Sep 10 Watch 3:27 Once a quiet field in Shanksville, transformed into somber memorial By PBS News Hour Friday marks the 14th anniversary of September 11, 2001, and with it, the crash of United Flight 93, one of four planes that were hijacked. A new memorial was dedicated outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to honor those on board who gave… Continue watching
Jun 02 Senate intelligence committee rebuffs former CIA official's defense of detainee treatment By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The former deputy CIA director made a series of factual misstatements while defending the agency's harsh treatment of detainees in his recent book, Senate intelligence committee staffers assert in a 54-page document filed with citations from CIA records. Continue reading
May 08 5 things to know about the NSA court ruling By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has declared illegal the National Security Agency program that collects data on the landline calling records of nearly every American. The ruling Thursday, the first of its kind by an appeals court, comes as… Continue reading
Feb 08 New allegations renew old questions linking Saudi Arabia to 9-11 attacks By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press For years, some current and former American officials have been urging President Barack Obama to release secret files they say document links between the government of Saudi Arabia and the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Dec 23 Torture can affect the brain, leaving long-term psychological scars By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — At times, waterboarding rendered al-Qaida terror suspect Abu Zubaydah hysterical. But later, a message to CIA headquarters described an interrogator merely lifting his eyebrow and snapping his fingers, leading Zubaydah to "slowly (walk) on his own to the… Continue reading
Dec 17 Watch 4:49 What a lapse in terrorism insurance by Congress means for businesses By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 10 Former CIA head Hayden denies lying to Congress about interrogations By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The head of the CIA during President George W. Bush’s second term said Wednesday “I didn’t lie and I didn’t mislead Congress” about the brutal nature of the administration’s interrogations of terrorism-era detainees. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 8:17 Former CIA official rejects interrogation report findings as misleading - Part 3 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 6:18 Senate report graphically details brutal CIA interrogation tactics - Part 1 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 03 World Trade Center reopens as Condé Nast employees arrive for first day of work By Nora Daly Employees of the magazine publisher Condé Nast arrived for their first day of work at 1 World Trade Center Monday morning, marking the reopening of the site thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack. Continue reading