When the Twin Towers fell 25 years ago in New York, nothing would ever be the same again. Millions of people were affected, with relatives, family, and friends who were lost to us, leaving holes in lives that could never be filled. Yet for millions of others, including the thousands of us who made it […]
On Sept. 12, just one day after the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Council on American-Islamic Relations will convene its annual conference, CAIRCon, in Washington, D.C. The notable timing has brought renewed attention onto CAIR itself. The organization has faced years of controversy over its history and affiliations, including terrorism-related designations […]
Perhaps the most horrifying acts of anti-American terrorism were the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which killed 2,977 innocent people, took out both towers of the World Trade Center in New York, struck a corner of the Pentagon building, and could have struck the White House if not for the brave passengers downing Flight 93 in […]
Few remember there was a mayoral primary election taking place on September 11, 2001. When the attacks began, I was on my way to vote. I recall a middle-aged traffic cop telling me a small plane hit one of the Twin Towers. I remarked that a bomber once accidentally flew into the Empire State Building, […]
The U.S. military is facing a shortage of critical munitions after months of war with Iran. Years of slow production and insufficient procurement have weakened America’s ability to project power and sustain its commitments abroad. The Trump administration has rightly increased pressure on defense contractors to accelerate production and on Congress to fund larger inventories. […]
When one nation creates a permanent memorial to another nation’s dead, it is more than a gesture of friendship. It is a declaration of shared memory and moral responsibility. In the Jerusalem Hills, Israel has made that declaration. Its 9/11 Living Memorial is the only memorial outside the United States that lists every person murdered […]
Today, we commemorate the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, and reflect on the worst day in modern American history. In the aftermath of that tragedy, we experienced something that is rare to find today: bipartisanship on Capitol Hill. Barely two months after 9/11, Congress created the Transportation Security Administration, building on a bipartisan consensus […]
The FBI's Most Wanted list names Onur Simsek, a Turkish national accused of a defense procurement fraud scheme involving fake parts for U.S. military gear.
2017—In a New York Times interview just days after his retirement from the Seventh Circuit, Reagan appointee Richard A. Posner provides a candid description of his lawless “pragmatism”: ...
