WEBSITES
The 9-11 Commission
Also known as The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Published on 22 July 2004, the full report is available at this site.
Report of the Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
This 858 page report on the September 11 attacks, conducted by Congressional committees was originally published on July 24, 2003.
ABC Four Corners: A Mission To Die For
Website of a documentary on the Hamburg cell originally screened in November 2001. It features key documents such as Mohamed Atta's will, the hijackers' instructions for night before the attacks, photographs and interview transcripts.
Al Jazeera
English version of the essential, up-to-the-minute television news service website on the Arab and Islamic world. Arabic speakers can visit the mother site at www.aljazeera.net
The Angry Arab News Service
A source on politics, war, the Middle East, Arabic poetry, and Chicken McNuggets courtesy of the Lebanese scholar and polemecist As'ad AbuKhalil.
Arab News
Saudi Arabia's first English daily with lots of articles on the Iraq War.
BBC History: September 11 in Context
An examination of the build up to the events of September 11 and US involvement in international affairs by historian Professor Lawrence Freedman of King’s College London.
CBC Fifth Estate: Beyond Belief
Website affiliated with a documentary produced less than a month after the September 11 attacks. Includes interviews with Ziad Jarrah's uncle, university tutor, plus timeline and photos.
Islam Online
This extensive site aims to present a unified and lively Islam and function as a reference-point for all things Islamic.
The Muslim News
Provides objective news and views of Muslims in the United Kingdom. It is the only independent monthly Muslim newspaper in the UK - it is neither backed by any country nor by any organisation or party.
PBS Frontline: Hunting Bin Laden
Website dedicated to one of several PBS Frontline investigations into Al Qaeda, Bin Laden and the September 11 plot. Includes interviews with Bin Laden, details of his statements and information on the 1998 US Embassy bombings in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam
Women Against Fundamentalisms
Website campaigning to challenge the rise of fundamentalism in all religions and for women's rights to control their own minds and bodies, and to live their lives as they choose.
Los Angeles Times
For reporting on the Hamburg cell, the September 11 plot and its perpetrators, see articles written by Terry McDermott and Dirk Laabs for the Los Angeles Times. All are available for purchase online. Of particular relevance are:
A Perfect Soldier, by Terry McDermott , Los Angeles Times, 27 January 2002
Early and groundbreaking profile of Mohamed Atta.
The Plots and Designs of Al Qaeda's Engineer; Khalid Shaikh Mohammed by Terry McDermott, Josh Meyer and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times December 22, 2002.
One of the first articles to profile the Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
Prelude to 9/11: A Hijacker's Love, Lies by Dirk Laabs and Terry McDermott, Los Angeles Times, Jan 27, 2003
A detailed investigative article on the relationship between hijacker Ziad Jarrah and his German-Turkish girlfriend.
The Plot; How terrorists hatched a simple plan to use planes as bombs by Terry McDermott, Los Angeles Times, Sep 1, 2002.
Examination of the genesis of the September 11 plot.
READING
Al Qaeda : The True Story of Radical Islam by Jason Burke (Penguin Books, August 2004)
This book aims to provide a definitive account of Islamic militancy and in doing so challenges our understanding of Al Qaeda and its ideology.
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Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden by Peter Bergen (Phoenix, 2002)
Detailed profile of Osama Bin Laden.
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Masterminds of Terror: The Truth Behind the Most Devastating Terrorist Attack the World Has Ever Seen by Yosri Fouda and Nick Fielding (Mainstream Publishing, 2003)
Account of the September 11 plot, based on Yosri Fouda’s interviews with Ramzi Binalshibh and Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.
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The New Jackals: Osama Bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism by Simon Reeve (Carlton Books Limited, 2001)
Detailed account of Ramzi Yousef and the first attack on the World Trade Center.
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Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban: Consequences of U.S.Foreign Policy by As'ad AbuKhalil (Seven Stories Press, 2002)
This volume by the Lebanese scholar discusses the rise of the Taliban and Osama bin Laden, examining U.S. relations with Islamic countries and the policies that have led to antipathy toward the United States.
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