Andy Isolano was getting ready to go home after putting in a full day's work as a firefighter in New York City when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Firefighters working the day shift were dispatched to the crash site, Isolano said. Isolano said he...
New Book Claims CIA & Saudi Arabia Conspired to Shroud 9/11 Details
As the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches, people continue to offer their theories of what happened. Newsweek reports on a new book, The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark: The CIA, NSA, and the Crimes of the War on Terror, looking into the latest theories. “(Authors) John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski...
TSA Tracks Regular Travelers Like Terrorists In Quiet Skies Program
Criticism is mounting over a new domestic surveillance program called "Quiet Skies" that targets ordinary U.S. citizens not suspected of a crime or on any terrorist watch list. The previously undisclosed program specifically targets travelers who “are not under investigation by any agency and are not in the Terrorist Screening Data Base,”...
Muslim Candidates Run in Record Numbers But Face Backlash
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long-serving congressman from her own political party. When Tahirah Amatul-Wadud heard about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's stunning upset over U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's Democratic primary last month, the first-time candidate...
Saudis Can’t Dodge 9/11 Lawsuits by Victims’ Families
A federal court judge has rejected Saudi Arabia's bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming it helped plan the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. As Reuters news agency reported March 29, "U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan said the plaintiff's allegations 'narrowly articulate a reasonable basis' for him to assert jurisdiction over...