On AlterNet: september 11

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "september 11"

3 Anti-Authoritarian TV Shows that Grapple with America's Security State

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd, AlterNet. October 2, 2011.

Three new shows examine ways the USA Patriot Act can play out in our daily lives.

Is the Saudi Royal Family Connected to 9/11 Hijackers?

Russ Baker, WhoWhatWhy.com. September 22, 2011.

New evidence links the Saudi royal family to Saudis in South Florida, who reportedly had contact with the 9/11 hijackers before fleeing the US prior to the attacks.

"I Stayed to Fight" -- Being a Muslim Immigrant in Post 9/11 America

Mona Eltahawy, Comment Is Free. September 9, 2011.

Watching the twin towers crumble on live television was the start of my deep bond with America that will endure the hate.

The 9/11 Story I Choose to Tell: We All Belong to Each Other

Rinku Sen, Colorlines.com. September 7, 2011.

This is the lesson of 9/11 for me. I can’t call myself a person who values inclusion and compassion and then pick and choose those whom I accept.

Why Is There a Christian Cross at the 9/11 Memorial (But No Representation of Other Faiths or Atheism)?

Dave Silverman, Comment Is Free. August 2, 2011.

Religious symbols of any type have no place at the World Trade Center memorial unless they represent all faiths--and those of no faith--equally.

Powder Keg? Glenn Beck Groupies, Oath Keepers and Tea Partiers to Collide with Black Family Reunion

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. September 11, 2010.

What will happen when thousands of Tea Partiers likely toting offensive signs come into contact with attendees of the annual Black Family Reunion?

Let's Make September 11 a Day of Peace

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. September 10, 2010.

The ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States should serve as a moment to reflect on tolerance.

9/11 Plotters Will Be Tried in New York

Agence France PresseNovember 13, 2009.

The trial will be held not far from Ground Zero, once the site of the World Trade Center destroyed by two hijacked planes in the September 11 attacks.

9/11: The Day America Embraced a Metaphor of War

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, The Nation. September 11, 2008.

We should not only remember 9/11. We should remember how the politicization of 9/11 locked us into a "war on terror" that has wrought more terror.

Supreme Court to Bush: You Are Not Above the Law, Gitmo Detainees Have Right to Habeas Corpus

Liliana Segura, AlterNet. June 13, 2008.

After a six-year battle that cut to the Constitution's core, a look at how advocates for Gitmo prisoners won a major victory against Bush.

In Gitmo's Legal Otherworld, 9/11 Trial Defendants Cry Torture

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 9, 2008.

While much reporting after last week's arraignments focused on KSM's desire to be executed, torture itself is on trial at GuantÃ¡namo Bay.

In Shadow of 9/11 Arraignment, an Afghan Fantasist Faces Trial

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. June 5, 2008.

GuantÃ¡namo prisoner Mohammed Hashim's delusions of grandeur have led the Pentagon to charge him with "providing material support for terrorism."

Six Charged with 9/11 Murders: Why Now? And What About the Torture?

Andy Worthington, Andy Worthington's Blog. February 13, 2008.

As the Bush administration announces it will seek the death penalty against six detainees, concerns about GuantÃ¡namo seem to be swept aside.

Creeping Fascism: From Nazi Germany to Post 9/11 America

Ray McGovern, Consortium News. December 29, 2007.

Americans today are seeing the same sheepish submissiveness that characterized Germany after the burning of the Reichstag.

Tom Hanks Tells Hollywood Whopper in 'Charlie Wilson's War'

Melissa Roddy, AlterNet. December 21, 2007.

Hollywood wants to avoid a key truth about 9/11.

A Preview of General Petraeus' DC Dog-and-Pony Show

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. September 4, 2007.

A reality check in anticipation of General Petraeus' Iraq dog-and-pony show.

General Petraeus on Iraq: Always Partisan, Always Wrong

Brent Budowsky, The Hill. September 1, 2007.

It's hard to overstate how wrong Petraeus has been in his previous tours of duty in Iraq.