOP not sure/doubt Obama born in US And the story A whopping 58 percent of Republicans either think Barack Obama wasn’t born in the US (28 percent) or aren’t sure (30 percent). A mere 42 percent think […]
April 28, 2009 – 9:19 am
The context As secret missions go, this one was a flop. On Monday morning, one of the 747s used to ferry around the U.S. president was dispatched to the Statue of Liberty, escorted by a fighter jet. Assignment: Get some fresh glamour shots of the plane. The Air Force said the flight needed to remain […]
September 11, 2008 – 7:00 am
Let us also remember the people, our neighbors, our friends, our loved ones, our countrymen, who were lost that day fondly. We can remember them by saying “never again.” We can remember them by not allowing the Muslim fanatics, who have the stated intention of destroying modern civilization, to do just that. We can remember […]
