Tag: September 11
Chaos, controversy mark latest military commission hearings in Guantanamo
The alleged plotters behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks were back in court this week, but quickly the hearings became less about the accused and more about the court itself. Some unknown entity censored the court's audio broadcast, which infuriated the defense and the judge, who ordered it not happen again....
Guantanamo pre-trial hearings begin for alleged masterminds of 9/11 attacks
Pre-trial hearings began Monday in the case against five men accused of terrorism, including Khalid Sheik Mohammed. But a reporter from the Miami Herald says the hearings could be complicated by questions about how the defendants were detained....
Clinton combative, 'commanding' during testimony to Congress on Benghazi attack
After the attacks on Benghazi, members of the U.S. Congress demanded Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appear before them to answer questions about how the deadly attacks happened. In testimony Wednesday, Clinton took responsibility, but said she wants to move forward to prevent future attacks....
As Khalid Sheikh Mohammed terror trial continues, commission faces 'impossible' task
The military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay is hearing the case of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Experts say the judges will have a difficult time conducting a trial that is viewed as legitimate in spit of serious obstacles....
VIDEO: Somber memorial mark 11th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
The 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was not marked with speeches, but rather with somber silence. With the exception of one memorial in Pennsylvania, memorials to the about 3,000 people who died in the violent terrorists attacks were marked with reading of names, laying of wreaths and moments of silence....
Mistaken for Muslims, Sikhs face growing persecution in post-9/11 world
Sunday's shooting in Oak Creek, Wis., is not the first act of violence perpetrated against Sikh Americans in recent years. In the wake of Sept. 11, Sikh communities have suffered an increased number of violent acts and countless incidents of general discrimination....
Defendants in military tribunal over 9/11 attacks set to return to court
Saturday marks the return to court of five men accused of playing various roles in the attack that took down the World Trade Center, damaged the Pentagon and sent a jetliner meant for the White House or the Capitol into a Pennsylvania field. The arraignment and a related hearing will be held at the U.S. Naval Base in Cuba....
5 changes a former TSA administrator wants to make airport security easier, better
Former Transportation Security Administration administrator Kip Hawley says the current airport security system is broken. He suggests air travel would be safer if banned items such as knives, lighters and liquids were allowed and officers focused more on real security threats....
Muslim American NYPD Cadet Mohammad Salman Hamdani left off 9/11 memorial list
When Mohammad Salman Hamdani heard about the terrorist attacks on 9/11, the NYPD cadet and trained paramedic rushed to Ground Zero to help out. He died in the wreckage. But because he wasn't yet an NYPD officer, he's been left off the list of first responders who died in the attack....
Documentary questions whether FBI ID'd right suspect in anthrax attack
A new documentary from PBS Frontline looks at the FBI's investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks and asks whether they found the perpetrator....
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