FW: [RRE]attack

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From: Phil Agre <pagre@alpha.oac.ucla.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:25:37 -0700
To: "Red Rock Eater News Service" <rre@lists.gseis.ucla.edu>
Subject: [RRE]attack

Here are some more URL's.  Thanks to everyone who contributed.


investigation

Hijacker Had Logan "Ramp Pass"
http://www.telegram.com/news/page_one/ramppass.html

Hijacker's Body Found in Wreckage
(I don't have any other verification of this)
http://www.thisislondon.com/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=457082&in_r
eview_text_id=408403

On Doomed Flight, Passengers Vowed to Perish Fighting
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/national/13NEWA.html


aftermath

Five Firefighters Found Alive in the Rubble
("another survivor ... was using a wireless organizer to send e-mails")
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/nyregion/13CND-RESCUE.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24033-2001Sep13.html

statements on impacts to energy and communications infrastructure in NYC
http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg07756.html
http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg07722.html
http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/msg07699.html

Danger of Asbestos Fallout
http://asbnyc.cjb.net/

Anti-Islamic Violence Breaks Out Around World
http://www.guardian.co.uk/wtccrash/story/0,1300,551257,00.html

Arab Americans Stress Loyalty in Face of Backlash
http://www.guardian.co.uk/wtccrash/story/0,1300,551094,00.html

CNN Using 1991 Footage of Celebrating Palestinians
(I don't have any other verification of this)
http://www.indymedia.org.il/imc/israel/webcast/display.php3?article_id=6946

index of online hoaxes related to the attacks
http://purportal.com/special/9-11/


the world

"Pakistan turned down a US request for deployment of US special forces"
http://203.199.93.7/articleshow.asp?art_id=1107686149

we're in danger of triggering a war between India and Pakistan
http://203.199.93.7/articleshow.asp?art_id=1935101147

attack-related news from Russia
http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2001/09/130901.html

photos in Kabul from the Times of India
http://203.199.93.7/today/kabul0.htm


charity

info sources, phone numbers, places to volunteer, Red Cross needs tech help
http://kgate.virtual.net/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?action=Browse&id=SeptemberDisaster

Catholic Charities Agencies Mobilize to Help Victims of Terrorist Attacks
http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/media/releases/2001/091201b.html

Scam Artists Capitalize on Tragedy
http://www.msnbc.com/news/628230.asp
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170058.html
http://www.cauce.org/pressreleases/20010912.shtml


comment

commentary by cryptographer Matt Blaze
http://www.interesting-people.org/200109/0111.html

Americans Can't See Why They Are Hated
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,551036,00.html

It Happened Here
http://www.thenewrepublic.com/092401/editorial092401.html

comment from The Economist
http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=780265

Our President Shows That He's No Giuliani
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/ny-nyhen132363704sep13.
column

media were too busy with sensational stories to focus on the well-known
dangers
http://www.salon.com/news/col/huff/2001/09/13/media/

When Extremists Test the Constitutional Order
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/hamilton/20010913.html

jargon watch: They think in terms of Us and Them, so it's up to Us to kill
Them
(the Us-n-Them's on both sides are, in a sense, partners)
http://www.nationalreview.com/01oct01/war_pryce-jones100101.shtml

"we should invade them, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity"
(Barbara Olson was a professional liar but I'd never have wished this on
her)
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/coulter1.asp


security and civil liberties

the DOT inspector general was scheduled to begin an audit this week
http://www.oig.dot.gov/show_txt.php?id=553

FAA security documents
http://www.oig.dot.gov/docs_by_area.php?area=8

US Pulls the Plug on Muslim Websites
(this article comes from Monday, before the attack)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,549590,00.html

USA: Justice, Not Revenge, Must Prevail
http://www.web.amnesty.org/web/news.nsf/weball/180A97244A72921780256AC6004D1
340

about the cell phone calls from the airlines
(which we eerily take for granted, though some were from phones in the
seats)
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,46595,00.html

Why Wasn't the Bush Administration Warned?
http://www.inthesetimes.com/web2521/madsen2521.html

FAA Civil Aviation Security FOIA Page
http://cas.faa.gov/foia/

travel related news
(may not work under Netscape)
http://www.johnnyjet.com/folder/archive/letter09_12_01.html


background

Afghanistan: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2000
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/sa/index.cfm?docid=721

Rational Fanatics
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/issue_SeptOct_2001/sprinzak.html


other things

interesting chat transcript showing what was reported when
http://www.verelst.net/coverage.html

online community for fire fighters
http://www.firehouse.com/

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