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Resources for Information about 9•11•01 Attacks and Analysis of Government Responses, Historical Contexts and Ongoing Events Analysis of Incident/Miscellaneous Information Jane's Defense Weekly: "Chronic underfunding of US HUMINT plays role in intelligence failures" Washington Post: Flight paths of hijacked jets The New York Times: "Nation Plunges Into Fight With Enemy Hard to Identify" Washington Post: Security experts cite lax security at major airports The National Interest (publication of the Federation of American Scientists): Key figure in building 1993 World Trade Center bomb may have been Iraqi operative World Tribune.com:Architect of first World Trade Center bombing carried plans for airliner suicide crashes Washington Post :Dulles hijackers made Maryland their base --- story about hijackers Hani Hanjor and Majed Moqued, who spent time in Maryland prior to the attack on the Pentagon Washington Post: "A Fanatic's Quiet Path to Terror" --- profile of Mohamed Atta, the alleged pilot of the first plane to hit the World Trade Center Ramifications of Attacks and Plans for Future Actions Washington Post : "Braced for Jacksonian Ruthlessness" by Walter Russell Mead. History of Jacksonian response in the U.S. and how it might affect present situation. New York Times: "Some See U.S. as Vulnerable in Germ Attack" by Sheryl Gay Stolberg. Experts say U.S. is lacking in basic infrastructure in case of bioterrorist attack. Washington Post : "Biological, Chemical Threat is Termed Tricky, Complex" by David Brown. Analysis of various biological and chemical weapons and their potential as terrorist weapons against U.S. Reason: "What Happens Next? --- Six options beyond war and peace" Salon: "How the U.S. Will Fight" -A combination of special forces, lethal stealth, diplomacy and old-fashioned military power will be used to battle terrorists. Michael Kelly in Washington Post: "Pacifist Claptrap" - Analysis of pacifist response to current situation, with comparisons to England in World War II. The Christian Science Monitor: "A minority of Americans calls out - loudly - for peace" William Safire in Washington Post: "The Ultimate Enemy" - about Saddam Hussein's involvement with current international terrorism. Osama bin Laden US Government: Fact sheet on Osama bin Laden, 1998 BBC: Backgrounder on Osama bin Laden Bin Laden's "Declaration Of War Against The Americans Occupying The Land Of The Two Holy Places" Bin Laden's "Fatwah Urging War Against all Americans" Interview with Osama bin Laden, published in Nida'ul Islam, 1996 ABC News: profile on Osama bin Laden, including video interview with bin Laden by John Miller in 1998 Frontline: Hunting bin Laden Analysis of Middle East and Islamic World Thomas Friedman in The New York Times: Hama rules - Friedman writes about Syria's 1982 crackdown against its own extremists and other nations' relationship with fundamentalist Muslims and the United States Washington Post: The Crusaders' Giant Footprints - well-written history of Islamic sense of their history with the Christian crusaders, who tore apart the Muslim world 1,000 years ago Looking Back: U.S. Efforts Against Terrorism Joe Klein in The New Yorker: "CLOSEWORK - Why we couldn't see what was right in front of us." - analysis of military and presidential administration over the past decade. Reuel Marc Gerecht in The Atlantic Online: "The Counterterrorist Myth" - A former CIA operative explains why the terrorist Usama bin Ladin has little to fear from American intelligence." William Safire in The New York Times: "Advance the Story" - Safire details the connections with Iraqui-sponsored terrorism and the wearing of blinders about these stories by U.S. government officials. Anthrax and Bioterrorism Bin Laden 'bought anthrax for terror' - London Times article quoting convicted follower of Bin Laden who says the Al-Qaeda chief openly bought bacteria from labs in Eastern Europe and Asia Anthrax as a Biological Weapon - Extensive article and research in the Journal of the American Medical Association. World Antrax Data Site - data from the World Health Organization CDC: Public Health Preparedness and Response - ongoing information about Anthrax and other public health threats World Antrax Data Site - data from the World Health Organization Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program - from the Department of Defense The New York Times: On Many Fronts, Experts Plan for the Unthinkable: Biowarfare Analyzing George W. Bush as a Leader Andrew Sullivan in Salon:"Stand by Our Man": Is it too much to ask those who have long disliked Bush to take a moment and give him a chance? Salon: "Can Bush Channel Churchill?" Washington Post: "An Unvarnished President on Display" The New York Times: Wartime Rhetoric, analyzing Bush's ongoing comments about Bin Laden and terrorist attacks Washington Post: "Democrats for Dubya?" - Howard Kurtz column about George W. Bush - says some Gore loyalists are now saying that the former Texas governor is handling this crisis as well - and maybe better - than the former vice president would have. Eyewitness Accounts / Personal Experiences Account of American Airlines Flight 77, which was hijacked on a flight from Dulles Airport to Los Angeles and was flown into the Pentagon Washington Post: "Passengers' Actions May Have Helped Curbed Tragedy" --- story about United Airlines flight 93, which crashed into a field southeast of Pittsburgh MSNBC.com: "NYC's Worst Nightmare Comes True" --- account by reporter who was in World Trade Center at time of attack ABCNEWS.com: "Terror Victims' Names, Stories Emerge" The New York Times: "Instincts to Flee Competed With Instructions to Remain" --- story about people in World Trade Center USNEWS.com: Personal accounts by deputy national editor Lisa Stein and economics correspondent Noam Neusner Washington Post: September 11, 2001: Thousands’ Workaday Scenario Turned Surreal Chicago Tribune : "Lucky to be Alive," stories of people whose altered schedules saved their lives Foreign News Sources Islam Online - a portal about the Islamic world Pakistan News Service - news about the Pakistan/Afghanistan region from a Pakistani perspective The Frontier Post From Peshawar Pakistan - another Pakistani news source for English-speaking readers Al-Ahram Weekly - Egyptian news source Iran News - Tehran-based perspective of news in region BBC - the venerable news source from Britain Jane's Information Group - defense-related articles from the premier source in the U.K. The Jerusalem Post - up-to-the minute reports from Israel Palestine Chronicle - Palestinian perspective on the Middle East and world events Photography and Multimedia Camera Works on WashingtonPost.com: Photographs of the incidents in New York and Washington and Flash sequence of the fall of the twin towers MSNBC: "Attack on America" - ongoing comprehensive coverage, with videos and still photos The New York Times: "Slide Shows" (linked from the Times front page) and "Remains of the Day," an online presentation of the New York Times Magazine issue New York Daily News: Images from New York's picture newspaper Time.com: Photo essays with world reactions, rescue efforts and more CNN: Interactive map of attack WebcamNow.com: Photographs by John Labriola from inside the World Trade Center of the evacuation from one of the towers and subsequent collapse of the buildings Photo District News: News about photographers covering story in New York City EditorialPhoto.com: Give assistance to photographers affected by terrorist attack The New Yorker: Portfolio: Ground Zero photographs by Joel Meyerowitz, Susan Meiselas and Gilles Peress Passenger Lists Yahoo: partial passenger list as compiled by Associated Press To Give Blood: American Red Cross    1-800-HELP-NOW New York Blood Center    1-800-933-BLOOD To Make Financial Contributions: American Red Cross    1-800-HELP-NOW United Way   1-212-251-4035 Salvation Army    1-800-SAL-ARMY Give assistance to photographers affected by terrorist attack Volunteer Services (New York): FEMA World Trade Center Relief 1-800-801-8092 Other Relief Information Yahoo: Relief and emergency contact information