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• Society: Issues: Terrorism: Incidents: September 11, 2001: Analysis and Opinion: Alleged Coverups  (17)
• Society: Issues: Terrorism: Incidents: US Embassy Bombings, 1998  (3)
• Society: Issues: Terrorism: Incidents: USS Cole, 2000  (9)
• Society: Issues: Terrorism: Terrorist Organizations: Al-Qaida  (100)

American RadioWorks - Witnesses to Terror Radio special presents highlights from the 9/11 Commission's hearings. Transcript available. [52 minute Realaudio broadcast] http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/911/

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Commission chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks, and recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. Hearing schedules, press releases, reports, staff statements and archives with transcripts and videos of the public hearings. http://www.9-11commission.gov/

NPR : The 9-11 Commission: An Audio Chronicle Audio testimony from the various public meetings and press conferences. http://www.npr.org/911hearings/

Online NewsHour: Investigating Pre-9/11 Readiness The 9-11 Commission's efforts are documented and commented upon. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/911commission/

The Road Through 9/11 A detailed timeline of the day, a chronology from 1948 on that explores historic developments related to the attacks with focus on the Middle East, and links for related sites. http://cnparm.home.texas.net/911/Intro.htm

Text: Full Transcript from Testimony on Attacks Testimony of Eleanor Hill, staff director for the House and Senate intelligence inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks, before a joint Congressional committee. http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/09/18/politics/19INTEL-TEXT.html

Time: The Secret History Michael Elliott reports on plans of the White House to fight al-Qaeda before September 11. With timeline. http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020812/

NPR : Judging the Impact: A Post 9-11 America Summary of major changes in the USA as a result of the 9/11 attacks. (July 16, 2004) http://www.npr.org/911hearings/security_measures.html

The New York Times: National Special - The 9/11 Report A Congressional investigation into the attacks, reported, analyzed, and commented upon. [Requires free nytimes.com registration to view.] (August 13, 2003) http://www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/08/13/national/nationalspecial2/

President Names Kissinger to Lead 9/11 Commission Former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger is named chairman of an independent investigation into the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. A report on motives and reactions. New York Times, US. (November 27, 2002) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/28/politics/28BUSH.html

How a Deal Creating an Independent Commission on Sept. 11 Came Undone Report on the efforts to create a commission to investigate the attacks. New York Times, US [free registration required]. (November 1, 2002) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/02/politics/02COMM.html

White House, in Shift, Backs Inquiry on 9/11 Report about intelligence failures before the September 11 attacks revealed by the Congressional committee. (September 21, 2002) http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/09/21/national/21INQU.html

U.S. Failed to Act on Warnings in 98 of a Plane Attack Reports on the results of a joint Congressional committee hearing. New York Times, US [free registration required]. (September 18, 2002) http://www10.nytimes.com/2002/09/19/politics/19INTE.html