Broad rays of rich October sunshine brightened the Pentagon on Thursday, but the warmth only illuminated the grief of hundreds of military officers, politicians and ordinary Americans who came to the nation’s military hub to mark the one-month anniversary of the day that terror struck.
The outpouring of more than half a billion dollars to help families of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is prompting debate among the agencies that have lined up to help -- from the best way to give out money to how solicitations should be worded.
A week after the horrifying fall of the World Trade Center, officials faced a crucial decision: When should they concede that rescue efforts are futile and move full-time into the grimmer task of recovering the dead?
From tall, telescoping cranes, bulldozers and power shovels to bucket brigades, the cleanup at the shattered World Trade Center is as basic as it gets in the demolition industry.
While American forces hunt for senior Taliban and al-Qaida leaders, the Pentagon fears that some on its most-wanted list may already have slipped away.
Families of those who died from anthrax should be included in the special fund created by Congress for victims of the September 11 terror attacks, Democratic congressmen said today.
