Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2008 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13864/the_truth_about_sept._11/ Americans need a full, open, publicly televised investigation into 9/11, and we needed it last October. We deserve honest answers to the following still-unanswered questions. Wed, 11 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Ted Rall, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/14068/the_return_of_irony/ The decline of poitical satire in the aftermath of Sept. 11 has proved to be short-lived. Bush, Ashcroft, and terrorism are now fair game on the late-night talk show circuit. Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Daniel Kurtzman, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/14073/fallout%3A_the_hidden_environmental_consequences_of_9_11/ Environmental and city officials repeatedly withheld clear evidence of toxic contamination around Ground Zero for political reasons. Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Juan Gonzalez, In These Times http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/14080/it%26%23146%3Bs_still_a_free_country/ A new book of essays, speeches and personal testimonials urges Americans to defend the Bill of Rights from attack by the Bush Administration. Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT John K. Wilson, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/14082/it%27s_empire_versus_democracy/ In this excerpt from the book, "It's a Free Country," Tom Hayden explains how conservatives are playing patriot games with the nation's future. Tue, 10 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Tom Hayden, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/14069/off_the_beaten_9_11_path/ The events of 9/11 should be commemorated not with patriotism or mass despair, but with a call for peace and compassion.  And activists across the country plan to do exactly that. Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Sean Gonsalves, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/14028/casualties_of_consensus/ The memory of the World Trade Center is up for grabs right now, and the debate over a memorial will galvanize the struggle to win the right to tell the towers’ story. Wed, 04 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Sandy Zipp, In These Times http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/14022/terrorism_and_the_english_language/ This year's crop of terrorism books offers thrills over insight. Tue, 03 Sep 2002 00:00:00 PDT Lorraine Adams, Washington Monthly http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13979/one_year_later%3A_unintended_consequences_of_9_11_and_the_war_on_terrorism/ The costs have been enormously expensive on many fronts, but the final dangerous outcome of the "war on terrorism" is the ascending chance of a war against Iraq. Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT John Tirman, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13981/flag-draped_voyeurism/ At ground zero, Americans suck the last morsel of flavor from the most exciting day they will ever know. Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT Michelle Goldberg, Salon http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13960/taking_flight_from_air_travel/ Forced to use other means of transportation post-9/11, travelers realized just how annoying flying really is. Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT Geov Parrish, WorkingForChange.com http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13928/too_hot_to_handle/ The New York Fire Department suffered a communications breakdown on Sept. 11, and hundreds of firefighters died. Why are so many journalists ignoring the story? Mon, 26 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT Eric Boehlert, Salon http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13876/the_insecurities_project/ In a unique response to post-9/11 security measures, one visual artist is collecting the unwanted photos people take at airport security gates to prove that their cameras are indeed cameras. Wed, 21 Aug 2002 00:00:00 PDT Dan Rubinstein, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13713/peddling__9_11%3A_get_yer_tragedy_here%21/ In little more than a month, we'll again be buried in the rubble of maudlin, insincere, profit-making reminders of last September. Tue, 30 Jul 2002 00:00:00 PDT Craig Williams, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13316/spying_and_lying%3A_the_fbi%27s_dirty_secrets/ There has never been an accounting of how much of the FBI's resources are devoted to policing the constitutionally protected activities of our citizens. The time is now. Thu, 06 Jun 2002 00:00:00 PDT Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13217/why_warnings_fell_on_deaf_ears/ For the Bush administration, the Cold War never ended -- so al-Qaeda had to get in line behind more serious enemies. Fri, 24 May 2002 00:00:00 PDT Jason Vest, deleted http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13219/amerisnitch/ In an era of heightened surveillance, "Neigborhood Watch" might mean the little old lady next door is a government informant. Fri, 24 May 2002 00:00:00 PDT Bill Berkowitz, The Progressive http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/13081/new_bill_could_make_it_tough_for_iranian_tourists_to_get_visas/ A bill in Congress -- requiring the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to approve certain visas -- could create a de facto travel ban for ordinary citizens from Iran. Wed, 08 May 2002 00:00:00 PDT Donal Brown, Pacific News Service http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/12949/paranoia_over_privacy/ How is a sense of security retained in an environment embedded with hidden policies and clauses that come to the foreground only after the fact? The same security measures put in place to protect our privacy have the capacity to strip them. Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PDT Chris Fitzpatrick, PopMatters http://www.alternet.org/911oneyearlater/12950/a_tale_of_two_%22terrorists%22/ The cases of Zacarias Moussaoui and Lori Berenson reflect the double standard of the Bush administration when it comes to international tribunals. Wed, 24 Apr 2002 00:00:00 PDT Andrew Reding, Pacific News Service