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It was a bit harder for everyone to think about lost Americans during 9/11 with the riots in the middle east against our embassies. So many years later and they still hate us.
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US court orders Iran, others to pay $6 b for 9/11 terror attack:
A US judge has formally ordered Iran, al-Qaeda and several other defendants to pay $6-billion compensation to the victims of September 11, 2001, in a largely symbolic ruling. Ref. Source 3
Good luck with getting any of that money from them although these organizations do have US dollars trapped somewhere that we could probably tap into.
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A part apparently from one of the airliners that hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, has been found in Lower Manhattan, New York police said.
Part of a landing gear was discovered wedged between two buildings near ground zero and "Includes a clearly visible Boeing identification number," police said in a news release. "The NYPD is securing the location as it would a crime scene." Ref. CNN
Obama marks 12th anniversary of 9/11
President Barack Obama will observe the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington with a moment of silence and a visit to the Pentagon Memorial. Ref. Source 8
Remembering 9/11: 'Doesn't lessen with time'
Grown men still cry on Sept. 11. As retired New York firefighters read names of their friends who died 13 years ago, voices cracked and cheeks grew moist. Perhaps it's because the ... Ref. Source 1