Six senators had written in a letter to Holder that the planned trial in New York " will be providing (the accused terrorists) on of the most visible platforms in the world to exalt their past acts and to rally others in support of further terrorism" (Silva and Parsons 1). ... A high profile trial like KSM in a city such as New York or any other city endangers the lives of American citizens by making it a big red target for terrorist organizations. ... New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who originally supported the plan, changed course this week. The city contends that it will cost hundreds of ...

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The act was named after James Zadroga, a New York police officer who died of a respiratory disease caused by toxic chemicals after responding to the World Trade Center attacks (CNN). "Tomorrow we will remember those we lost to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and also those who bravely responded during and after the tragedy," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "As part of our ongoing commitment to our first responders, New York City led the way in ensuring that the Zadroga Act included reviews of the medical evidence so that all those ill from exposure to the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks rece...

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New York citizens, according to Dr. ... Back in 1995 when Timothy McVeigh bombed the Murrah building in Oklahoma City people did not refer it as terrorist but rather a "revolt." ... To bring it all the thoughts to a point, there has been terrorism for many years, and many years before 9-11, the Oklahoma City Bombing and even Desert Storm's terroristic view, but why has the media brought it to the average Americans" view so abruptly? ...

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The terrorist group al Qaeda took responsibility for the attacks which were traced to Afghanistan, prompting the president to vow "to wage war against terrorism, not simply those who were behind the assaults on New York City and Washington.... The United States began bombing raids on Afghanistan in October, disabling Taliban control over strategic cities and freeing the country from the Taliban regime in less than a month. ... Military action was taken in March of 2003 with the Operation Iraqi Freedom and American forces successfully took control of Iraqi cities and although Hussein'...

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Neyfakh says, "If Americans were going to feel safe in their cities againpublic spaces were going to have to be different. Barriers, fences, and bollards began to be installed all over Washington, New York, and Boston.... A lot of his information and statistics comes from other credible sources, such as Zachary Lockman, a historian at New York University, and Columbia University psychologist George Bonanno. ...

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While in school on the morning of September 11, 2001, I heard over the loudspeaker that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. ... Later in September of 2001 a group of today's superstar artists joined together in New York City for a nonprofit fundraiser. ...

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Former mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, who had supported President Bush for re-election, even called the film propaganda (Ed Koch, 1). ... In addition, Phil Shenon, the New York Times senior correspondent who covers the 9/11 Commission, wrote in an article published about Fahrenheit 9/11, it seems safe to say that central assertions of fact in Fahrenheit 9/11 are supported by the public record (indeed, many of them will be familiar to those who have closely followed Mr. ...

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Tsarnaev is one of two "Marathon Monday" bombers whom had single-handedly shut down the city of Boston and several of its suburbs, within which Boston College is located, for nearly 24 hours, as a manhunt ensued after a shootout between bombers Jahar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev with the Boston Police force. ...

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On September 11, 2001 the single worst terrorist attack any country has suffered in modern times occurred in New York City, at the World Trade Center. 6,000 people were killed and the minds and spirit of all Americans were changed forever. ...

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The center of Islam is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the nation is in territorial control of the faiths two holiest cities, Mecca and Medina. ... This claim was reinforced by the fact that the two holiest cities in the Islamic faith (Mecca and Medina) are under Saudi Arabian controlled territory. ...

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