September 11 

See also:  Terrorism 

• BBC News: America's Day of Terror
  Timeline, pictures, audo and video recordings, the four planes involved, and other information.
• BBC News: 11 September: 5 years on
  A retrospective.
• Building on Ground Zero
  "View an audio slide show of the events leading up to the World Trade Center collapse, read a firsthand account from Twin Towers' survivor Brian Clark, find out why the design of the towers was so revolutionary, see what firefighters wear in response to a fire in a high-rise building, and more." PBS NOVA program tie-in.
• CNN: Special Report: War Against Terror
  Articles, maps, photos, and more relating to the 9/11 attacks and the war in Afghanistan against al Qaeda and the Taliban.
• Debunking the 9/11 Myths
  Article from Popular Mechanics magazine in which "PM examines the evidence and consults the experts to refute the most persistent conspiracy theories of September 11."
• Frontline: Hunting Bin Laden
  Report from 1999 (modified Sept. 2001) about Osama bin Laden.
• Frontline: Looking for Answers
  "What explains the hatred behind the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history? And why has radical Islam sprung from Egypt and Saudi Arabia - two of America's key Middle East allies?"
• Frontline: Return of the Taliban
  "Nearly five years after the Taliban were toppled, Al Qaeda and the Taliban continue to use Pakistan as a de facto base, virtually unchallenged and far out of America's reach."
• Great Buildings: The World Trade Center
  Architecture site with information and photo of the World Trade Center.
• Library of Congress: September 11 2001 Web Archive
  From the Library of Congress and other contributers.
• Lower Manhatten: Information to Build On
  The WTC re-building project.
• The Memory Hole: 9/11 Transcripts and Police Reports
  "Documents previously withheld by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. These transcripts of phone calls and radio transmissions, and copies of police reports..." are now available to the public.
• MLibrary: Terrorism and September 11th Attack"
  Includes documents relating to the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath from the University of Michigan Documents Center.
• National Geographic: Inside 9/11
  "Go beyond what has been reported and get a clearer picture of the day that redefined our nation."
• New York Times: A Nation Challenged
  Coverage from 9/11/01 through mid-July '02.
• New York Times: Portraits of Grief
  Articles about WTC victims.
• New York Times: Remembering September 11, 2001
  2004 retrospective and coverage of continuing issues.
• The 9-11 Commission: Audio Coverage
  Audio recordings, commmentary, links to the official report, etc. from NPR.
• The 9/11 Report
  From the NY Times: "Examining the F.B.I. and C.I.A. before and after the attacks."
• PBS: America Rebuilds: A Year at Ground Zero
  Retrospective from PBS a year after the disaster.
• PBS: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero
  Explores the questions: "Where was God on Sept. 11? What is the nature of evil? Is religion itself to blame, or is it our last refuge? What faith can be salvaged from Ground Zero?"
• Scholars for 9/11 Truth
  "A non-partisan association ... dedicated to exposing falsehoods and to revealing truths behind 9/11. ... S9/11T members are convinced their research proves the current administration has been dishonest about what happened in New York and Washington, D.C."
• September 11: Bearing Witness to History
  From the Smithsonian.
• The September 11 Digital Archive
  Images, stories, audio, video, documents, more.
• September 11, 2001 Documentary Project
  American Memory Collection from the Library of Congress.
• September 11 News Archive
  "Sept. 11th archived news, photos, graphics, images, webs, and newspapers. News archives from September 11, 2001 and the years that followed 9/11/01."
• September 11 Remembered
  Works on 9/11 from leading cartoonists.
• Snopes.com: Rumors of War
  Distinguishes urban legends from true stories.
• Today in History: September 11
  "Today in History mines the American Memory historical collections to discover what happened in American history today…and every day."
• Yahoo! Directory: September 11th Attacks
  Information by topic.

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