September-11

International Poll: Who Was Behind 9/11

by Haitham Sabbah September 11, 2008

A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 17 nations finds that majorities in only nine of them believe that al Qaeda was behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. In no country does a majority agree on another possible perpetrator, but in most countries significant minorities cite the US government itself and, in a few [...]

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New WTC tower design made public

by Haitham Sabbah June 30, 2005

New York officials released the latest design for the signature building at the World Trade Center site Wednesday after revising it to make the tower more secure.

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Wafa: Bin Laden’s niece – A material girl, not Madonna

by Haitham Sabbah April 18, 2005

Meet Wafa’a Bin Laden (or Wafah Binladin as she like to spell her name), niece of Osama bin Laden who wants to be an Arab version of Madonna. But a friend quoted in the New York Post said, “She wants to be a pop star but no record company will have her.”

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Terrorist Alerts

by Haitham Sabbah August 6, 2004

Most of the material regarding security systems and procedures at the five buildings was assembled prior to the 9/11/2001 attacks. Surely some security procedures have been changed since then. So government spokesmen were forced to respond to questions about the relevancy and immediacy of the material. “We know this is a terrorist organization that does its homework,” Homeland Security Czar Tom Ridge said. “Al Qaeda often plans well, well in advance. We also know that they like to update their information before a potential attack.”

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Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. Blind, Or A Coward?

by Haitham Sabbah July 4, 2004

One of the first things I did when I got back from vacation was to go see Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. It’s a brilliant piece of propaganda, entertaining and funny, and it skewers the president deliciously. But am I the only one to notice that in one critically important way, it entirely misses the boat [...]

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WTC Official Start of Construction

by Haitham Sabbah July 3, 2004

STAR-SPANGLED START FOR WTC. Nearly three years after the Twin Towers fell, a 20-ton block of granite will be set in place tomorrow to mark the official start of construction on the 1,776-foot tower that will rise on the site of the World Trade Center. The cornerstone-laying is “an incredible step for the rebuilding of [...]

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