Security seeps blamed for hijack plan on 9 11 attacks
Washington reports say terrorists breached airport security to load four airliners with weapons, taking off within 12 minutes. Experts warn the plane itself was the weapon and note gaps in access control and passenger screening. DOT inspector general investigations echo past warnings of lax security and methods like piggybacking and unguarded access.
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Washington
ERT
America
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Douglas Harris
Department of Transportation
FAA
United States
DOT
Inspector General
No defense for death by own action air strike in place
Washington faces a brazen terrorist strike as a hijacked plane hits the Pentagon with experts noting the U S lacked a plan to defend against such self-inflicted air attack. Authorities discuss defense gaps and potential missile options for high security sites.
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Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Washington Air Space
Pentagon
Maryland
White House
Secret Service
Executive Mansion
Tom Clancy
U.S. Capitol
D.C
Andrews Air Force Base
District of Columbia
Air National Guard
National Guard
Ronald Reagan National
Capitol
National Security Council
14Th Street
Potomac River
Dale B. Oderman
Air Force
Purdue University
Oderman
Rescue Effort Intensifies After World Trade Center Attacks
Night deepens over lower Manhattan as vast rescue operations unfold at ground zero. Gov Pataki orders National Guard mobilization. volunteers, medical crews converge on triage centers while survivors and bodies are recovered amid grim reports of missing officers and priests.
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Ground Zero
George Pataki
National Guard
Pennsylvania
World Trade Center
New York City
Brian Jones
Allgeheny County
Angelo Otchy
Otchy
Michael Judge
Fire Department
Ray Downing
Oklahoma City
Bush
Trade Center
Firefighters Union
Brian Stark
Navy
Arab and Muslim leaders fear backlash after attacks
In Philadelphia and nationwide, Arab and Muslim leaders warn of possible harassment and violence against their communities after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks. Police pledge extra protection, while leaders urge calm and condemn the acts, noting feared blame on Arabs and Muslims.
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Philadelphia
KRT
Marwan Kreidie
World Trade Center
Pentagon
John F. Timoney
Al-Aqsa
James Zogby
Arab American Institute
Historians gauge day of terror
Analysts compare September 11 2001 to Pearl Harbor noting unprecedented scale and immediacy. SMU and Rice experts discuss impact on perception of security, potential legal or wartime responses, and a shared national memory shaped by live television coverage.
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Krt
Washington
New York
Pearl Harbor
Tom Knock
Southern Methodist University
Cal Jillson
SMU
Oklahoma City
Richard Stoll
Rice University
Houston
Kennedy
Camelot
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Lockerbie
Stoll
Japan
Jillson
Washington, D.C
John Brown
Tom Brokaw
Peter Jennings
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Brooklyn Promenade
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Eddie Campbell
Council On American- Islamic Relations
Zogby
Kreidie
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