- AP – US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus and politics in view – “The U.S. is remembering the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, marking an anniversary laced with presidential campaign politics as President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together in the plaza where the twin towers once stood. Sept. 11 — the date when hijacked plane attacks killed nearly 3,000 people in 2001 — falls in the thick of the presidential election season every four years, and it comes at an especially pointed moment this time…The attacks killed 2,977 people and left thousands of bereaved relatives and scarred survivors. The planes carved a gash in the Pentagon, the U.S. military headquarters, and brought down the trade center’s twin towers, which were among the world’s tallest buildings. The catastrophe also altered U.S. foreign policy, domestic security practices and the mindset of many Americans who had not previously felt vulnerable to attacks by foreign extremists. Effects rippled around the world and through generations as the U.S. responded by leading a “ Global War on Terrorism,” which included invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Those operations killed hundreds of thousands of Afghans and Iraqis and thousands of American troops, and Afghanistan became the site of the United States’ longest war…”
- The New York Times – 23 Years After 9/11, Families of Cancer Victims Fight for Benefits. Some families are still pushing for recognition after their loved ones died from cancer that they believe is linked to Sept. 11, but that the federal government won’t recognize as such.
- THE MAN WHO KNEW (9/11 DOCUMENTARY) On September 11, 2001, as the Twin Towers collapsed, one of the tragic losses was John O’Neill—the man who may have understood the threat of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda better than anyone in America. A former FBI agent who tirelessly pursued Al Qaeda for years, O’Neill had been warning of the group’s rising danger, investigating attacks like the USS Cole bombing and U.S. embassy bombings in Africa. Despite his expertise, his outspoken nature clashed with the rigid FBI culture, sidelining him at a critical moment. Just weeks before 9/11, he had left the FBI to take a security role at the World Trade Center—a tragic twist of fate. His story serves as a haunting reminder of the missed warnings that preceded that dark day. Via: Frontline PBS Watch more shows like this: youtube.com/@frontline #NeverForget #WorldTradeCenter #HeroRemembered
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Category Archives: Defense
In Tied Presidential Race, Harris and Trump Have Contrasting Strengths, Weaknesses
“Ahead of the scheduled Sept. 10 presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, the presidential race is deadlocked. About half of registered voters (49%) say if the election were held today, they would vote for Harris, while an identical share say they would back Trump. With less than two months… Continue Reading
The Accelerationists’ App: How Telegram Became the “Center of Gravity” for a New Breed of Domestic Terrorists
ProPublica: “…Late last month, Telegram burst into the news with another arrest related to alleged criminal activity on the giant messaging and social media platform. This time, the man in police custody was the company’s founder, Pavel Durov. French authorities detained the Russian-born billionaire after his plane touched down at an airport a few miles… Continue Reading
Safeguarding Subsea Cables Protecting Cyber Infrastructure amid Great Power Competition
“The length in kilometers — 750,000 miles — of the world’s undersea fiber-optic cables. These cables, which carry more than 95% of international data globally, are highly vulnerable to accidental disruption such as from ships’ anchors or natural disasters like earthquakes, a new report from the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies warned. The… Continue Reading
The federal budget: an overview
USAFacts: “The federal budget is a measure of how much the federal government spends and how much revenue it takes in. Typically, annual budgetary data is broken up into fiscal years, which run from October 1 to September 30. In fiscal year 2023, the US spent $6.16 trillion on public programs and generated $4.47 trillion… Continue Reading
Was The Internet designed to survive a nuclear attack?
Silicon Folklore – The History of the Narrative History of the Internet: “You’ve probably heard the story of how the Internet was designed to withstand a nuclear attack. It usually goes “DARPA was doing cold war planning and was eager for a distributed resilient command-and-control”… actually let’s hear Professor Rob Larson, author of Bit Tyrants:… Continue Reading
DHS OIG – Secret Service’s Preparation for, and Response to, the Events of January 6, 2021
The Secret Service’s Preparation for, and Response to, the Events of January 6, 2021 – (REDACTED) – [August 2, 2024], “the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (DHS OIG) released a redacted version of the January 6th DHS OIG United States Secret Service report to the American public. This 82-page report details the… Continue Reading
Report of the Commission on the National Defense Strategy 2024
Congress established the Commission on the National Defense Strategy by statute to examine and make recommendations with respect to the National Defense Strategy. As part of the Commission’s role, it conducted a review of the “assumptions, strategic objectives, priority missions, major investments in defense capabilities, force posture and structure, operational concepts, and strategic and military… Continue Reading
War in Ukraine: Wide Partisan Differences on U.S. Responsibility and Support
With the conflict in Ukraine now in its third year, Republicans and Democrats continue to differ over U.S. policy toward the war-torn country. A 62% majority of Republicans say the United States does not have a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s invasion. Americans overall are evenly divided on whether the U.S. has… Continue Reading
How data brokers sell our location data and jeopardise national security
Netzpolitic.org: “The AdTech industry is torpedoing the privacy of millions of people in Germany and is a threat to national security. But the underlying problem is global: databrokers sell location data without sufficient control. This is the summary of a joint research by netzpolitik.org and BR. Our investigation with BR (Bayerischer Rundfunk) shows for the… Continue Reading
The Donald Trump Interview Transcript
Bloomberg – Full text, fact-checked – unpaywalled – “Bloomberg Businessweek interviewed former US President Donald Trump at his golf club, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on June 25, two days before the first 2024 presidential debate and about two weeks before a failed assassination attempt. In a discussion focused on business and the global economy,… Continue Reading
384,000 sites pull code from sketchy code library recently bought by Chinese firm
Ars Technica: “More than 384,000 websites are linking to a site that was caught last week performing a supply-chain attack that redirected visitors to malicious sites, researchers said. For years, the JavaScript code, hosted at polyfill[.]com, was a legitimate open source project that allowed older browsers to handle advanced functions that weren’t natively supported. By… Continue Reading
