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June 27, 2006

British police arrest 2 in anti-terrorism raids (Reuters)

Reuters - Two men were arrested on Tuesday during a series of anti-terrorism raids in northern England, a police spokesman said.


World Trade Center developer goes to court (AP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 01:30
AP - The World Trade Center developer asked a court Monday to declare that a recent reshuffling of the rebuilding plan does not give insurers a loophole to back out of billions in payments on the destroyed twin towers.

June 26, 2006

World Trade Center insurers sued over rebuilding (Reuters)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 11:38

Reuters - In the latest twist in an acrimonious battle over rebuilding the World Trade Center, developer Larry Silverstein on Monday sued insurers to demand they pay for the buildings destroyed in the September 11 attacks.


Emergency workers gauge 9/11 health toll (AP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 09:30

AP - Two days after arriving at ground zero to clear debris from the smoking ruins of the World Trade Center, David Miller could feel the physical effects.


June 25, 2006

Police union plans WTC health registry (AP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 16:46

AP - The nation's largest police union is considering setting up a registry to track the health of officers who toiled amid the rubble of the World Trade Center following the terrorist attack, a spokesman said Sunday.


Cornerstone of NYC Freedom Tower removed (AP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 01:17

AP - Even the symbol of new beginnings at ground zero wasn't immune from the realities of redesign and renegotiation. The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower, the soaring skyscraper that will replace the fallen twin towers at the World Trade Center, was quietly and temporarily removed from the site Friday, nearly two years after it was laid with much fanfare.


June 24, 2006

Computer expert tried to warn police about London bombers in 2003 (AFP)

AFP - A computer expert who worked with two of the London suicide bombers contacted police nearly two years before the attacks to warn them of their activities.


Computer expert tried to warn police about London bombers in 2003 (AFP)

AFP - A computer expert who worked with two of the London suicide bombers contacted police nearly two years before the attacks to warn them of their activities.


Technician says warned police over London bombers (Reuters)

Reuters - A British computer expert says he warned police in 2003 about the activities of two men who carried out last year's suicide bombings in London, media reported on Saturday.


June 23, 2006

US secretly probes financial records to track terrorists (AFP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 23:12

AFP - The US government has secretly monitored banking transactions around the globe since the September 11, 2001 attacks, top officials said, defending the program as a "lawful" part of the war on terror.


Transportation chief Norman Mineta resigns (AP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 21:09

AP - Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who helped rebuild confidence in U.S. airports and flying after the Sept. 11 attacks, said Friday he's leaving the Bush administration.


Miami group charged with Sears Tower bomb plot (Reuters)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 19:22

Reuters - Seven men were charged on Friday with conspiring to blow up the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI building in Miami in a mission they hoped would be "just as good or greater" than September 11, U.S. officials said.


WTC officials face admission-fee friction (AP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 17:45

AP - After wrestling with the costs and design of the Sept. 11 memorial, planners face another dilemma — whether to charge admission to the museum honoring those who died at the World Trade Center.


Transportation chief Norman Mineta resigns (AP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 17:26

AP - Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who helped rebuild confidence in U.S. airports and flying after the Sept. 11 attacks, said Friday he's leaving the Bush administration.


US secretly probes financial records to track terrorists (AFP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 12:53

AFP - The US government has secretly monitored banking transactions around the globe since the September 11, 2001 attacks, top officials said, defending the program as a "lawful" part of the war on terror.


Miami men accused of discussing attacks (Reuters)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 10:35

Reuters - Seven men were charged in the United States on Friday with discussing attacks on the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago and the FBI building in Miami in a mission they hoped would be "just as good or greater" than September 11, U.S. officials said.


US secretly probes financial records to track terrorists (AFP)

Source: Sept 11 & Terrorism @ 10:26

AFP - The US government has secretly monitored banking transactions around the globe since the September 11, 2001 attacks, officials said defending the program as a crucial part of the war on terror.


June 22, 2006



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