9-11-2001

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Let us remember the day. History reminds us not to forget, yet we all do. Reminders are helpful.





7:58 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175 departs Boston for Los Angeles,
carrying 56 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants. The
Boeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and diverted to New York.

7:59 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston for Los
Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two pilots, and nine flight
attendants. This Boeing 767 is also hijacked and diverted to New York.

8:01 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 38
passengers, two pilots, and five flight attendants, leaves Newark, N.J.,
for San Francisco.

8:10 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington's
Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles, carrying 58 passengers,
two pilots, and four flight attendants. The Boeing 757 is hijacked
after takeoff.

8:46 a.m. - American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into the North
Tower at the World Trade Center.

9:03 a.m. - United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the South
Tower at the World Trade Center.

- U.S. Federal Aviation Administration shuts down all New
York area airports.

9:21 a.m. - Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City
are closed.

9:25 a.m. - All domestic flights are grounded by U.S. Federal
Aviation Administration.

9:45 a.m. - American Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon.

10:05 a.m. - The South Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.

10:05 a.m. - The White House is evacuated.

10:10 a.m. - A large section of one side of The Pentagon collapses.

10:10 a.m. - United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area in
Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers.

10:28 a.m. - The North Tower at the World Trade Center collapses.

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Full Text of the Speech by Pope John Paul II from the Vatican on September 12, 2001

I cannot begin this audience without expressing my profound sorrow at the terrorist attacks which yesterday
brought death and destruction to America, causing thousands of victims and injuring countless people. To the
President of the United States and to all American citizens I express my heartfelt sorrow. In the face of such
unspeakable horror we cannot but be deeply disturbed. I add my voice to all the voices raised in these hours
to express indignant condemnation, and I strongly reiterate that the ways of violence will never lead to
genuine solutions to humanity's problems.

Yesterday was a dark day in the history of humanity, a terrible affront to human dignity. After receiving the
news, I followed with intense concern the developing situation, with heartfelt prayers to the Lord. How is it
possible to commit acts of such savage cruelty? The human heart has depths from which schemes of
unheard-of ferocity sometimes emerge, capable of destroying in a moment the normal daily life of a people.
But faith comes to our aid at these times when words seem to fail. Christ's word is the only one that can
give a response to the questions which trouble our spirit. Even if the forces of darkness appear to prevail,
those who believe in God know that evil and death do not have the final say. Christian hope is based on this
truth; at this time our prayerful trust draws strength from it.

With deeply felt sympathy I address myself to the beloved people of the United States in this moment of
distress and consternation, when the courage of so many men and women of good will is being sorely tested.
In a special way I reach out to the families of the dead and the injured, and assure them of my spiritual
closeness. I entrust to the mercy of the Most High the helpless victims of this tragedy, for whom I offered Mass
this morning, invoking upon them eternal rest. May God give courage to the survivors; may he sustain the
rescue-workers and the many volunteers who are presently making an enormous effort to cope with such
an immense emergency. I ask you, dear brothers and sisters, to join me in prayer for them. Let us beg the
Lord that the spiral of hatred and violence will not prevail. May the Blessed Virgin, Mother of Mercy, fill the
hearts of all with wise thoughts and peaceful intentions.

Today, my heartfelt sympathy is with the American people, subjected yesterday to inhuman terrorist attacks
which have taken the lives of thousands of innocent human beings and caused unspeakable sorrow in the
hearts of all men and women of good will. Yesterday was indeed a dark day in our history, an appalling
offence against peace, a terrible assault against human dignity.

I invite you all to join me in commending the victims of this shocking tragedy to Almighty God's eternal love.
Let us implore his comfort upon the injured, the families involved, all who are doing their utmost to rescue
survivors and help those affected. I ask God to grant the American people the strength and courage they
need at this time of sorrow and trial.

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Taliban's Ambassador to Pakistan,
Mullah Abul Salam Zaeef, said
"It is premature to level allegations
against a person who is not in a
position to carry out such attacks,
it was a well-organized plan and
Osama has no such facilities."

Taliban official Mutawakel
tells journalists in Pakistan
"where is the evidence"
against Osama bin Laden.

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The Evidence Against Osama bin Laden
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On November 9, 2001, in the southern Afghanistan city of Kandahar, Osama bin Laden met a Saudi cleric
and several al-Qaeda members for dinner. A home-movie was recorded of the conversation, and the
videotape was discovered weeks later in an abandoned private house in Jalalabad. The tape is about one hour
long and is comprised of three segments. Two segments are of Osama bin Laden's conversations in a room,
and another segment shows footage of a U.S. helicopter crash site in Ghazni province.

U.S. President George W. Bush viewed the tape on November 30th, and he indicated that if the authenticity
of the tape could be verified then he wanted the video released to the world. On December 9, 2001 the
Washington Post, quoting senior U.S. officials, broke the story of the Osama bin Laden videotape. The
Washington Post story likely hurried the release of the tape, and on December 13th the video was
released to news agencies and broadcast later that morning across America and worldwide.
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To ensure the authenticity of the videotape, the U.S. utilized the latest voice and face identification techniques,
and although the quality of the videotape is poor, teams of Arabic translators spent days listening to the tape
to make sure the audible text of the conversations were accurately translated.

After the release of the tape, many newspapers in the Arab world played down the significance of the video.
Some Arabic news agencies questioned the authenticity of the video, which brought a strong response from
U.S. President Bush who said, "This is bin Laden unedited. It's preposterous for anybody to think that this tape
is doctored. That's just a feeble excuse to provide weak support for an incredibly evil man."

The videotape is called a "smoking gun" and represents the clearest evidence released to date of Osama
bin Laden's part in the planning of the September 11 attacks. The text of the conversations clearly indicates
that Osama bin Laden knew about the attacks days before and that he had participated in the planning. The
obvious glee and laughter in the room when the group trades their September 11 stories bears witness to the
"evil" that lurks within the men of al-Qaeda.

In addition to images and the text of the December 13th videotape released by the Pentagon, this section
includes the complete detailed evidence against Osama bin Laden as released by Tony Blair's U.K. government
on October 3, 2001.

www.september11news.com/OsamaEvidence.htm