9/11 Anniversary

Marwan al-Shehhi shared his room with Mohammed Atta. They shopped in Target, Circuit City, Payless Shoes, Lowe's.

Mohammed Atta logged into his Travelocity account to shop for flights from Washington Dulles airport and from Boston, departing around 8:00 am on September 11.

"The time for training is over," al Qaeda member Abu Zubaydah said on an intercepted call. After torture, he pointed the CIA to the 9/11 mastermind, KSM.

With the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack rapidly approaching, it's worth considering why America has responded so differently to a crisis that has left more than 600,000 dead.

The special agent noted an "inordinate number" of suspicious flight students; guessed the terrorists' intentions; made four recommendations. FBI HQ did none.

Field office agents were also rebuked for seeking information. "Things work much better when our agencies are communicating HQ to HQ," the CIA said.

The FBI and CIA's a fatal mistake—confusing Khalid al-Mihdhar, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and "Khallad"—allowed 9/11 mastermind KSM to escape attention.

The 9/11 Commission wrote that Said Bahaji had "no personality and limited knowledge of Islam." But three of the 9/11 hijackers attended his wedding.

We need a prudential, hardheaded foreign policy that secures the American way of life without falling prey to democratization exportation delusions of grandeur.

The men used code. "Architecture" meant the World Trade Center, "arts" was the Pentagon, "law" was the U.S. Capitol building, "politics" was the White House.

Zacarias Moussaoui was flagged as a possible "airline suicide attacker," but the intelligence community failed to connect him to other information they had.

Navy will pay homage to the USMC as Americans will reflect upon the 20th anniversary of the worst attack on U.S. soil in history.

Ziad Jarrah took his 9/11 role seriously. But a delay in takeoff from Newark Airport gave passengers the information they needed to fight back.

The FAA warned that terrorists might use everyday objects modified into weapons. But the team knew—from experience—their box cutters wouldn't cause a problem.

Real pilots like to fly planes. What explains a flight school student who doesn't? FBI agents went to search Zacarias Moussaoui's rooms.

A foreign enemy was "trying his darndest to bring down a coalition aircraft," said a Pentagon spokesman. He didn't mean Osama bin Laden.

Terrorist mastermind KSM had two visas and was on a watch list. yet no one in the State Department, immigration, FBI or intelligence community paid attention.

Miami, Boston, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver. The "emir" of the September 11 plot got familiar with flight patterns—and with First Class service.

Zacarias Moussaoui was strong evidence that al-Qaeda planned other operations. His arrest should've created panic about the possibility of an imminent attack.

The Saudi national prepared more carefully for his role than did the other pilots, familiarizing himself with the air traffic out of Dulles airport.

Although the CIA knew of Khalid al-Mihdhar's ties to al-Qaeda, he was able to meet Mohammed Atta in New Jersey on August 9th. It went badly.

In Florida, Marwan al-Shehhi roomed with flight-school buddy Mohammed Atta. The two men may not have behaved like the "bad Muslims" of post-9/11 reports.

On August 7, 2001, the intelligence team discussed Iraq's rumored weapons of mass destruction—another misreading that led to disaster.

On August 6, 2001, the Presidential Daily Briefing discussed al Qaeda threats. The FBI and CIA worried about an attack—and about which agency might be blamed.

The account, which posts a woman's diary entries as a child, shared her post as the 9/11 attacks happened in real time.

Liam Enea said the photos were taken by his great aunt, who lived in an apartment at 310 Greenwich Street in New York City. Her terrace faced south toward the World Trade Center.

At least 10 former college football players were among the people who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 19 years ago.

September 11, 2001, was a day that left millions of Americans terrified, confused and angry. But it also served as another test of this great nation's resolve and its commitment to freedom and liberty.

Commemorative services honoring lives lost on September 11, 2001, will be available to live stream online Friday morning.

The death toll from the 9/11 attacks continues to rise as first responders succumb to related diseases such as cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.