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Al-Qaeda, Iran, 9/11 and The Onion

By Ahsan Butt Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:22AM UTC View Comments

I could not believe when I read this news report (via @Omar Waraich). The report claims that an English language al-Qaeda magazine (?) is upset with Iran and its president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Why? Because Ahmadinejad, by claiming that 9/11 was a conspiracy, is taking credit away from al-Qaeda. In the latest issue of the al...

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Things we miss about travel before 9/11

By Jo Lane Thu, Sep 15, 2011 7:37PM UTC View Comments

Matadornetwork.com listed 22 things they missed about travel before 9/11. A lot of these refer specifically to U.S. travel, so I’ve pulled out nine that could refer to travel all over the world, although you don’t have to remove your shoes everywhere yet. See http://matadornetwork.com for the full list. I’ve kept their numbers for your...

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An account from 9/11

By Gavin Atkins Sun, Sep 11, 2011 8:25PM UTC View Comments

Penelope Trunk is never dull, and one of the better writers blogging today. This first-hand account of her experience in New York ten years ago is well worth the read....

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9/11 is marked worldwide with reflection, prayers

By AP News Sun, Sep 11, 2011 5:48PM UTC View Comments

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A mother in Malaysia greeted her dead son. People in Manila left roses for the victim who helped give them homes. And mourners in Tokyo stood before a piece of steel from Ground Zero, remembering the 23 bank employees who never made it out alive. A decade after 9/11, the...

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Pakistan bans bin Laden home visits ahead of 9/11

By AP News Fri, Sep 09, 2011 2:52PM UTC View Comments

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is preventing foreign journalists and other visitors from getting close to the house of slain al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Abbottabad police officer Mohammed Arif said on Friday that several foreigners, including a Danish diplomat and two French journalists, were...

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