2009年9月10日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


New York's Sept 11 museum to display hijacker perspective (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 04:49 PM PDT

Two men identified by authorities as Mohammed Atta (R) and Abdulaziz Alomari (C) pass through airport security on September 11, 2001. REUTERS/Portland Police Department/HandoutReuters - A museum dedicated to the September 11 attacks will display written quotations drawn from "martyrdom" videos made by the hijackers, along with witness testimonials that will be screened to prevent sympathizers from praising the perpetrators, museum officials said on Thursday.


On 9/11, day of mourning becomes day of service (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 02:56 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 photo, a passerby takes a picture of a tree uprooted in Central Park after a fast-moving storm in New York, Americans planned beach cleanups, packages for soldiers and save-the-tree fundraisers along with familiar remembrances in three cities to mark eight years since the attacks of Sept. 11, the first time the anniversary was named a national day of service. Sue Katz, a tour bus guide in New York City, planned a walking tour in Central Park to raise money for the hundreds of century-old trees toppled by a recent storm.  (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Americans planned beach cleanups, packages for soldiers and save-the-tree fundraisers along with familiar remembrances in three cities to mark eight years since the attacks of Sept. 11, the first time the anniversary was named a national day of service.


Pakistan envoy in Denver to discuss terrorism (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 12:29 PM PDT

AP - Pakistan's ambassador to the United States is taking part in a panel discussion on the fight against terrorism.

Biden to mark Sept. 11 anniversary in New York (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 12:17 PM PDT

AP - The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will travel to New York on Friday to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Al-Qaeda damaged but still a threat to US (AFP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 07:08 AM PDT

Members of Congress participate in a remembrance ceremony to honor the victims of 9/11/2001 at the US Capitol on September 9, in Washington, DC. Eight years after the September 11 attacks, a weakened Al-Qaeda remains a tenacious enemy, US officials say, but Americans are growing weary of the fight against terror.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mark Wilson)AFP - Eight years after the September 11 attacks, a weakened Al-Qaeda remains a tenacious enemy, US officials say, but Americans are growing weary of the fight against terror.


Card, Ex-Bush Aide, to Decide Kennedy Seat Run After Sept. 11 (Bloomberg)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 09:01 PM PDT

Bloomberg - Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Andrew Card, White House chief of staff for former President George W. Bush, said he won’t decide whether to seek the Massachusetts Senate seat held by the late Edward Kennedy until after tomorrow, the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the U.S.

Museum scours world for new videos of 9/11 attacks (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2009 10:05 AM PDT

This undated image taken from a computer screen and provided by the 'National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World trade Center,' shows an example of the interactive feature of the site where the public can choose images to view and read stories to read from the events of Sept. 11, 2001. Visitors are also encouraged to add to the collection should they have photos, video or remembrances of that day. (AP Photo/National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World trade Center)AP - A camera in Brooklyn points through a chain-link fence at black smoke pouring from one skyscraper, while a plane pierces another. Papers fly through the sky; some of them end up in the filmmakers' hands.


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