September 11 attacks
Pentagon chief revokes plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
The move comes two days after a US military commission said it had reached plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accused accomplices in the terror attacks.
- by Ellen Knickmeyer
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‘They’re cowards’: Main plotter in September 11 attacks agrees to plead guilty
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two of his accomplices held at the Guantanamo prison, have agreed to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty.
Firefighter who stood with Bush after 9/11 dies at 91
Bob Beckwith was a retired firefighter from Long Island who aided in the search for survivors after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Osama bin Laden’s hate-filled letter goes viral prompting TikTok to remove it
Social media users rediscovered Bin Laden’s “Letter to America” – published by the Observer in 2002 – amid heated online debate over Israel’s war against Hamas.
- by Brandon Sapienza
Meg Smaker fought fires and was held captive. Then came the real test
The firefighter turned filmmaker set out to find out why 9/11 happened. The result is the year’s most controversial documentary.
- by Jake Wilson
‘If we insult you, we like you’: Two unsung 9/11 heroes on the art of mateship
On September 11, 2001, 38 planes landed in a small Canadian town, stranding thousands for days. Helping them out were Brian Mosher and best friend Oswald Fudge.
- by Konrad Marshall
Opinion
National security
Politicising national security: The pedigree and pitfalls of wedging an opponent
Making bold claims about national security is a well-worn tactic in Australian politics, especially when an election looms.
- by John Blaxland
Analysis
The Morning Edition podcast
What happened inside the cabinet room in 2001
Today on Please Explain, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright joins Nathanael Cooper to look at some highlights of this year’s cabinet papers.
- by Nathanael Cooper
The good ol’ daze: why the ’90s are so in vogue
It’s understandable that people are feeling nostalgic for an era just before things got really complicated.
- by Amelia Lester
FBI releases newly declassified document into September 11 attacks
The 16-page report is the first document to be released since the President last week moved to declassify materials that for years have remained secret.
- by Mark Mazzetti and Michael S. Schmidt
‘Children of the same foul spirit’: George W. Bush compares political extremists to 9/11 terrorists
Bush’s compared what he called the unity of Americans after the attacks on September 11, 2001, with the disunity of the present day.
- by Bill Sanderson
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