13 Beachwood: 9/11

"Had I been reading to children and had my top aide whispered in my ear, `America is under attack,' I would have told those kids very politely and nicely that the president of the United States had something that he needed to attend to," Kerry said.

"Had I been reading to children and had my top aide whispered in my ear, `America is under attack,' I would have told those kids very politely and nicely that the president of the United States had something that he needed to attend to," Kerry said. (L.A. Times)

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Flight 93 hijacker: 'Shall we finish it off?'

The passengers continued with their assault, trying to break through the cockpit door. At 10:02 a.m. and 23 seconds, a hijacker said, "Pull it down! Pull it down!"

"The hijackers remained at the controls but must have judged that the passengers were only seconds from overcoming them," the report concludes.

"The airplane headed down; the control wheel was turned hard to the right. The airplane rolled onto its back, and one of the hijackers began shouting, 'Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest.'

"With the sounds of the passenger counter-attack continuing, the aircraft plowed into an empty field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 580 miles per hour, about 20 minutes' flying time from Washington, D.C." (CNN)

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Rebuilding begins at Ground Zero

Rebuilding begins at Ground Zero---A ceremony has been held in New York to mark the start of building on the skyscraper which will replace the destroyed World Trade Center.
A 20-ton block of granite was laid as a cornerstone of the Freedom Tower, which is planned to be the tallest building in the world at 1,776 feet (541m).
Its height reflects the date of US independence, while the ceremony was held on Independence Day. (BBC)

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Agent Tried to Give 9/11 Info to FBI

Agent Tried to Give 9/11 Info to FBI---More than a year before 9/11, CIA officials prevented an FBI agent working with the CIA from passing vital information to his agency on two suspected al Qaeda members — men who later would become Sept. 11 hijackers. (ABC news)

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Bush Says He Answered All Questions From 9/11 Panel

Bush Says He Answered All Questions From 9/11 Panel--- The White House was repeatedly asked in advance of the session asked why Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney found it necessary to appear together before the panel; why they would not testify under oath, and why no formal transcript would be made.
Mr. McClellan, in his latest replies to such queries, sought to portray the appearance of Mr. Bush and Mr. Cheney as informal and informational, rather than confrontational.
"This is a good opportunity for the president and vice president to sit down together with the commission," Mr. McClellan said. "This is not an adversarial process. We're all working together to learn the lessons of Sept. 11." (New York Times)

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Bush undergoes 9/11 questioning

Bush undergoes 9/11 questioning---(Bush and Cheney) were not under oath and no recording was made at the private meeting at the White House which lasted more than three hours. (BBC)
What a sad fucking joke. Bush and Cheney refused to appear under oath or have their testimonies recorded. Sounds like they really have nothing to hide. Nixon was an open book compared to these guys. Sadder yet, a large part of America still thinks that Bush is a down home straight-shooter who was called to do God's will. God bless America, the land of the pridefully ignorant. Is it too early to start drinking? The headmaster weeps for our children.

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