9/11 Topics

Democracy Now!’s coverage of the 9/11 attacks and their aftermath, including the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the development of the "war on terror," Guantanamo Bay and the USA PATRIOT Act.

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  • Cheney, Edwards Clash Over Iraq and Justification for War in Vice Presidential Debate

    Vice Presidential nominees Dick Cheney and John Edwards faced off in the first and only vice presidential debate of the election Tuesday night. We hear excerpts of the nominees discussing Iraq, the White House linking 9/11 to Saddam Hussein and more and get analysis from journalists Rahul Mahajan and Robert Parry. [includes rush transcript]
    Oct 06, 2004 | Story

  • Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib

    Pulitzer prize-winning reporter Seymour Hersh joins us in our firehouse studio to talk about his new book, Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib. The book takes a look behind the public story of President Bush’s "war on terror" and into the lies and obsessions that led America into Iraq. Hersh provides a new account of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal that he exposed last spring and of where, he believes, responsibility...
    Sep 14, 2004 | Story

  • Leading Muslim Scholar Tariq Ramadan Denied U.S. Visa to Teach at Notre Dame

    The U.S. Government revoked a work visa for Tariq Ramadan, one of the world’s most important Muslim scholars, to teach at the University of Notre Dame. We go to Switzerland to speak with Tariq Ramadan and we hear from the director of the Institute for International Peace Studies at Notre Dame that appointed Ramadan. [incudes rush transcript]
    Sep 13, 2004 | Story

  • Buffalo, 9/11 and the War at Home

    On the eve of the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks we take a look at one of the cities in this country hardest hit by the 9/11 aftermath–Buffalo, New York. We speak Bruce Jackson, a professor of American Culture at SUNY Buffalo and editor of the web journal BuffaloReport.com. [includes rush transcript]
    Sep 10, 2004 | Story

  • Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire

    We hear an excerpt of a new documentary by the Media Education Foundation, "Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire" which examines how the Bush administration used Sept. 11 to transform American foreign policy and enter a phase of so-called preemptive warfare while rolling back civil liberties and social programs at home. [includes rush transcript]
    Sep 10, 2004 | Story

  • U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Tops 1,000

    The number of Americans killed in Iraq topped 1,000 amid fierce fighting over the past two days. The number of Iraqis killed over the past 18 months is unknown. We go to Baghdad to speak with journalist Patrick Cockburn of the London Independent. [includes rush transcript]
    Sep 08, 2004 | Story

  • U.S. Revokes Visa to One of Europe's Most Influential Islamic Thinkers

    Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss scholar known for his work on Islamic theology and the place of Muslims in the modern world, was appointed to teach Islamic philosophy and ethics at the University of Notre Dame. After receiving a visa from the State Department, it was revoked at the behest of the Homeland Security Department. We go to Switzerland to speak with professor and author Tariq Ramadan. [includes rush transcript]
    Sep 08, 2004 | Story

  • McCain Attacks Michael Moore In Primetime RNC Address Sparking Thunderous Response From GOP Crowd

    Sen. John McCain drew the biggest response at the RNC when he referred to filmmaker Michael Moore who was sitting in a press box at the convention as a credentialed USA columnist. We hear the excerpt of McCain’s address and we speak with GOP delegates about Michael Moore and Fahrenheit 9/11. [includes rush transcript]
    Aug 31, 2004 | Story

  • The Full Rudy: As Giuliani Takes Center Stage At the RNC, We Look At The Man NYC Knew Before 9/11

    Giuliani biographer Jack Newfield looks back on his years as mayor and examines how 9/11 helped resurrect his political career. [includes rush transcript]
    Aug 31, 2004 | Story

  • Antiwar Voices Address March: Michael Moore, Jesse Jackson, Fernando Suarez, Charles Barron and More

    United for Peace and Justice was denied a permit to hold a rally in Central Park. But before the march kicked off, the leaders of the procession held a press conference standing in front of the hundreds of thousands of people gathering on 7th Avenue. [includes rush transcript]
    Aug 30, 2004 | Story