Day: September 11, 2021

Dictator-types may care more about power than politics

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A 1929 letter in which Winston Churchill refers to Britain’s House of Commons as his ‘theatre’ but contemplates quitting politics will go up for auction in London next week.

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An American flag was unfurled from the roof of the Pentagon Saturday morning at sunrise at the site where a jetliner hit the building twenty years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001. (Sept. 11)

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The September 11 attacks’ commemorations this year come shortly after the end of the US-led war in Afghanistan that began 20 years ago.
With foreign troops out, the Taliban managed to return to power.
Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford has more from Kabul, Afghanistan.

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#America marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday with solemn ceremonies given added poignancy by the recent chaotic withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and return to power of the Taliban. Bill Ryan, former #NYPD First Grade Detective talks to FRANCE 24 about that day when America “lost its innocence”. #September11

Two decades after the collapse of the #WorldTradeCenter, people are still coming forward to report #illnesses that might be related to dust that billowed over the city after the terror #attack. To date, the US has spent $11.7 billion on care and compensation for those exposed to the toxic dust and fires that burned at ground zero for weeks after the attacks. Andrew Gounardes, New York State Senator, talks to FRANCE 24. #September11

The #9/11 attacks not only became the single deadliest #terrorist attack in human history, they were also the deadliest incident ever for #firefighters, as well as for law enforcement officers in the United States. FRANCE 24’s Jessica Le Masurier reports from Midtown Manhattan, outside Engine Company 21.

A solemn ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States got under way in New York on Saturday under tight security. A marching band launched the start of the service at Ground Zero, where Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed jetliners into the World Trade Center killing almost 3,000 people.

President Joe #Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the #Sept11 attacks on the United States on Saturday by visiting each of the sites where hijacked planes crashed in 2001, seeking to honor the victims of the devastating assault. FRANCE 24’s Kethevane Gorjestani reports from the #Pentagon, Washington DC.

A solemn #ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States got under way in #NewYork on Saturday under tight security. A marching band launched the start of the service at #GroundZero, where Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed jetliners into the World Trade Center killing almost 3,000 people. #Sept11