9/11

How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens • Stateline

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, transformed how American intelligence and law enforcement agencies collect, share and analyze information. Twenty-five years later, that infrastructure has merged with a digital world capable of generating vast amounts of data about Americans — and artificial intelligence is making it easier to connect and analyze that information. The result is a surveillance system far more powerful than anything imaginable in 2001, raising new questions about privacy, policing and civil liberties.

‘War on terror’: How 9/11 changed the language of conflict

The events of September 11, 2001 spawned a new lexicon which effectively sanitised the erosion of human rights.

9/11の3年前に「爆発物を積んだ航空機」の脅威を米CIAが警告　機密文書公開で明らかに - BBCニュース

2001年9月11日の米同時多発攻撃の3年前に、武装勢力「アルイアイダ」が、「爆発物を積んだ航空機を米国内の都市に突入させる」可能性があると、米情報当局者が指摘していたことが、同攻撃から25年を迎えた11日に新たに機密解除された文書で明らかになった。

CIA warned of threat of 'explosive airplane' years before 9/11, documents show

The spy agency released 71 declassified presidential briefings, with one showing it had thought Al Qaeda's plans were 'widely known' by extremists.

Opinion | 9/11 took Islamophobia mainstream in America – and things have only gotten worse

Although I have always had kind and mostly tolerant neighbors, the effects of widespread Islamophobia have touched my life intimately.

Trump and Hegseth use 9/11 memorial remarks at Pentagon to defend war on Iran

President and defense secretary try to link worst terrorist attack in US history to current unpopular war

They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE

After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.

Since 9/11, Fear Has Driven Our Politics. Don’t Let It Drive The Next 25 Years.

Twenty-five years ago today I was woken up by a phone call from a close friend, who, like me, grew up in New York and, like me, was now living in California. She told me that something horrible had…

Questions Grow Over FBI Investigation of Omar al-Bayoumi 25 Years After 9/11 — ProPublica

FBI agents quickly identified a Saudi suspect who helped two of the 9/11 hijackers. But families of the victims are demanding to know what happened in the bureau’s investigation of Omar al-Bayoumi.

“We’ve Been Told There’s Another Plane in the Air and It’s Heading Here”

A 9/11 remembrance and thank you.

Facing Islamophobia, Mamdani Keeps Focus on 9/11 Victims

In recent weeks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has visited firehouses around New York City as part of an effort to direct the public’s attention toward the victims, and away from himself.

The Anti-Mamdani 9/11 Bigotry Has Become the Stupidest News Cycle Yet

Bigoted City councilmembers and pathetic Wall Street Journal blowhards are melting down over the stupidest nonsense.

The Other Victims of 9/11

Twenty-five years after the attack, tens of thousands of people have gotten sick. I am one of them.

NYPD Muslim spying led to no leads, terror cases | The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — In more than six years of spying on Muslim neighborhoods, eavesdropping on conversations and cataloguing mosques, the New York

9/11 Document Portal

Confronting New York City's Lies About Toxic Air After 9/11

Plus, a selection of some of the best writing on 9/11, and more news to take you into the weekend.

Mayor Mamdani releases 170K documents related to post-9/11 air quality

The Mamdani administration said the public was misled about health risks after the attacks.

How 9/11 Made Everyone a Conspiracy Theorist

Crackpot theories were once the stuff of shortwave radio, but September 11 unleashed the Age of Alex Jones.

Today We Must Finally Remember What The 9/11 Commemorations Ignore

Righteous victimhood fueled the War on Terror. 25 years later, we also have to remember all of those slain under its banner