terrorist
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He also said Treasury would have announced the sanctions on Friday but held back out of respect for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Memorial ceremonies in New York City, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon commemorate victims of illnesses linked to the terrorist attacks and people who died in 2001.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Powell also said the US and Europe should maintain contact with President Putin – despite describing the Russian leader as a "terrorist".
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
This issue is deeply related to the newly released trove of documents that indicate that New Yorkers were “misled” — essentially lied to — about air quality risks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
The “red cell” committee thought it unlikely that an established terrorist group would work in the United States during a hurricane.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Most of the blame for that lies at the feet of the 9/11 terrorists and those who supported and financed them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
What the officials told the world to do was to come shop” and support lower Manhattan to show the terrorists that the city — and America — had resolve.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Warwick Crown Court heard Webster had been referred four times to the UK Government-led Prevent programme, a scheme aimed to stop people becoming terrorists.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
As Mr. Riley explains in a footnote, “this disclosure notified the terrorists that their communications were not secure and thus induced them to change methods.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Prior to 9/11, terrorists were prosecuted in civilian courts.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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