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The 9-11 Commission Hearings

[The 9-11 Commission] National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
"...is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks."

  • 9-11 Commission Final Report
    "The Commissionís Final Report provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks."
  • Hearings
    "Staff statements, prepared testimony, archived video, and transcripts will be posted in the online archive as they become available.
    • Staff Statement No. 15: Overview of the Enemy - (dead link) (June 16, 20004)
    • Staff Statement No. 16: Outline of the 9/11 Plot - (dead link) (June 16, 2004)

New York Times - The Sept. 11 Commission
Includes: Video, Audio, & Text of the hearings.

NPR [National Public Radio]

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Andante magazine

AAUP - Books for Understanding
A Resource to help understand the events of September 11, 2001
"To assist readers, journalists, teachers, and scholars, we are compiling a bibliography of books from university and scholarly presses that shed light on some of the issues surrounding the terrible events of recent days."
American Association of University Presses

  • University of Chicago Press
    The Days After September 11, 2001
    Includes: Essays - Reflections by our authors in the aftermath ; Books - Books relevant to the context of September 11, 2001.

Al-Khazine
"...is an interactive database for the study of Islamic Culture, particularly in the early centuries. We developed it for use in university courses on a wide range of topcs [sic] in Islamic civilization, and from introductory through advanced levels."
Sections include: Muslim Response to 9/11/01 ; Introduction ; al-Qur'an ; Traditions ; The Hajj ; Sufism ; Maps ; People ; Places ; History Map ; Islamic Scholars ; The Arts ; Resources.
By Peter A. Batke, Jerome W. Clinton, Densie El-Soufi, and Akel I. Kahera, Princeton University.

Alameda County Library - Hot Topics

  • Writers Respond to 9/11 and its Aftermath
    "These essays and columns were written in the six months following September 11 and continue to generate interest. With a few exceptions, they were written by writers and thinkers living and working in the United States. Their observations on American politics and world events offer personal and diverse viewpoints that can enhance or challenge our own understanding."

American Public Media - Speaking of Faith

  • Hearing Muslim Voices Since 9/11 (September 2006)
    "Dramatic headlines convey a predominantly violent picture of global Islam. But, during the past five years, Muslim guests on Step back with us and hear these voices from the traditional and evolving center of Islam."

American RadioWorks - Trauma and the Brain
"Terrifying events like the terrorist attacks of 9/11 trigger strong biological and psychological reactions. Most people recover over time, but researchers are trying to understand why some never do."
Sections include: The Circuitry of Fear ; Outsourcing Compassion ; Links and Resources.
By Stephen Smith and Sasha Aslanian

American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA)
Founded in 1995 by Lynne Cheney

  • Defending Civilization: How Our Universities Are Failing America and What Can Be Done About It - (dead link) [.pdf]
    "In response, [to September 11] ACTA has established the Defense of Civilization Fund to support the study of American history and civics and of Western civilization...The report calls on college and university trustees to make sure their institutions offer strong core curricula that pass on to the next generation the legacy of freedom and democracy."
    The report names more than 100 individual professors who have said or written what the ACTA deems as exhibiting a "blame America first" sentiment.
    • See "Academic freedom is under attack since Sept. 11, some professors say," - (dead link) Article by Stuart Eskenazi, Seattle Times, 12/16/01

The Arabic Language Pages - (dead link)

  • Osama Bin Laden's Statement Aired on Al-Jazeera - (dead link) (10/09/01)

The Atlantic Monthly - The War on Terrorism
"A collection of features from The Atlantic Monthly and Atlantic Unbound..."

Brookings Institution

  • The Brookings Institution - In Focus: Five Years After 9/11 - (dead link)
    Sections include: Recent Analysis & Commentary ; Homeland Security ; War on Terror/Counterterrorism ; Issues in the Islamic World ; 9/11 Commission Report ; Afghanistan and Iraq.
  • Brookings Project on U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World - (dead link)
    "The Project will provide a deeper comprehension of the forces that led up to September 11 and the possible future challenges the U.S. and our friends in the Islamic World face. It will also facilitate high-level dialogue between policy and issue experts and senior figures in the U.S. Executive Branch, Congress, and other governmental bodies."
    Created under the auspices of the Saban Center for Middle East Policy

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

CBSNews.com - 60 Minutes

Christian Science Monitor

Chinese Military Power
A Compendium of Online Resources About Chinese Military Policy & Capabilities
"...your gateway to full-text online analysis and research tools essential to understanding China's military policy, capabilities, and potential. Here you will find access to the spectrum of U.S. opinion regarding China's strategic development, with regularly updated links to online articles, reports, and government documents assessing China's military modernization, relevant political and economic factors, the military balance in East Asia, and U.S. policy toward China
- Sponsored The Project on Defense Alternatives

  • Terrorism & September 11th - (dead link)

Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) - (dead link)
"CAIR was established to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America. We believe misrepresentations of Islam are most often the result of ignorance on the part of non-Muslims and reluctance on the part of Muslims to articulate their case."

  • National and Worldwide Muslim Condemnation of Terrorism
    "The following document is a compilation of condemnations of the September 11 attacks. The articles, press releases and news clippings represent a sample of worldwide Muslim condemnation of these attacks and of terrorism in general. Most of the documents contain only excerpts of these condemnations. A document containing the full text of these condemnations would be much longer.

Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)

  • Terrorism: Questions & Answers
    "If youíre bewildered by anthrax, Afghanistan, and a lot else thatís happened since September 11, join the crowd. Our aim is to help sort it all out for youóin a question-and-answer format thatís authoritative, easily understandable, and nonpartisan."
    Sections include: Afghanistan ; What is Terrorism ; Terrorist Groups ; State Sponsors of Terrorism ; Havens for Terrorism ; Coalition States ; Weapons of Mass Destruction ; Homeland Security ; Causes of 9/11 ; Responses to 9/11 ; Policy after 9/11.

CQ Press

Current History
A Journal of Contemporary World Affairs.

First Monday
Peer-Reviewed Journal on the Internet

  • Reality Bytes: Cyberterrorism and Terrorist 'Use' of the Internet - (dead link) (November 2002)
    [Includes discussion of September 11]
    By Maura Conway
  • Uncloaking Terrorist Networks - (dead link) (April 2002)
    By Valdis E. Krebs
  • Libraries, the Internet and September 11 - (dead link) (December 2001)
    By Judy Matthews and Richard W. Wiggins
  • The Day the World Changed: Implications for Archival, Library, and Information Science Education - (dead link) (December 2001)
    By Richard J. Cox
  • Communicating Information about the World Trade Center Disaster- Ripples, Reverberations, and Repercussions
    By Michael Blakemore and Roger Longhorn
  • The Effects of September 11 on the Leading Search Engine - (dead link) (October 2001)
    By Richard W. Wiggins

Friends General Conference of the Religious Society of Friends (FGC)
[The Quakers]

  • Joint Statement in Response to World Trade Center/Pentagon/Western PA Tregedies - (dead link) (09/11/01)
  • After the Shock has Passed: Quaker Commitments to Work for Healing, Justice and Peace - (dead link) (09/20/01)
  • Quaker Organizations Respond Jointly to Military Attacks on Afghanistan - (dead link) (10/10/01)

George Washington University - The National Security Archive

  • Bush Administration's First Memo on al-Qaeda Declassified
    "Document Central to Clarke-Rice Dispute on Bush Terrorism Policy Pre-9/11."
    Edited by Barbara Elias, National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 147, February 2005, Updated September 2006.
  • Government Releases Detailed Information on 9/11 Crashes
    Complete Air-Ground Transcripts of Hijacked 9/11 Flight Records Declassified.
    National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 196.
    Edited by Barbara Elias, August, 2006.
  • The President's Daily Brief
    Documents: The 6 August 2001 PDB headlined "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US."
  • The September 11th Sourcebooks
    National Security Archive Online Readers on Terrorism, Intelligence and the Next War
    • Volume I: Terrorism and U.S. Policy (September 21, 2001)
      "...contains the documents that our staff experts, led by Dr. Jeffrey Richelson and coordinated by Michael Evans, have selected as the most important available primary sources on U.S. terrorism policy."
    • Volume II: Afghanistan- Lessons from the Last War (October 9, 2001)
      "...Archive experts John Prados and Svetlana Savranskaya draw on declassified records and the memoirs of former Soviet officials to examine Soviet policymaking, military operations, and lessons learned from the last war in Afghanistan, a bloody, ten-year conflict that pitted Soviet military forces against CIA-backed Afghan rebels."
    • Volume III: BIOWAR
      The Nixon Administration's Decision to End U.S. Biological Warfare Programs
      Edited by Dr. Robert A. Wampler, October 25, 2001; Updated December 7, 2001.
      "In order to provide historical context for these events and revelations, The National Security Archive is making available a collection of documents that shed light upon the decision made by President Richard M. Nixon in 1969 to end all U.S. offensive biological (and chemical) weapons programs."
    • Volume IV: The Once and Future King?
      From the Secret Files on King Zahir's Reign in Afghanistan, 1970-1973
      National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 59
      Edited by William Burr, October 26, 2001
    • Volume V: Anthrax at Sverdlovsk, 1979
      U.S. Intelligence on the Deadliest Modern Outbreak
      National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 61
      Edited by Robert A. Wampler and Thomas S. Blanton, November 15, 2001
    • Volume VI: The Hunt for Bin Laden
      Background on the Role of Special Forces in U.S. Military Strategy
      National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 63, December 2001.
    • Volume VII: The Taliban File
      National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book No. 97.
      Edited by Sajit Gandhi
      "Marking the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the National Security Archive at George Washington University today posted on the Web a new collection of recently declassified U.S. documents covering the controversial rise to power of Osama bin Laden's former hosts in Afghanistan, the Taliban. "
    • Taliban File Part III
      U.S. Pressed Taliban to Expel Usama bin Laden Over 30 Times - Only Three Approaches in First Year of Bush Administration.
    • Taliban File Part III
      Pakistan Aided the Taliban in the 1990's
      Edited by Sajit Gandi
    • Taliban File Part IV
      Mullah Omar Called Washington in 1998
      National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book, No. 134.
      Edited by Barbara Elias.

Hoover Institution Books Online - (dead link)
"The Hoover Institution publishes books on a wide range of national and international policy issues. These books may be purchased through the Hoover Press or read online here, where the PDF versions are available."

  • Our Brave New World: Essays on the Impact of September 11 - (dead link)
    Edited by Wladyslaw Pleszczynski, 2002.

Indian Country

Institute for Afghan Studies
"...is a non-profit, non-political and independent organization, founded and run by young Afghan scholars from around the globe. The mission of the Institute is to be a center for research and a credible source of information about Afghanistan."

Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

ii.org - September 11 & Beyond - (dead link)
Librarians' Index to the Internet
Major sections include: The Attacks ; Rebuilding & Remembering ; War & Peace.

The Nation: September 11 - (dead link)
"...will offer continuing reporting, analysis, commentary and investigation on the terror attacks and their aftermath on this special page...We've put together a collection of relevant resources, including all Nation web articles relating to the attacks; a collection of Nation archival material; a series of links to peace and anti-discrimination groups; a selection of current essays and articles from publications around the world; and a set of Internet-based resources devoted to elucidating the true essence of Islamic culture and to discussing tensions in the world's far-from-monolithic Muslim communities."

National Academy Press (free online versions)

National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)

  • Art Now
    Nationwide Artistic Responses to the September 11 Tragedy and its Aftermath
    "...contains information about concrete responses to the attacks and their aftermath from artists, curators, writers, musicians, and filmmakers, as well as performance spaces, museums and art-related web sites. We are specifically looking for work that provides a perspective on the current state of the world as defined by recent events in the United States, Asia, and the Middle East."
  • Free Expression After September 11th - An Online Index

National Science Foundation

NATO and the Scourge of Terrorism
September 11 - One Year On - NATO's Contribution to the Fight Against Terrorism
"On 12 September 2001, less than 24 hours after the terrorist attacks against the United States, NATO declared the attacks to be an attack against all the 19 NATO member countries."
Section include: After September 11 ; Afghanistan ; Prague Summit ; Key Texts ; Background ; Speeches ; Analysis ; Multimedia ; Links.

New York Government (NYC.gov) - 9/11 NYC Services Center

New York Magazine

NewScientist.com - Terrorist Attacks on US

Nine Eleven History Dot Net (911history.net)
"A resource for historians, museums, archives, and other collecting institutions on preserving and interpreting the physical evidence of the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center."

NPR [National Public Radio]

OJPCR - The Online Journal of Peace and Conflict Resolution

PBS - America Responds

  • Moyers in Conversation
    "In these special 30-minute programs, Bill Moyers is joined by guests from the humanities and faith communities to explore the background and aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C."

PBS - American Experience - The Center of the World: New York: A Documentary Film (September 2003)
Website to accompany the TV broadcast.
"The eighth episode of filmmaker Ric Burns' award-winning series New York: A Documentary Film examines the rise and fall of the World Trade Center -- from its conception in the post-World War II economic boom, through its controversial construction in the 1960s and 1970s, to its tragic demise in the fall of 2001 and extraordinary response of the city in its aftermath."
Sections include: Transcript ; Primary Sources ; Further Readings ; Timeline ; Maps ; People & Events ; Teacher's Guide.

PBS - Frontline - Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero (Aired September 3, 2002)
"What did America see on Sept. 11? And how did it affect our notions of God, evil, and the potential for darkness within religion itself?"
Sections include: Introduction ; Questions of Faith and Doubt ; Our Religions, Our Neighbors, Our Selves ; Interviews ; Poll: Spiritual Aftershocks ; Discussion ; Video Excerpts ; Readings & Links.

PBS - Frontline - inside the terror network
"the stories of three al queda terrorists who piloted the hijacked planes on sept. 11 and how they so easily eluded u.s. intelligence"
Sections include: "should we have spotted the conspiracy?" ; tracking their personal stories ; inside al qaeda ; reporter's notebook ; transcripts.

PBS - Frontline - The Man Who New (October 2002)
"When the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, among the thousands killed was the one man who may have known more about Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda than any other person in America: John O'Neill."
Sections include: View A 1997 Interview with O'Neill ; Life and Career ; What If... ; "Connecting the Dots" - Map ; Interviews ; Timeline: Al Qaeda's Global Context ; Readings & Links [9/11 iintelligence failure links] ; Tapes & Transcripts.

PBS - Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
An Online Companion to the Weekly Television News Program

Peaceful Tomorrows
"...is an advocacy organization founded by family members of September Eleventh victims. Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent responses to terrorism, and identify a commonality with all people similarly affected by violence throughout the world. By conscientiously exploring peaceful options in our search for justice, we choose to spare additional innocent families the suffering that we have already experiencedóas well as to break the endless cycle of violence and retaliation engendered by war."

The Peacemakers Speak
"In the weeks that followed September 11, we received the statements of 17 of the living Nobel Peace Prize winners...When you are finished, please feel free to respond to the Laureates. They are receiving, and appreciate, the responses from our readers."
Statements from: Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, F.W. de Klerk, Dalai Lama, Kim Dae-jung, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Dr. Jose Ramos Horta, Archbishop Belo, Oscar Arias, Rigoberta Munchu Tum, Adolfo Perez Esquivel, Mikhail Gorbachev, John Hume, David Trible, Joseph Rotblat, Mairead Maquire, Jody Williams.
From TheCommunity.com

Pew Internet & American Life Project
"The Project creates original research that explores the impact of the Internet on children, families, communities, health care, schools, the work place, and civic/political life. The Pew Internet & American Life Project aims to be an authoritative source for timely information on the Internetís growth and societal impact, through research that is scrupulously impartial."

  • Reports - (dead link)
    • The Commons of the the Tragedy: - (dead link)
      How the Internet was used by millions after the terror attacks to grieve, console, share news, and debate the country's response (October 2001)
    • How Americans Used the Internet After the Terror Attack - (dead link) (September 2001)

Scholars of Islam & the Tragedy of Sept. 11th
"The following web page is produced through the cooperation of over 50 professors of Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies from the US and Canada. These scholars are members of the Study of Islam section at the American Academy of Religion, the largest international organization responsible for the academic study of religion."
Maintained by Omid Safi, Colgate University

September 11: Bearing Witness to History
"Soon after September 11, the National Museum of American History began collecting objects to document the attacks and their aftermath...View the Museum's collection of September 11 related objects and hear stories about them from curators and donors."
- Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of American History

September 11 - Journalists' Resources - (dead link)
From MediaMap

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

  • After September 11: Perspective from the Social Sciences
    "This website features an extraordinary and still-expanding collection of essays by leading social scientists from around the country and the world. These are efforts by social scientists to bring theoretical and empirical knowledge to bear on the events of Sept. 11, their precursors, and what comes after."
    Sections include: Globalization ; Fundamentalism (s) ; Terrorism & Democratic Virtues ; Competing Narratives ; New War ; New World Order ; The View from Latin America ; Building Peace ; Recovery.

Terror Tuesday: Impact on South Asia - (dead link)
"The section includes profiles of prominent terrorist organizations and actors, maps depicting their training camps, statements and speeches by terrorist organizations, leaders of political and religious parties and leaders and spokespersons of the various governments. Besides, the collection also includes excerpts from editorials in leading English language dailies published from India and Pakistan
From the South Asian Terrorism Portal

Terrorism, America Responds - (dead link)
Includes: News Headlines ; News Info & Links ; Photos.
- Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, California State University, San Bernardino

TIME - Before Sept. 11 - The Secret History
August 12, 2002 Cover Story
"Long before 9/11 the White House debated taking the fight to al-Qaeda. It didn't happen-and soon it was too late. The saga of a last chance."

Understanding American After 9/11
A Public Radio Collaboration
"This coverage begins on Tuesday, September 3, and continues through Tuesday, September 10, 2002. Participating public radio stations are weaving stories from communities around the country with their own local stories, talk shows, documentaries, and call-in programs focusing on the impact of September 11."
Sections include: Specials & Documentaries ; Short Features ; Live Events ; Commentaries & Essays ; Cultural Programs.

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops - Social Development and World Peace

  • Responding to the September 11 National Tragedy - (dead link)
  • Church's Teaching on War and Peace - (dead link)
  • The Harvest of Justice is Sown in Peace - (dead link)
    "A Reflection of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Tenth Anniversary of the Challenge of Peace."
  • Brief Overview of Catholic Just War Tradition - (dead link)
    By Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, October 14, 1999

University of Notre Dame - Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies

War on Terrorism Web Sites
Sections include: Foreign Newspapers ; Best Online Magazines ; PBS Frontline Sites ; Think Tanks & Journals of Laymen ; Country Background Information ; General References ; Think Tanks & Journals for Professionals ; Primary Sources ; More Web Links.

War Resisters League

  • WRL Statement on September 11th Attacks - (dead link)
  • Talking Points about Sept. 11th - (dead link)
  • The Nonviolent Activist
    The Magazine of the War Resisters League

ZNet
Homepage for Z Magazine
"A Community of People Committed to Social Change"

  • Emergency Terrorism and War
    "ZNet's original essays and selected links regarding the Sept. 11, 2001 calamity and preparation for war."



Maintained by Mike Madin.
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