911 - After A Decade

<div style="text-align: justify;">In the 10 years since the attacks of 911, much has changed in the world. Led by the United States, western nations invaded and occupied Afghanistan and later Iraq, removing their rulers and unleashing sectarian violence and insurgencies. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians have lost their lives at a cost of trillions of dollars, and western military forces remain in both countries. A third war, the War on Terror, has driven changes in the U.S. that have pushed against the limits of what American society will accept in return for security -- measures such as pre-emptive military strikes, indefinite detentions, waterboarding, wiretapping, and invasive airport security systems. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we remember those lost on September 11, 2001, and construction of the new skyscrapers in Manhattan nears completion, most U.S, troops are scheduled to leave Iraq by the end of this year and Afghanistan by 2014. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is a look at some of the events of the post-9/11 decade, and some of the progress still being made.</div><br><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt3gw_0XsWlDZ7e56Kp5lCUa7EkNMT_8itxRs_ZrZF1E6pcsLB3FjR1Xmj7yqvuDEfFeXfPV9o3CjaGcPScilUM0xD3e03wpc8gQ2RvWH3hO0HeGXIa_sDZL_O9guFIGOV6UvJkwXyHY/s1600/911-After-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxt3gw_0XsWlDZ7e56Kp5lCUa7EkNMT_8itxRs_ZrZF1E6pcsLB3FjR1Xmj7yqvuDEfFeXfPV9o3CjaGcPScilUM0xD3e03wpc8gQ2RvWH3hO0HeGXIa_sDZL_O9guFIGOV6UvJkwXyHY/s640/911-After-001.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>A test of the Tribute in Light rises above lower Manhattan, on September 6, 2011, in New York City. The memorial, sponsored by the Municipal Art Society, will light the sky on the evening of September 11, 2011, in honor of those who died ten years ago in the terror attacks on the United States.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHlH400OI2rpuZRY-9Co55EIOahf8h4sEhdnbNKjBCJFhQfjGt5W2Se5SxNsSE2pgtH3PAhy2oOuEe3rmD4oHSYhFgwRe3LTW-qsMdCqxJlQdIGs70gC2Q-HhCCafmPCJtLUxM1fu3gM/s1600/911-After-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVHlH400OI2rpuZRY-9Co55EIOahf8h4sEhdnbNKjBCJFhQfjGt5W2Se5SxNsSE2pgtH3PAhy2oOuEe3rmD4oHSYhFgwRe3LTW-qsMdCqxJlQdIGs70gC2Q-HhCCafmPCJtLUxM1fu3gM/s640/911-After-002.jpg" width="640"></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Work crews lift a fire truck from the debris of the collapsed World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan on Saturday evening, September 15, 2001. Hundreds of firefighters who tried to save thousands trapped in the center's two towers following a terrorist attack were still missing in the rubble.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><i></i><br><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/09/911-after-decade.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

911 - After A Decade

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911 - The Day Of The Attack

<div style="text-align: justify;">Ten years ago, a coordinated terrorist attack on the United States that had been planned for years. The attackers simultaneously hijacked four large passenger aircraft with the intention of crashing them into major landmarks in the United States, inflicting as much death and destruction as possible. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Three of the planes struck their targets, the fourth crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. In a single day, these deliberate acts of mass murder killed nearly 3,000 human beings from 57 countries. More than 400 of the dead were first responders, including New York City firefighters, police officers, and EMTs. It was one of the most-covered media events of all time, and after a decade, the images are still difficult to view. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">These attacks and the global reaction to them have profoundly shaped the world we live in, so it remains important to see the images and remember just what happened on that dark day.</div><br><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4TQJ9wmzmNxei7uDMEXRuHOIldvziuIT45M9MHPBNUnciP-EPoeOAsbYaWlIG5i2_0mzMkAHjsbeP8fvqXSqonuR8z6eEWxmbPe3BTZ6yBjeqMPWG1aTh-MyoLFdU5CDvm6RGMRRvns/s1600/911-During-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4TQJ9wmzmNxei7uDMEXRuHOIldvziuIT45M9MHPBNUnciP-EPoeOAsbYaWlIG5i2_0mzMkAHjsbeP8fvqXSqonuR8z6eEWxmbPe3BTZ6yBjeqMPWG1aTh-MyoLFdU5CDvm6RGMRRvns/s640/911-During-001.jpg" width="640"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The Statue of Liberty, seen from a vantage point in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the lower Manhattan skyline is shrouded in smoke following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Photo taken on September 15, 2001. </i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83En3ItZT6cp7BFD_iugcEfXVbSedsOkvn_kDdmf4H_ob2SgqYpc27Be1URAefbjkCtQ7jbeTXWJkCq7ftvqVRDTogthojgyFJo7L1WpbEncH4GvK1auV9wsob7MhQr14RGwrx1-a2uE/s1600/911-During-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><img border="0" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83En3ItZT6cp7BFD_iugcEfXVbSedsOkvn_kDdmf4H_ob2SgqYpc27Be1URAefbjkCtQ7jbeTXWJkCq7ftvqVRDTogthojgyFJo7L1WpbEncH4GvK1auV9wsob7MhQr14RGwrx1-a2uE/s640/911-During-002.jpg" width="640"></i></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Smoke pours from a gaping hole and the upper floors of the World Trade Center's North Tower, shortly after hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the building on September 11, 2001 in New York City.</i></td></tr></tbody></table><i></i><br><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/09/911-day-of-attack.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

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911 - Calm Before The Storm

<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The attacks of September 11th, 2001 came as a huge surprise, shocking the world and immediately dominating the news around the world. Ten years later, the reverberations from that shock and the varying reactions to it continue to affect nearly everyone in ways large and small.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While most people remember where they were on that day, it can be difficult to recall what else was happening in the days just before. I thought it would be interesting to go through the newswires and find photos of events taking place around the world during the week of September 3 to September 10, 2001. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the photos are directly related to the upcoming attacks, or the fallout that resulted, many have nothing at all to do with the attacks, but simply show glimpses of what was happening at that time. Gathered here is a time capsule of images taken during this week of September, one decade ago, before everything changed. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7WiCvnd3bXFYxq4fCIne02kdrC80CxzC2ra3r6dtTb71PEDyoS0tJz3PwVvza3yOK7W1p2VhYgNwlCE6j8RmKZ0y4TAX5zi9GlcUZ6SK_mMszXlXIsJWI9SHjBbE2EzKlyiTedPW_O4/s1600/911-Before-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7WiCvnd3bXFYxq4fCIne02kdrC80CxzC2ra3r6dtTb71PEDyoS0tJz3PwVvza3yOK7W1p2VhYgNwlCE6j8RmKZ0y4TAX5zi9GlcUZ6SK_mMszXlXIsJWI9SHjBbE2EzKlyiTedPW_O4/s640/911-Before-001.jpg" width="640"></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>A view of the New York City skyline with the World Trade Center at sunset taken from the US Open at the UATA National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, on September 5, 2001.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzExNjTHdRlSVTktQNLar54w6gBREv0MUzm-zJyzHywNFenZ8RyHSnuIfZHUeZnRoeKrf8u3ZQWHZ0Ah9rM9kaPYPdzGl0IFxySSzK5KtrSMbiGqfZJ1C9PBvwYd-XfyoA1t16SptHd3w/s1600/911-Before-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzExNjTHdRlSVTktQNLar54w6gBREv0MUzm-zJyzHywNFenZ8RyHSnuIfZHUeZnRoeKrf8u3ZQWHZ0Ah9rM9kaPYPdzGl0IFxySSzK5KtrSMbiGqfZJ1C9PBvwYd-XfyoA1t16SptHd3w/s640/911-Before-002.jpg" width="640"></i></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i>Pop star Michael Jackson and actress Elizabeth Taylor arrive at his 30th Anniversary Celebration show at Madison Square Garden on September 10, 2001 in New York City.</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/09/911-calm-before-storm.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

911 - Calm Before The Storm

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Friend Until The End

<div style="text-align: justify;">A dog is a man's best friend as this heartbreaking story of Navy SEAL's devoted dog guarding his coffin during his funeral.<br><br>The doy, Hawkeye, paid his last respects by walking up to the casket, lying down in front of it, and heaving a sigh. His owner, Marine Jon Tumilson, passed away on August 6 when Taliban insurgents downed his helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOSv-5grFVV5PLHBEEjBeZpAObAsymYfoSYxWxw5QIgNiz65FX1ckn22gd28RE1iXuKJgHxSxUIsK4oCRvtFTUQbIW9y256e_amQmX-GzHn2liRKU16y6quvIWSLNhIgaoqQLFOlUKC3j/s1600/enhanced-buzz-17120-1314215186-34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOSv-5grFVV5PLHBEEjBeZpAObAsymYfoSYxWxw5QIgNiz65FX1ckn22gd28RE1iXuKJgHxSxUIsK4oCRvtFTUQbIW9y256e_amQmX-GzHn2liRKU16y6quvIWSLNhIgaoqQLFOlUKC3j/s640/enhanced-buzz-17120-1314215186-34.jpg" width="526"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxp9rrOKxfigxsKh68Jl7ye0sWTV4kc69UGpCexUBXR1C-Ip74mNsszxh-VycwfVVUmf6-zpzWHRymybMS328oK9JgRNNPkRCKMD_KaHFiAomnDQ6ZO-a9K8YHWVFTmEDV50MiaSUCjkC4/s1600/Jon_Tumilson_Hawkeye_25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxp9rrOKxfigxsKh68Jl7ye0sWTV4kc69UGpCexUBXR1C-Ip74mNsszxh-VycwfVVUmf6-zpzWHRymybMS328oK9JgRNNPkRCKMD_KaHFiAomnDQ6ZO-a9K8YHWVFTmEDV50MiaSUCjkC4/s640/Jon_Tumilson_Hawkeye_25.jpg" width="526"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://aibob.blogspot.com/2011/08/friend-until-end.html#more">Click to read more »</a>

Friend Until The End

A dog is a man's best friend as this heartbreaking story of Navy SEAL's devoted dog guarding his coffin during his funeral. The doy,...

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