(CNSNews.com) - As the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks approaches, a group of New Yorkers is continuing its protest of the design selected to redevelop the site where the World Trade Center towers once stood.Members of the Twin Towers Alliance will gather Sunday in New York City's Central Park to rally for rebuilding the Twin Towers as they stood before 9/11, in spite of the fact that construction is already underway on the Freedom Tower, a single tower that will fill the void left in Lower Manhattan.
(CNSNews.com) - The word "memorial" brings to mind images of statues, buildings and other permanent structures erected to honor the memory of a significant person or group of people. But the non-profit organization One Day's Pay is asking Americans again this year to honor those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks with a living memorial."It is an initiative that rose from the ashes of September 11th, soon after the tragedy," said co-founder Jay Winuk, who lost brother Glenn Winuk - a volunteer firefighter - in the collapse of the World Trade Center.The group's website, www.MyGoodDeed.org, offers suggestions for activities that can be completed on or around the anniversary of the attacks that will help others and serve as fitting memorials to the 9/11 victims.
(CNSNews.com) - Many government officials and counter-terrorism experts argue that Americans are safer now than they were when terrorists attacked on Sept. 11, five years ago. But in New York City the fears of another attack are a daily part of life, as are memories of the Twin Towers' collapse.
Despite a firestorm of criticism and the reality that it will have to absorb the entire $30 million cost of production without any recouping of cost from ad dollars, ABC will go ahead with its scheduled plans to air the five hour "docudrama" miniseries The Path to 9/11 on Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 in prime time. (MEDIAWEEK)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A video posted on the Internet late Sunday, purportedly by al-Qaida, showed footage of a smiling Osama bin Laden meeting with top planners of the Sept. 11 attacks that struck the United States five years ago.
Western leaders are increasingly aware of the global nature of the struggle against Islamic extremism led by Iran, but within Western public opinion "there is a big battle to be won." Tony Blair UK PM
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