Topic: World Trade Center

How 9/11 looked from the air-traffic control center that saw it coming

The air-traffic controllers in 'Boston Center' – the facility that oversaw Flight 11 – speak of what happened on 9/11, from the confusion of the first moments to the frustration that military jets could not get to New York City faster.
09/10/2011 11:44 am

New York's other 9/11 memorial offers a glimpse through survivors' eyes

The Tribute WTC Visitors Center tells the story of 9/11 through tour guides that are all survivors. It offers a unique look at the World Trade Center for visitors and a sense of solace to 9/11 survivors.
09/10/2011 10:49 am

Remembering the audacity of the twin towers

The soaring twin towers of the World Trade Center became an affirmation of the American value of dreaming big. To the engineer who designed them, their loss on 9/11 remains heartbreaking, but he's found the resilience to keep dreaming.
09/10/2011 10:19 am

On eve of 9/11, what story is the media telling?

Media imagery can play a profound role in shaping the cultural memory of an event like 9/11, and some media experts worry that coverage could veer too far toward mythmaking.
09/09/2011 10:39 pm

New York and Washington react to 9/11 threat with practiced seriousness

New York and Washington react to the unconfirmed bomb threat with heightened security amid intelligence from the raid on Osama bin Laden affirming his interest in the 9/11 anniversary.
09/09/2011 07:24 pm

How 9/11 has shaped a generation of Americans

The terrorist attacks have become this generation's Pearl Harbor – an epic event that has changed young peoples' view of the world and America's place in it.
09/09/2011 12:49 pm

The day America changed

A timeline of events on September 11, 2001 and beyond.
09/09/2011 12:43 pm

The Monitor's View An update on a post-9/11 forecast

Soon after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Monitor ran an editorial from the perspective of 2011 on how America had changed. Were those predictions spot on?
09/09/2011 11:31 am

What Afghans think of the war: 'Why are you Americans here?'

Ten years ago, the US invaded Afghanistan to eliminate a terrorist haven and set up a stable government. But today, many Afghans don’t know why the US invaded, have never heard of 9/11, and are increasingly suspicious.
09/09/2011 09:02 am

Newly released audio shows the shock, confusion of September 11, 2001

As 10-year commemorations of 9/11 get under way, the public now has access to a number of previously unreleased audio recordings from the morning of September 11, 2001.
09/08/2011 08:27 pm

From fear of Islam to outreach: how 9/11 prompted interfaith efforts

In the decade since 9/11, the percentage of US congregations that participate in interfaith worship has doubled, a study says, and more mosques are engaging in outreach and dialogue.
09/08/2011 06:57 pm

Chapter & Verse 9/11 books: Which should you pick up?

When it comes to 9/11 books, you may need help digging your way through the stack – the piles of new titles, old titles, and re-released anniversary titles – to figure out what works for you.
09/08/2011 12:26 pm

Chapter & Verse Still no great 9/11 novel?

Not yet, says our critic. But while we wait for the standout still to come, here are a few near misses.
09/08/2011 12:15 pm

Too young to understand, 'Generation 9/11' embraces media for meaning

Many Americans who were too young to understand the events of 9/11 at the time are now using the avalanche of media coverage gain a deeper understanding of that brutal day in history.
09/07/2011 05:14 pm

September 11 Memorial to replace 'Ground Zero' officially?

September 11 will mark the 10-year anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says 'stop calling it Ground Zero.'
09/07/2011 02:35 am

Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11

Ten years ago, The Monitor had recently moved into a renovated newsroom on the second floor of the venerable Christian Science Publishing Society in Boston. It featured new, modular desks, carpeting instead of linoleum, and many large TV monitors hung from the ceiling. They were tuned to various network and cable channels, but with the sound turned off, normally. So the first indication of a crisis on 9/11 was a chilling silent image of smoke billowing from the North Tower of the World Trade Center, an image that spread from screen to screen across the newsroom. When the second plane hit, 17 minutes after the first, it was clear that the United States was under attack. We had four hours till deadline that day. Four hours in which to try to make sense of what had just happened. Reporters, editors, photographers, editorial writers, columnists, feature writers, even editors and writers of the religious article that appears in the Monitor daily, sprang into action. It was the beginning of days, weeks, and months of reporting and analysis of that incident and its aftermath that would follow. The list below represents some of the most significant reporting and writing we did that day and on subsequent days. The 9/11 stories and images are The Monitor's first draft of the history of that moment. Like most first drafts, some could do with some revising now. But give credit to the swiftness with which they had to be written -- especially those produced that first day and week -- and the decades (if not centuries) of accumulated wisdom, knowledge, and expertise they represent on the part of a staff that worked around the clock to bring them to you.
09/06/2011 03:00 pm

Global News Blog Good Reads: Sept. 11 and Somalia famine pieces that rise above

The New Yorker's Sept. 11 coverage is a keeper, while the Globe and Mail's reporting from a Somalia famine victims' camp introduces you to one family's tragic trek toward safety. The Monitor explains how the US allegedly sent Libyan Al Qaeda suspects back to Tripoli, knowing they'd be tortured.
09/06/2011 09:45 am

Norway massacre likely to ramp up monitoring of right-wing groups

Norway massacre: Right-wing parties have distanced themselves from Anders Behring Breivik's violent methods, whose attacks killed 76 people. But many share his basic views on immigration and minorities.
07/25/2011 02:35 pm

'Tales from a dead man': 9/11 revenge killer set to be executed

The man who shot three men he believed were Arabs, as revenge for 9/11, faces execution in Texas Wednesday – despite pleas for clemency from the one survivor and the change of heart the convict blogged to the world from death row.
07/20/2011 07:46 pm

Former Egyptian militants turn to politics

The strictest of Egypt's Islamists, some with roots in terrorist groups in the 1980s and '90s, are emerging from the shadows of the Mubarak era to fight for power at the ballot box.
07/15/2011 03:53 pm

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9/11 memorial: officials struggle as costs could hit $700 million

Construction costs for the 9/11 memorial and museum are rising, with an other $60 million needed for yearly operations. A new commemorative medal is one way to help defray the costs.
06/21/2011 02:55 pm

9/11 flight numbers brought out of retirement by mistake

9/11 flight numbers 93 and 175 were accidentally used for two Continental Airlines flights. United apologized but would not explain how the error happened.
05/20/2011 03:49 am

Terrorism & Security Bin Laden journal reveals his calculations for another 9/11-style attack

The release of more information seized from Osama bin Laden's compound revealed that he thought only another 9/11-scale attack would force the US out of the Arab world.
05/12/2011 10:03 am

Al-Qaida statement praises bin Laden, promises more 'evil'

Al-Qaida statement: al-Qaida released a statement that is believed to be authentic in which they call Osama bin Laden a good man, request his body, and cast doubt on some conspiracies.
05/07/2011 03:23 am