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1. Has anyone come across any significance to the date of September 11 that might be related to the events at the World Trade Center today?	[From: Anne Mintz, *Forbes*] Last year the Palestinian Authority bowed to international pressure to not declare statehood, according to the NYT. That may have occurred on 9/10, since it was in the 9/11 paper. Was this the date the were supposed to make the declaration? Possibly related?
	[Message date: Sept. 12, 2001 from J. Stephen Bolhafner, *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*] The answer that kept popping up on various TV news programs yesterday was wrong: the anniversary of the signing of the 1993 peace accord. That was actually September 13. The only thing I've been able to come up with that would connect to Arabs and the Middle East (which seems to be the way the evidence is leading, as well as the expert opinions) should make Yasser Arafat very worried that he might be the next target: On Sept. 11, 2000, he announced that the PLO would not declare statehood, which they could have done as early as the 13th under a previous accord, which was clearly out of the question as far as Israel was concerned at the time and would have shot the whole thing down. They agreed to a delay of at least two months, and of course a year later they still don't have a state. I don't see anything else tied to the 11th, although I didn't go back into the paper clips.
	[Message sent 9-12-2001 from Mark Shaver, *Courier-Journal]* Another theory: Sept. 11, 1922 was the beginning of the British Mandate in Palestine.
	[Message sent 9-12-2001 from John McGlothlen, *Cedar Rapids Gazette*] Quote from a Financial Times (London) story yesterday: "The sentencing of a bin Laden associate for his role in the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Tanzania was scheduled for today in a federal court house near the World Trade Center, but government officials did not say whether they thought the events were linked." Also, a TV news source last night mentioned that it had been three months to the day since the execution of Timothy McVeigh.
	[From Abigail Brigham CNN Library - New York] According to our producer who handles the terrorism beat, the Financial Times is wrong about this. The sentencing for Mohamed al Owhali was originally scheduled for Sept. 12th; the sentencing was rescheduled for September 19th (at which time all 4 defendants in the African embassy bombings were to be sentenced together). Now the sentencing has been rescheduled again, for sometime in October.
	[Message received 9-12-2001 from Sherry Adams, *Houston Chronicle]* Here's a possibility: Ali Mohamed, a former U.S. Army sergeant/U.S. citizen/native of Egypt, was charged in federal court in Manhattan on Sept. 11, 1998. According to a story in the New York Times, "The suspect is the third known to have been charged in the United States after being arrested in connection with the investigations of the embassy bombings and of Osama bin Laden, a Saudi-born businessman suspected of having inspired and supported the attacks, as well as other acts of terrorism. The Aug. 7 bombings killed more than 250 people, including 12 Americans." He was not named at the time of the indictment. He later pled guilty.
	[From Vickie Makings, *Denver Post*] Vince, I'm getting much same result as you on this quest. According to an old Encyclopaedia Britannica, the San Remo conference of 1920 gave the British a mandate in Palestine. World Book also says, "In 1920, Palestine became a mandated territory of Britain." So, it appears the mandate was given a League of Nations stamp and subsequently signed, sealed, etc. on Sept. 11, 1922? Do we know the source of Claudio's web page? Is it a UN site?
	[From Liisa Tuominen, *Ottowa Citizen] PAPER National Post* PDATE Wednesday, September 12, 2001 EDITION National SECTION Comment PAGE A18 LENGTH 853 words STOTYPE Business; Column; Crime LKW TERRORISM; HIJACKING; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS; DEATHS; SUICIDE; STOCK MARKET; REACTION; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEADLINE An attack on globalization BYLINE * Diane Francis SOURCE *National Post* .............stuff omitted .......... Because the deed was so painstakingly planned, the date chosen had to be symbolic. Just minutes before the first jet slammed into the World Trade Center, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan issued a statement that September 11 marked the 20th anniversary of the UN's International Day of Peace. "The International Day of Peace should be a day of global ceasefire and non-violence," he said. Some day, some peace. An hour or so later, the UN's workforce of 12,000 was being evacuated from its New York headquarters. September 11 also marked the day in 1996 that the man who assassinated Israel Premier Itzhak Rabin at a Tel Aviv peace rally was convicted. It was the date that Chile's Communist leader Salvadore Allende was overthrown and murdered with the help of Washington's CIA. It was also on September 11, 1940 that the Germans scored a direct hit on Britain's ultimate symbol, Buckingham Palace. ....... remainder omitted ............
1A. Anyone know a good site to find out what happened for the past 20 years or so on Sept. 11 (national and international)?	[From Mark Shaver, *Courier-Journal*] Try this: http://dmarie.com/asp/history.asp
	[From Robin Miller] September 11 is the date the British Mandate in Palestine began.
	[From Judith Ausuebel, Queens, NY] Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter met at Camp David between Sept. 5 and Sept. 17, 1978. The framework was signed on the 17th. The formal Accord was signed in March 1979.
	[From Vince Kueter, Seattle Times] I've never been able to verify from a reputable source that the British Mandate began on Sept. 11. Various online "this-date-in-history" sites make that claim for either 1922 or 1923, but none cite a source. Most historical references indicate that the British Mandate began de facto in 1920 and was formalized by a declaration by the League of Nations on July 24, 1922. I've have seen references to an agreement that created the Kingdom of Transjordan (later Jordan, of course) in September, but I don't have am precise date for that agreement and that would be an odd choice for marking the beginning of the British Mandate. In that context, has anyone seen what the source for the Sept. 11 claim for the beginning of the British Mandate is? I just don't trust the online chronologies and I'm beginning to suspect it is an Internet fiction, to be filed on the urban myth sites. [From a later posting by Kueter] . . . . A UN site -- specifically UNISPAL -- the UN Information System on the Question of Palestine. Chock full o' historical documents. This one is identified as a "Report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations". I still wouldn't describe taking oaths of office as "signed, sealed, delivered" -- but I'm teetering on the precipice of my own expertise -- opinions on what is important or not should come from a more qualified scholar than myself.
	[From Anne Mintz, *Forbes*] I just received this posting from Don Hawkins, formerly an information scientist/librarian at AT&T and now at Information Today Inc: In a little freebie paper that you pick up at the SEPTA stations, there was a note on the front page of the Tuesday edition (obviously printed before the terrorist operation occurred) which read: "The United Nations International Day of Peace, which was established in 1981, is observed today, Sept. 11." It was followed by some statistics on conflicts, lives lost, etc. The sources were given as Uppsala Conflict Data Project, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, and World Military and Social Expenditures." Knowing how people like the terrorists put great significance on days and their meaning, I wondered if the 20th anniversary of this event was the reason they picked Tuesday. Just a thought.
	[From Pete Basofin, *Sacramento Bee*] I'm also wondering about the "Black September" plane hijackings in Beruit, as well as the massacre at the 1972 Olympics. Both happened in September--though not exactly on the 11th. But thinking like a terrorist planner, maybe there is no historical significance to the date. It's possible the cells were just waiting for the summer vacation season to end so there would be maximum numbers of workers at the Pentagon and WTC.
	[From Claudio Brandt] I've found this: http://domino.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/a47250072a3dd7950525672400783bde/a682cabf79febaa052565e8006d907c!OpenDocument
	[From Tom Pellegrene, *The Journal Gazette] Indeed, it's quite possible that they picked Sept. 11 for precisely this purpose. If you're looking for students of peace, Manchester College in Indiana has a degree program in the field. Its marking of the day is a local story in my market, and our story follows my signature. FORT WAYNE - THE JOURNAL GAZETTE* Copyright (c) 2001, The Journal Gazette DATE: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 EDITION: Final Edition PAGE: 12A SOURCE: By Rebecca S. Green *The Journal Gazette* Area residents come together on International Day of Peace NORTH MANCHESTER Chris Good, a senior at Manchester College, described how he started his day Tuesday much like people in many parts of the world do everyday to images of violence, billowing smoke and uncertainty. As coordinator for the Fellowship of Reconciliation, Good shared his thoughts with about 40 area residents who gathered downtown for a local observation of the U.N.-sponsored International Day of Peace. "It shouldn't take something in our back yard to motivate us for peace," Good said. Scheduled long before terrorist-hijacked planes had demolished the twin towers of the World Trade Center on Tuesday, the observation of peace was underscored by the events in New York City and Washington. "Something about this morning breaks us out of the mold," Good said. Wearing stickers reading "Remembering the Victims of Today's Violence" as well as stickers supporting the International Day of Peace, those at the ceremony were solemn. Hushed conversations before the ceremony centered on the morning events. Speakers from area churches and schools addressed the group, calling for a commitment to ending violence. "Peace must be a priority in our lives," said Angie Briner, executive director of Education for Conflict Resolution. "This is our first step. I challenge you to think about what our next step will be." Celebrated since 1981 on the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly, the local observance of the International Day of Peace those at the ceremony were solemn. Hushed conversations before the ceremony centered on the morning events. Speakers from area churches and schools addressed the group, calling for a commitment to ending violence. "Peace must be a priority in our lives," said Angie Briner, executive director of Education for Conflict Resolution. "This is our first step. I challenge you to think about what our next step will be." Celebrated since 1981 on the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly, the local observance of the International Day of Peace was sponsored by a number of local organizations: Education for Conflict Resolution, Manchester Church of the Brethren, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, and area students and educators. At noon, holding hands with heads bowed, the group observed a moment of silence for peace. After a benediction of peace read by the Rev. Christin Miller-Rieman of the Manchester Church of the Brethren, the ceremony concluded with a song, "Let Peace Begin With Me." Local resident Michelle Barnett attended the peace ceremony and is planning a prayer service at 7 p.m. today at Manchester High School for Tuesday's terrorist attacks. "It's important to gather together and to pray together," she said. Jeffrey Garrett, executive director of the North Manchester Chamber of Commerce and board member of One World Handcrafts which hosted the event, noted the tragic timing of the event. "It was ironic (the attack) happened on the International Day of Peace," he said. But the event offered the community something beyond just the focus on peace. "We had somewhere to go, where we could be a community and hold hands and get that support," Garrett said.
1.B. Looking for book or movie with title "Enemies in Our Midst" Does anyone happen to know if this is the name of book or a movie? Amazon & IMDB say no, but the reporter is sure she's heard it somewhere.	[From Mari Keefe, *ComputerWorld] welll, this may be waaaay off base, but could it have been a chapter in this book: Title -- National Trauma and Collective Memory: Major Events in the American Century* http://www.mesharpe.com/65602865.htm Author(s): Arthur G. Neal Description: This fascinating study of major traumas of the 20th century in America focuses on how we respond as a nation, what our responses mean, and how national traumas are both similar to and different from personal traumas.Reflecting on American popular culture as well as the media, Neal covers the Depression, Pearl Harbor, McCarthyism, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Vietnam, Watergate, Three Mile Island, and the Challenger explosion. He demonstrates the importance of collective trauma in restoring a sense of a moral community. 5. THE COMMUNIST MENACE: Lessons from the Past, Containment of Communism, Hidden Enemies in Our Midst
	[From Laura Simpkins, ALZ] A search on worldcat turned up these titles. maybe it's one of these. (these are books only)Database: WorldCat Query: (ti: enemies or ti: enemy) and ti: midst and dt= "bks" 1 The Great War and the secret enemies in our midst. Publication: London, 1915 Document: English : Book/Text Libraries: 1 2 The victory road : a booklet of revelations that will arouse you to an all-in fight for victory over the enemy in our midst. Author: Barclay-Smith, Colin. Publication: [Sydney : The Leisure Age Pub. Co., 1940 1949 Document: English : Book/Text Libraries: 1 3 Freedom's Foundations and the Enemy in our Midst Author: F., E. F. B. Publication: London: Boswell Printing & Pub. Co. 1928 Document: English : Book/Text Libraries: 1 4 What befell Lt. Col. master John Fenwicke in his wanderings. Author: Fenwicke, John, d. 1658.; Windebank, Francis,; Windebank, Francis, Publication: Newcastle : Reprinted by M. A. Richardson, 1846 Document: English : Book/Text Libraries: 1 5 The enemy in our midst, the story of a German invasion, Author: Wood, Walter, 1866- Publication: London, J. Long, Limited 1914 Document: English : Book/Text Libraries: 2 6 The enemy in our midst /Author: Bray, Christopher.; Grantham, Kirsty.; Wright, Ann. Publication: K.M.Associates, 1987 Document: English : Book/Text Libraries: 5 7 The enemy in our midst : Germans in Britain during the First World War / Author: Panayi, Panikos. Publication: New York : Berg : Distributed in the US and Canada by St. Martin's Press, 1991 Document: English : Book/Text Libraries: 188 8 The enemy in our midst the story of a raid on England /Author: Wood, Walter, 1866- Publication: London : John Long, 1906 Document: English : Book/Text : Fiction : Microform Libraries: 9 9 The adventures of Heine :being the story of an enemy agent who lived and had his being in our midst during the early part of the war / Author: Wallace, Edgar, 1875-1932. Publication: London: Ward, Lock, 1919 Document: English : Book/Text : Fiction Libraries: 2 10 Carmen elegiacum, Englands elegie or Lamentation Zion stretcheth forth her hands and there is none to comfort her : the Lord hath commanded concerning Jacob that his adversaries should be round about him : Jerusalem is as a menstruous woman in the midst of them, Law. I, 17. : they have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me : all mine enemies have heard of my trouble, they are glad that thou hast done it : thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called and they shall be like me: verse 21 / Author: N. C. Publication: [London? : s.n., 1643 Document: English : Book/Text : Microform Libraries: 95
1. C. I've been asked to locate American disasters that have resulted in the highest deaths in a single day. For example: Pearl Harbor, Gettysburg, etc. Does anyone have a good source for this? In searching Nexis, one list appears but I wanted to be able to verify this. Any help would be appreciated..	[From Stephen Bolhafner, *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*] Gettysburg's death toll was horrendous, over 50,000 killed and wounded on both sides, but it was also spread out over 3 days. The worst single day death toll in the Civil War was the Battle of Antietam. There are conflicting statistics given in different places, but the National Park Service web page for the battlefield national park says that there were more than 23,000 men killed or wounded that day, 4,000 of whom died outright and many more of whom died in the days following of their wounds or from disease. http://www.nps.gov/anti/ - click on "Antietam National Cemetery" to see the actual death toll figure. Notice that AP currently has a story "What the number 4,763 means" that compares the number currently known to be missing in New York with various disasters (more than the Titanic, Pearl Harbor and the worst airline crash in history combined). It gives the death toll at Antietam as 4,800. As I say, there are conflicting statistics available.
	[From Nina Johnson, Columbia Missourian Newspaper Library] I had to do this yesterday. I went at it from looking it up by disaster. I used the World Almanac to get natural disaster death tolls, and also things such as Chernobyl and the Titanic. Then I went to an online encyclopedia and looked up some of the battles such as Antietam and D-Day to get figures.
	[From Rick Mastroianni, Freedom Forum] Today the *Wall Street Journal* published a chronological list of "Tragedies on U.S. Soil," p. B11. It sources The Learning Network online almanac. If you need a copy, I could fax one.
	[From Barclay Walsh, *New York Times] I just spoke with Micheal Clodfelter, author of "Warfare and Armed Conflicts - A Statistical Reference" (McFarland & Co) Second edition due out end of this year. His book lists tolls of individual battles, but does not rank them. His list (off the top of his head) would be: Antietam* 9/17/1862 4032 Killed in Action 18,930 wounded Pearl Harbor 12/7/1941 military dead (US) 2335 civilian - 68 wounded military 1143 - civilian 35 Fredericksburg - 12/13/1862 - 1879 killed, 13,674 wounded Gettysburg - 2nd day 7/2/1863 hard to separate out but total for 3 days was 7058 killed, 33,264 wounded Shiloh and Chancellorsville would also be up there, but they were multi-day battles and impossible to break down day by day.
1. D. What is the passage being interpreted to Nostradamus' prediction of this event?	[From Bill Rogers] http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa091101b.htm?iam=dpile&terms=%2Bnostradamus+%2Bterrorism
1. E. Looking for any special observations that occurred at 8:48 this morning to mark the one week anniversary of the terrorist attacks. Several radio stations in the Tampa bay area played Whitney Houston's version of the star-spangled banner, the one she sang at the super bowl in Tampa during the gulf war....	[From Sydney Liebman, *Stuart News] Over 10,000 radio stations nation-wide played the Star Spangled Banner. [From Tom Pellegrene, Journal Gazette*] Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon was at an event in Indianapolis that began at 7:48 a.m. local time to honor police officers, firefighters, rescue workers, etc.
1. F. I need Gorbachev's February, 1988 speech on Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. If you have a copy of his speech could you send it to me?	[From Michael McCulley, Best] Try this source... http://projects.sipri.se/SAC/880208.html
2. Where are resources re air disasters? Anything on air safety reports?	[Mike Reilly, Journalists� Toolbox] For those of you researching and backgrounding air disasters, there are reliable resources at www.journaliststoolbox.com It has an entire section on airline disasters.
	[From Laura Soto-Barra, Syracuse] Flight Tracker http://www.trip.com/trs/trip/flighttracker/flight_tracker_home.xsl
	[From Michael Knoop, *San Antonio Express News] Continental and Delta are the only airlines that have refund hotlines specific to the tragedy set up. Otherwise, they are just the customer service numbers. Continental and Delta are also the only 2 airlines that give you the pertinent refund info on their homepage. American Airlines* 1-800-433-7300 http://www.im.aa.com/ Continental 1-800-525-0280 http://www.continental.com/ American West 1-800-235-9292 http://www.americawest.com/emergencynews2.htm United 1-877-228-1327 (Toll Free) http://www.ual.com/site/primary/0,10017,1309,00.html TWA 1-800-221-2000 http://www.twa.com/customer_info/phone_dir.html Delta 1-800-221-1212 http://www.delta.com/home/index.jsp AeroMexico 1-800-237-6639 http://www.aeromexico.com/ingles/de_viaje/faq/faq.htm Southwest 1-800-435-9792 http://www.southwest.com/flifo/ Northwest 1-800-225-2525 http://www.nwa.com/features/weather.shtml
	[Michael McCulley, Best] See http://www.airnav.com/airport/MDT for lots of details on your Harriburg, PA airport, including this on their last inspection by FAA:
	[From Gary Price, Price's Lists] Just on the 9/11 page: THE GAO RELEASED (9/20/01) SEVERAL REPORTS ABOUT TERRORISM & AIRLINE SAFETY. THEY ARE NOW LISTED AND LINKED ON THE 9/11/01 RESOURCE SITE. http://www.freepint.com/gary/91101.html
3. Can anyone suggest a source for a listing or a directory of the 450 companies located in the world trade center?	Try www.onisland.com/wtc/bizdir/index.html [Abigail Brigham, Turner.com]
	[Message sent 9-12-2001 from Ginny Hauswald, *Winston-Salem Journal*] The site is down. Try these attachments. http://www.journalnow.com http://www.archivesnc.com
	[Message sent 9-13-2001 from Cindy Hill, Sun Microsystems, Inc] Just wanted to let you know that the list isn't completely accurate. I just checked the list and it's missing Sun Microsystems. We had over 250 employees in the World Trade Center (on floors 25 and 26) but we're not listed (unless my search engine missed it).
	[From Elizabeth Meylor, Hammel Green & Abrahamson, Inc] The CoStar Group has put building/tenant info and photographs (including floor plans) on their web site at http://www.costargroup.com/wtc/ "to help media and officials assess the magnitude of the collapse of these buildings."
3. A. Has anyone found a listing of tenant which includes the number of staff employees - and how many are missing? I've checked the wire and the likely web site.	[From Jean Packard, *Baltimore Sun*] http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,46808,00.html Websites Give Casualty Clues Also, This site lists 2 companies on the 100th floor and gives stats on victim status: http://www.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/Tenant-List.htm The companies give optimistic stats on their survivors.
4. Anybody got the fast facts like how many tons of concrete, etc? I keep getting a 404 message!	[From Diana Diehl, Pilot Online] THE WORLD TRADE CENTER REGISTER The World Trade Center Register Loads and Stresses Dead Load: static force caused by the weight of ever element within the structure. Calculation of the weight of floor and roof plus the weight of midstory to midstory. (Plan area) = (Total building perimeter) = (Contributory wall area for roof) = Awr = (Contributory wall areas for floors) = Awf = (roof) = w110 = (floors) = (ground floor) = w0 = Wtotal = w0 + w1 + w3 +.....+ w110 Wbay = (Wtotal) Occupancy Load: dynmic force caused by the weight of occupants. (Area of single structural bay) = New York State Building Construction Code sets the reduction factors as follows; + 80% of occupancy load on top three + 5% decrease per floor to go down + no less than 50% of occupancy load. Snow Load: dynamic force caused by the weight of snow. In New York City, there is average [in] of snow per year. Since one inch of snow weighs approximately .7 [psf], The weight of snow on the roof becomes; (Area of roof of structural bay) = [ft2] (Weight of snow in Chicago) = [psf] (Weight of snow on the roof) = [lbs] By The U.S. Weather Bureau, minimum snow loads for various regions are mapped. Based on this data, the snow load can be calculated as following; (Weight of snow on the roof) = [lbs] Wind Load: lateral load due to wind force p = (.002558)(C)(V)2 = [psf] p = (pressure on a building face in [ft]), C = (shape coefficient) In this case, building form is square, should be used. This value is determined by adding the value of the pressure effect acting on the windwward face (.8) and the suction effect present on the ard face (.8) and the suction effect present on the leeward side (.5) V= (maximum mean velocity in [mph]) = in New York City, ? [mph] Since the surface area of structural bay which has 110 stories with 11[ft] for the each floor height; (The height of building) = [ft] (The wind load to the surface of the structural bay) = [k] Earthquake Load: Z = (zone coefficient) = K = (horizontal force factor) = W = (total building dead load) = [k] Fundamental period T; T = (.05)h / D1/2 = [sec], where h = (building height above base to the top) D = (dimension of the building [ft] in a direction parallel to the applied force) Seismic coefficient C; C = (.05) /T1/3 = Total base shear V; V = ZKCW = [k] Water and Earth Pressure Load: lateral pressure cause by earth,water, earthquake, and expansive thrust from frozen earth. Under construction. Temperature Load: internal force caused by vertical movement because of temperature differentials on building envelop. h= (height of building) = [ft] = [in] Tmin = (the lowest temperature in New York City) = [F] Assuming inside average temperature is 70 [F], The average column temperature is, �Tm= Ti + Tmin = [F] The corresponding difference in temperature between the inside and average material temperature is, �T = Ti-Tm = or = (Ti- Tmin)/2 = [F] Since the thermal coefficient of expansion for steel is; � = 6.5 x10(-6), �H = (�)(H)(�T) = [in] The tolerable deformation is L/300 = [in], where L is the span of beam.
	[From Mari Keefe, *Computer World*] Facts About the World Trade Center source: http://www.wtc-top.com -- Each day, more than 200,000 people visit the World Trade Center and 50,000 people work at the complex.-- The 425,000 cubic yards of concrete used in building the World Trade Center could build a five-foot wide sidewalk from New York to Washington, D.C.-- There are 43,600 windows in the Twin Towers - more than 600,000 square feet of glass cleaned by automatic window-washing machines.
	[From Maria Keefe, *Computer World*] Each tower is a total of 4.7 million square feet. and there's a little map ( at the costar site) there below amp is more info re: each tower more detailed.
	[From Michael McCulley, Best.com] There is some information here...http://www.skyscraper.org/tallest/t_wtc.htm Also, official link to Port Authority of NY/NJ site appears down. This data online at http://members.aol.com/fd347/wtc.htm reports the source was Port Authority. Page is undated. Vital statistics of the Center: * Opened for tenancy: 1970 * Site: 16 acres * Height of towers: 1,350 feet (2nd tallest in the world) * Floor size of towers: 1 acre * Rentable space in complex: 12 million square feet * Average daily population: 50,000 workers, 70,000 visitors * Construction: 200,000 tons of steel, 425,000 cubic yards of concrete, 43,600 windows in the 2 towers * Elevators: 99 in each tower * Below grade parking capacity: 2,000 cars (*) Shopping: Over 60 stores on the concourse level (street level) and observation deck on the 107 floor of tower 2
5. When was the last disaster at the World Trade Center?	From 03/01/1999 The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin: "1993, when foreign terrorists bombed the World Trade Center in New York City. The suspects intended to destroy the tower and murder over 35,000 people. "
	[From Joanne Playfoot, IPC Media] Hi I have found this site (PDF) on a report focusing on the behaviour of the occupants of the World Trade Center evacuation after the 1993 bomb. http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs/fire95/PDF/f95137.pdf
6. Anyone know a good listing of hijackings of American aircraft?	[From Leigh Montgomery, *Christian Science Monitor*] See CQ Researcher July 21, 1995, 'Combating Terrorism' - in the Chronology.
	[From Wendi Adams, LCMS.org] fbi.gov also, janes.com
	[From Kelly Guckian, *San Antonio Express-News*] IRE http://www.ire.org has put up some resources for journalists who are covering today's terrorist attacks.
	[From Michael Jesse The Indianapolis Star] This may be it: http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/commission.html
	Kudos on this tragic day to Kevin Elliot, of About.com's Web search section, or the below listing, posted today. Full of good info, links: Search for Disaster Information. In light of today's horrifying terrorist attacks in the eastern U.S., About Web Search will be updating this directory of related Web information sources throughout the day. Find out where to donate blood, how to talk to your kids, emergency response measures, closures and evacuations, airline information and crisis counseling. http://websearch.about.com/library/searchtips/bltotd010911.htm
	[From Gary Price (of Price�s Lists), George Washington University] Subject: [newslib] Terrorism Related Congressional Research Service Reports Here are several reports from the CRS that might be of value. All are accessible via this page from Cong. Chris Shays: http://www.house.gov/shays/CRS/CRSProducts.htm or Cong. Mark Green http://www.house.gov/shays/CRS/CRSProducts.htm You can only access through these two sites. CRS Reports via these sites tend to be the most current available on the Web. Once at either of these urls, click to the appropriate section, the scroll or edit/find to find the report . All Materials are .pdf
6. A. Does anyone know a site to where I can find the photos of all the suspected hijackers on the flights that slammed in the WTC?	[From John McGlothlen, *The* Cedar Rapids *Gazette*] Here's eleven of the suspected hijackers on this page: http://news.excite.com/photo/img/r/attack/usa/20010925/was04d [From Michael McCulley] Also, the same Reuters' photo online at Yahoo!, see http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/p/nm/20010925/ts/imdf25092001131606a.html
7. Anybody know a site showing live airplane locations?	[From Brooke Cain, *The News & Observer*] Try this: http://www.trip.com/trs/trip/flighttracker/flight_tracker_home.xsl
8. Any background on the airplanes?	[From: Michael McCulley, Best] Some background info WTC/NY and related news...Four major airplanes hijacked per CBS News: * American Flight 77, Dulles to Los Angeles * American Flight 11, Boston to Los Angeles * United Flight 93, Newark to San Francisco * United Flight 175, Boston to Los Angeles This site http://www.fboweb.com/20/ had flight tracking, feed now off from FAA, and has some links/info up on the last tracks for some flights above.
	[From Ghulden, AOL.com] See Jane's Terrorism: A Global Survey section three: Terrorism and Civil Aviation for analysis.
8. A Aviation Safety violations by airports?	[From Michael McCulley, Best] Have you checked the FAA Office of Airports? See http://www.faa.gov/arp/arp_document.htm#reports Also, see their reports (many in PDF), at http://www.faa.gov/arp/150acs.htm There are contacts listed on the site as well, which may be able to help you. While researching this, I noted there was a major White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security, which issued reports and recommendations. For more on this, see http://www.airportnet.org/depts/regulatory/gorecom.htm as well as the Commission's report, see http://www.dot.gov/affairs/whctoc.htm See this article on the findings, undated but it appears to have been written in 1998, http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/000539.html
	[From Gary Price, Price's Lists] This page has a comprehensive list of reports/documents from the DOT Inspector General about U.S. airport security. http://www.oig.dot.gov/docs_by_area.php?area=8 Here are a few titles: Improving passenger/baggage screening at airport security checkpoints. (Note: Audit mentioned here was scheduled for this week) http://www.oig.dot.gov/show_txt.php?id=553 from the doc, " The Office of Inspector General is scheduling an audit of Improving Screening Checkpoint Security....The audit will be conducted at FAA's Office of Civil Aviation Security, Washington, DC and selected regional and field offices; FAA's Aviation Security Research and Development Laboratory in Atlantic City, NJ; and FAA�s Security Equipment Integrated Product Team in Herndon, VA... We plan to begin the audit the week of September 10, 2001." Controls Over Airport Identification Media 7/7/2000 http://www.oig.dot.gov/item_details.php?item=166 Airport Access Control 10/18/99 Summary http://www.oig.dot.gov/item_details.php?item=59 Note: What I believe to be the full-text is available here, http://cas.faa.gov/ig5.pdf
9. Did any other morning papers put out a special afternoon edition, as we just did? Just curious. There are no words . . . [From: Tim Rozgonyi, *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*]	* Yes we did (*Austin American-Statesman) Yes. About an hour ago. (*Winston-Salem Journal) *The Virginian-Pilot* is putting one out this afternoon, too. www.pilotonline.com/attacks/sepage1.html * Yes, we're putting out an 8-page special edition that should be off the presses about 15 minutes from now (approx 1:30 p.m.) [*Houston Chronicle] Also ongoing online updates at http://www.bizjournals.com for all the American City Business Journals! * We laying one out right now which should be closing any minute now. It's our first since the Kennedy assassination. [*Seattle Post-Intelligencer] The *Richmond Times-Dispatch* in Richmond, VA is putting out special edition, to be distributed to the metro area boxes by 4 p.m. today. * Yes, we put out a special edition. went out about noon (east coast) i think (the day's been such a blur ...). [*Charlotte Observer] The *Star-Ledger* (Newark) did. * The *San Antonio Express-News* will. * We did. *Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Last time was the Kennedy assassination. We are in the process of printing an Extra. [*The San Diego Union-Tribune]* * We published a special edition at noon today. [*The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, CA] We did. "UNDER ATTACK" [*Charleston Post & Courier]* * *The Springfield Union-News* is putting out an Extra edition this afternoon. First one since WWII. * The Philadelphia Inquirer did - it is already on the street. * *The St. Louis Post-Dispatch* is putting one out later this afternoon. * *The Kenosha News* (Wisconsin) did. The URL for the Kenosha News special section is http://www.kenoshacounty.com/ * *The Augusta Chronicle* did. * We're chasing our bull-dog edition. (*The Oregonian) We expect our Extra to hit the streets in about a half hour. (*The Press Enterprise* in Riverside, CA) * *Sacramento Bee* did. * Yes, *San Francisco Chronicle* will be out on the streets soon. * *The Virginian-Pilot* published an Extra. * *The Daily Camera* (Boulder, CO) extra will go to press in minutes. * Our four-page EXTRA will be ready for distribution within the hour. Last one was published in 1949. [*The Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette]* * We just printed an extra and have another planned in a few hours. [*Orange County Register] The *Boston Herald* issued an 8-page EXTRA around 11 pm today. I might add that this list is being an excellent source as usual. Thanks everyone and don't forget to say a prayer ... lot's of people need'em today! CofB * Yep, 16 page special edition in addition to up to date web coverage. [*Savannah* (Georgia) *Morning News]* * *Miami Herald* is putting out a special this afternoon. don't know if it's on the streets yet.... * *The Dallas Morning News* has announced free editions will be available by 4:30 today. The URL for The Dallas Morning News Extra is: http://www.dallasnews.com/attack_on_america/pdfs.html * *Dallas Morning News* Extra will be published at 3:30. * *The St. Petersburg Times* is putting out an 8-page special edition...due out within the hour. * Special edition came out at 1:30. In our archive and out to our vendors by 3pm. [*The News & Observer* (Raleigh, NC)] * The *Corpus Christi Caller-Times* issued an 8-page EXTRA around 11 pm today and will issue another about 4 p.m. with lots of local in addition to web coverage at http://www.caller.com * Yes, we did at 3 pm. *The Toronto Star* * Fresno Bee (California) did. * The Orlando Sentinel special edition came out at 2:30. 8 pages full color. We have also dedicated the A section tomorrow for terrorism coverage. * *The Denver Post* published an Extra Edition at 11:45 a.m. MST. * We put out a special "bulldog" edition this afternoon at 3 p.m. [*Portland* (Maine) *Press Herald] The *South Florida Sun-Sentinel's 8-page special edition is out: "America Attacked". The *Bradenton* (Florida) *Herald* put out a special section about two hours ago... * We just did an 8 page Extra. [Orlando Sentinel] * Seattle Times had a special edition out at 10am PST. * *The Patriot Ledger, in Quincy, MA, is just finishing its Extra. Our daily is an evening, so two of our three daily editions had coverage from the wires. The Extra will have local coverage - we're just outside of Boston. We at *The Journal News* published an Extra around 1Pm. Being a suburb of NYC, this has hit home for all of us in the newsroom. * *The Fort Worth Star-Telegram* had a special which came out before noon and was FREE and we expect to have another one out later today. * *The St. Petersburg Times* (FL) published a special edition this afternoon. * *The Bradenton Herald* just put out a special afternoon edition.... * The *Post-Standard, in Syracuse had a special afternoon edition. Headline: U.S. ATTACKED. Chaos, devastation in New York, Washington. *The Indianapolis Star* published two afternoon extras today. The first came out about noon and the second extra came off the press about 2:30. Both were eight-page and sold only as single-copy street sales. I agree that someone ought to collect all of these. * *The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel* published 2 EXTRA editions today at noon& 3:30pm. Each had 6 pages. * We have our EXTRA edition for 9/11/2001 online at www.ardemgaz.com [*The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette] *The Boston Globe* did "reign of terror" - available for reading at www.boston.com. * My paper, the 50,000-circulation Knight Ridder *Tallahassee Democrat, also put out a 4-page special edition, which we tried to time to lunch-hour workers. The *Orange County Register* published two extras today. The first at 11:30 a.m. PDT and the second at 4:00 p.m. PDT. Both were 12-page broadsheets. Continuing updates were/are available at www.ocregister.com and at www.myoc.com. * We're in the process now of trying to collect as many special editions and front pages as possible to display for Newseum visitors. Both hard copies and PDF files would be helpful to us. We'd welcome whatever participation is possible. We currently have on display about 70 of today's front pages from around the world, but no special editions. You can send special editions to my attention: Rick Mastroianni, Senior Librarian The Freedom Forum * *The Harvard University Gazette, the faculty paper, came out with a special edition on Thursday, 9/13, entitled "Coming together" http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/index.html/. Our first edition for the semester was supposed to be on the 20th. Since we're a weekly, we'll probably have more coverage of the tragedy then. The Harvard Crimson*, the student newspaper, published a special edition on Tuesday with the headline "Terrorists Attack World Trade Center, Pentagon" http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu.
9. A. Would anyone care to share how their news agencies named their special editions and reports either "Attack on America" or "America under Attack?" These are by far the most widely used lines. I am writing on behalf of a professor here who is interested in the process. Feel free to contact me off list, and I will be happy to compile any responses and share them with the list if there is interest.	* *Boston Herald* extra read: "War on America." * *The Vancouver Sun* and *The Province* each put out unprecedented mid-afternoon extra editions. The Sun's was called "Catastrophe in America." The Province: "America Under Attack." * We used "America Under Attack" for our day after coverage. [*Savannah Morning News] *The* (Kitchener) *Record* put out a Special Edition called "U.S. Under Siege." Apparently we haven't published a Special Edition since the Second World War. * *The Harvard University Gazette, the faculty paper, came out with a special edition on Thursday, 9/13, entitled "Coming together" http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/index.html/. Our first edition for the semester was supposed to be on the 20th. Since we're a weekly, we'll probably have more coverage of the tragedy then. The Harvard Crimson*, the student newspaper, published a special edition on Tuesday with the headline "Terrorists Attack World Trade Center, Pentagon" http://www.thecrimson.harvard.edu.
10. Have gas prices gone up in other parts of the U.S.? I've heard that people are lined up at gas stations in parts of Ark. and (a rumor that gas may already be up to $3.00 a gal. in some places).	[Maria Aikman, The State Journal-Register] One of our employees just told me that her husband was at a gas station that was charging $2.75 and they were getting ready to shut down for the day because he was just about sold out. He had also heard that Chicago was up to $5
	We had an article about this recently, a refinery fire in Illinois has exacerbated the situation -- from the August 31, 2001 *Christian Science Monitor* NY edition Prices suddenly rise at the pump as refiners face spot shortages. http://www.csmonitor.com/2001/0831/p3s1-usen.html
11. Anyone know how the economy did following the Kennedy assassination?
12. This seems to be taken off the site. Can anyone send me this as an attachment? "CONPLAN--U.S. Government Interagency Domestic Terrorism Concept of Operations Plan (pdf) " http://www.fbi.gov/publications/conplan/conplan.pdf	[From Nora Paul, University of Minnesota] I just pulled it up at this site.... http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/conplan.html
	[From Sherry Adams, *Houston Chronicle*] The Poynter Institute has posted a good collection of resources on terrorism: http://www.poynter.org/terrorism with some good links at http://www.poynter.org/terrorism/Links.htm
	[From Bill Lucey] Sabrina I. Pacifici has compiled an extensive resource guide for the Law Library Resource Xchange (LLRX)relating to the terrorist attacks, consisting of survivor/victim resources, news resources, and legal/business resources at http://www.llrx.com/newstand/wtc.htm
	[From Katherine Delgado] A list re counter-terorism. To learn more about the CounterTerrorism-L group, please visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CounterTerrorism-L
	[From Michael McCulley, Best] *LA Times* has a listing up (from AP) of previous terrorist attacks on U.S. targets, back to 1979, see http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-091101otherattacks.story ?coll=la%2Dhome%2Dtodays%2Dtimes Also, CBS News has a link on the bin Laden network, showing targets, see http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/embassy_bombings/embassy_intro.html
	[From Julie Reed, Associated Press] > http://www.wtcfamilies.org/ -- Unofficial list of people missing. Includes company and floor where the person worked. No pix. > http://66.40.240.240/dmstest/america.html -- The Disaster Message Center contains postings of people looking for people, along with some people telling others that they're OK. > There are several sites that list people who are OK, including: > http://wtc.ny.com > http://ok.prodigy.net/ > http://do.millennium.berkeley.edu/ (This is the only database that's searchable.
	[From Carolyn Edds, IRE Research Center] As I was updating the IRE Web links page, I noticed that the GAO has posted two links on their homepage to search their reports database. The first link will search the GAO reports database for reports about airport security and return a list of reports from January 1, 1980 through September 13, 2001. The second link will search the GAO reports database for reports about terrorism and return a list of reports from January 1, 1980 through September 17, 2001. The most recent reports are listed first. You can see the links at http://www.gao.gov/
12. A. Can anyone suggest where I can find information about the safety of the US water supply? I'm looking for any recent reports or good articles that talk specifically about terrorist threats to the water supply. I'll keep searching, but wanted to put this out to the list in hopes that someone may have fielded this question recently. Thanks in advance.	[From Stephen Bolhafner, *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*] Check NPR, if you have a source for their transcripts (e-mail me off-list if you don't). I'm pretty sure I heard an expert talking in general terms about this subject on All Things Considered or Morning Edition last week (I listen to these almost every day to and from work). His bottom line was that, without getting into specifics that would give terrorists ideas, there may be some small cities with small open reservoirs that were vulnerable, but most cities had reservoirs of such size that it would dilute anything put in. It would take hundreds of big 55-gallon drums do put enough of anything into the water to cause any real harm, and it's unlikely that such an operation could be carried out undetected. [From Shirl Kennedy] Take your pick: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/269/metro/Vigilance_grows_over_water+.shtml Vigilance grows over water http://www.pioneerplanet.com/terroristattack/docs/144324.htm Threat to water supplies called remote
13. Can anyone email or fax me a minute-by minute chronology of today's events? vmakings@denverpost.com or fax at (303) 832-4511	[From Liz Donovan, *Miami Herald]* CNN has one. Also BBC.
	[Kim McDaniel, Utah OnLine] You'll find the one we've compiled from various sources at http://www.sltrib.com/09112001/nation_w/timeline.htm. We're still updating it as we go.
	[From Dee Mills, *Patriot-News*] In case no one else responds, I saw a blow by blow on Yahoo News http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Terrorism/
	[From Nancy Thorn, Tampa Bay] This is an australian site, but it has a quite comprehensive timeline.http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/September_11,_2001_Terrorist_Attack
	[From Nina Johnson, *Columbia Missourian* Newspaper] I did a timeline from Sept. 11-21 that ran in our paper on 9/23.
	[From Michael Jesse, *Indianapolis Star*] One of our researchers compared the Sept. 11 timelines published by several major news organizations and also the timeline released by the Justice Dept and found quite a variation in the times that the aircraft took off and crashed. The departure times in particular are completely different, but I guess that is because "departure" might mean scheduled departure versus actual takeoff. The times of the crashes are much closer but still variant. The time of the Pentagon crash, for example, ranges from 9:30 (AP) to 9:55 (NYT). Even the crash of the second plane into the south tower ranges by five minutes -- and the entire world witnessed that one. I suppose that is due to the fact that even in news organizations the clocks aren't precise and synchronized. So I guess I can understand why these timelines are all different, but I can't help but wonder if in the past two weeks someone hasn't taken a second look at this and confirmed or adjusted the times -- particularly on the departures. Another curiosity, at least to me, is why all four of the planes were barely half-filled. Every time I fly the plane is overbooked and they pack us in elbow to elbow -- yet, here we have 767s and 757s with between 38 and 81 passengers. Of course I thank God that was the case. When I was first watching the news that morning I was imagining 200 people aboard each plane. Is it normal on the east coast for jumbo jets to fly so light?
	[From Stephen Bolhafner, *St. Louis Post-Dispatch*] In reference to Michael Jesse's post about the timelines and the half-empty planes: I, too, noticed the discrepancies in the times. They began almost immediately -- by 10 a.m., different TV networks were reporting different times for the strikes on the tower, including the one that, as you say, most of us watched happen. I am as baffled by it as you are. As far as the planes being empty, it has been reported that the hijackers invested considerable time and effort in determining the best day and time to fly when there would be several jets taking off with few passengers aboard, and deliberately booked seats on those planes. The idea was to lessen the chances of a heroic attempt by the passengers to disrupt their plan, as apparently happened on the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. 37 people are more easily cowed by four guys with knives than 200 would be.
13 A. Has anyone seen a chronology of all wars that USA was involved in? Or the cost? Or the number of deaths?	[From Liz Donovan, Miami Herald] Here is a cost comparison of U.S. wars: http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/other/stats/warcost.htm
	[From David Goodfriend, AP] By The Associated Press= � U.S. costs of some 20th century wars and military operations, as compiled by the Congressional Research Service. For each war, the figure includes only costs above what the military was spending anyway for normal operations. Shown for each action are the amounts spent at then time and how much those funds would be worth when adjusted into 1998 dollars. � _World War I: $33 billion, or $523 billion in 1998 dollars. � _World War II: $360 billion, or $4.26 trillion in 1998 dollars. � _Korean War: $50 billion, or $362 billion in 1998 dollars. � _Vietnam War: $111 billion, or $517 billion in 1998 dollars. � _Persian Gulf War: $61 billion, or $72 billion in 1998 �Grenada invasion, 1983: $76 million, or $118 million in 1998 dollars. � _Panama invasion, 1990: $163 million, or $201 million in 1998 dollars. � _Somalia invasion and peacekeeping, 1992-1995: $1.52 billion, or $1.69 billion in 1998 dollars.
	[From Barclay Walsh, *New York Times] I just spoke with Micheal Clodfelter, author of "Warfare and Armed Conflicts - A Statistical Reference" (McFarland & Co) Second edition due out end of this year. His book lists tolls of individual battles, but does not rank them. His list (off the top of his head) would be: Antietam* 9/17/1862 4032 Killed in Action 18,930 wounded Pearl Harbor 12/7/1941 military dead (US) 2335 civilian - 68 wounded military 1143 - civilian 35 Fredericksburg - 12/13/1862 - 1879 killed, 13,674 wounded Gettysburg - 2nd day 7/2/1863 hard to separate out but total for 3 days was 7058 killed, 33,264 wounded Shiloh and Chancellorsville would also be up there, but they were multi-day battles and impossible to break down day by day.
13. B I should like to know the total costs of the earthquake L.A., and the attacks on the WTC in 1993 and in Oklahoma. Can you give me tips about useful sites? Many thanks in advance,
14. I've tried in vain since morning to access the FBI Web site for a pdf copy of the 1999 Report on Terrorism in the U.S. If you happen to have a copy, would you please e-mail to me? Thanks. Regards, Thai N. Strom *The Record/News* Library	[From Maria Aikman, *The State Journal-Register]* Have you tried this site? http://www.fas.org/irp/threat/conplan.html
15. Financial impact of closing U.S. airspace today I haven't had any luck finding an online or in-person source for tomorrow's paper who could estimate the financial loss from having U.S. airspace closed for 24 hours after the attacks. I'm thinking that even if some economist hasn't done the math with a view toward losses, maybe there's something out there about the daily value to the economy from all the airline traffic, commercial transport, a losses from package delivery services like FedEx and USPS, who will loose a bunch of overnight delivery business today. Not to mention all the businesses at and around airports. Any idea? Recent economic studies?	[From Deborah Crowe] Try this link: http://www.panynj.gov/wtc/wtccomplex.htm--- [From Gary Price, Price's Lists] The Under Secretary of the Treasury, Jimmy Gurule, spoke to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs about strategies to combat money laundering. The transcript of his prepared remarks is now online at: http://usinfo.state.gov/cgi-bin/washfile/display.pl?p=/products/washfile/latest&f=01092601.clt&t=/products/washfile/newsitem.shtml Useful background.
16. What vendor and other expert resources are available?	[From jill.konieczko@lexisnexis.com] LexisNexis extends its thoughts and prayers to those in the media who are covering today's tragedies. We rely on your coverage to grapple with the details, understand the weight of the day's events, and persevere. To better assist you in gathering information for your coverage, LexisNexis(tm) is packaging relevant content from its deep archive of news, legal, legislative, and business information, and this information will be made available for free beginning at 9 p.m. EDT today. The information can be found at www.lexisnexis.com as well as http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro Our own information professionals at LexisNexis are crafting searches to deliver on-point information for analysis and crisis management on the following topics: News and Background � Terrorist Groups � Terrorist Organizations � U.S. Response to Terrorism � Osama Bin Laden Terrorism Legislation � Victims of Terrorism Act � Terrorism Legislation � Terrorism: Selected Statutory Materials Other Attacks on the U.S. � Oklahoma City � U.S. Embassy Bombing � Kenya and Tanzania (1998) � World Trade Center (1993) � Pearl Harbor (1941)
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	[From Gary Price, Price's List] I am compiling statements/speeches/transcripts from U.S. and foreign officials on today's tragedy on the Speech and Transcript Center page. http://gwu.edu/~gprice/speech.htm
	[From Bill Lucey, AOL] FYI As the aftermath of this horrific and indelible tragedy unfolds, you might check in on http://www.globalsecurity.org from time to time. They have several links devoted to military intelligence, including: ``Military Defense Flaws'', ``Satellites of War'', ``Espionage Targets'' and ``Military Space'' . . . . it doesn't look as if updates on the attacks on World Trade Center and Pentagon building have been added as of yet.
	[From Jessica Baumgart, Harvard University] A list of Harvard experts who can speak about the recent events has been posted at: http://www.news.harvard.edu/specials/tradecenter/experts.html Some information about Harvard University's reaction to the events is available at: http://www.news.harvard.edu/specials/tradecenter/
	[From Factiva] "If you are a journalist, Factiva would like to offer you temporary free access to http://Factiva.com our online news and business information service, to assist in your research needs. For more information, please contact Aaron Bedy aaron.bedy@factiva.com at Factiva Global Public Relations."
	[From Angela Johnson, *Newsday*] Profnet Expert Database, has compiled a list of experts, (plus contact #'s), who have specialties in many areas related to the 9/11 attacks. http://www.mediainsider.com/ProfNetPost/archives/article.cfm?ID=1764
17. Any information about the weapons?	[From Tom Johnson, Boston Univ.] For what it's worth.... I have routinely carried for years a small metal pocket device with a 1.5 inch sharpened blade, a screw driver and a nail file. You can buy them at a drug store for a buck. A weapon? Possibly. But I have also carried for years a Swiss Army knife in my shoulder satchel, along with my laptop, etc. That satchel is passed through the metal detector machine/tunnel every trip. Such a knife, with a 2-inch blade and corkscrew, could certainly be a lethal weapon. Yet I have never been stopped at any airport in North American, Latin America or Europe for having that in my carry-on luggage. As to "knife-like" objects, I don't know how good the airport detectors are at picking up plastic, but any shakedown in a prison produces a variety of potentially lethal shanks made from sharpened toothbrushes, combs or similar raw materials.hile I wouldn't put an Exacto(tm) knife http://www.coolpromoproducts.com/store/item/35 in the same category as a "cardboard cutter," either definition could be fuzzy enough to qualify. The larger point, though, is that these attacks simply prove that NO technology can be devised that can totally defend against an individual or group dedicated to death and destruction. I guess I will probably leave my Swiss Army knife at home when I head to the airport on Friday.
	[From John Marikos, *Statesman Journal*] The American Civil Defense Association has a question and answer page about Anthrax and terrorism and what people can do if Anthrax is used as a weapon at http://www.tacda.org/resources/ptw/AnthraxFaqSheet-8.html
	[From Katherine Delgado] These sites may also be useful Defense Against Toxin Weapons http://www.vnh.org/DATW/toc.html USAMRIID's Medical Management of Biological Casualties Handbook http://www.vnh.org/BIOCASU/toc.html Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties http://www.vnh.org/FM8284/index.html United States Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Medical Management of Chemical Casualties Handbook http://www.vnh.org/CHEMCASU/titlepg.html Treatment of Chemical Agent Casualties and Conventional Military Chemical Injuries NAVMED P-5041 / FMFM 11-11/ AFJMAN 44-149 / FM 8-285 http://www.vnh.org/FM8285/cover.html Alan Hawk Historical Collections National Museum of Health and Medicine, AFIP Bldg 54, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC 20306-6000 phone: 202.782.2205 fax: 202.782.3573 hawk@afip.osd.mil
18. Anyone have tips on preserving newspapers?	[From Barbara Semonche, UNC-CH] There are several approaches for the preservation of valuable editions of newspapers, but first some basic tips. 1. Do not put the paper in a plastic bag for storage in an attic or basement where it will decay. 2. Lay the newspaper flat -- do not store with paper folded along the middle. The fold is the first place a newspaper will decay and discolor. 3. Store in an acid-free paper folder available at most art and office stores. [Note: Library equipment and supply catalogs, such as HighSmith among others, offer such acid-free items for archival purposes.] They prevent but do not necessarily eliminate age toning and embrittlement. 4. Keep paper away from extremes in temperature or humidity. 5. If framing, use an acid free matte and UV-3 Plexiglas, which protect paper from 96% of ultraviolet rays and prevents discoloring and fading. Finally be advised that nothing can really eliminate newsprint deterioration over time; after all, this media format is not designed for archival storage. All we can do is be careful about controlling the environmental threats to newsprint deterioration. ******************************** More Archival Suggestions (De-Acidification and Lamination) [Excerpted from News Media Libraries: A Management Handbook, edited by Barbara P. Semonche, p. 259] "A limited number of pages of a newspaper can be preserved by deacidification procedures. The procedures involve deacidification followed by either lamination or encapsulation. "One home remedy involves treating materials by soaking newspaper sheets in a solution made with milk of magnesia and club soda. Another uses diethyl zinc gas. A third technique involves soaking in two calcium solutions, drying in any acid-free environment and then encapsulating or laminating in mylar. [Note: Folks, I wouldn't want to really try these suggestions. Professional archivists among us might be able to offer more reasonable suggestions.] "With lamination, a "sandwich" is made with the de-acidified document between two sheets each of mylar and acid-free tissue paper. Heat (300 degrees) and pressure is applied for a period of time to this "sandwich." Laminating a newspaper page may take one week to process. The bonding is supposed to last more than 100 years stored under archival conditions. "Encapsulation is a process where a deacidified document (or newspaper page) is placed between two sheets of mylar or other similar chemically inert plastic and the edges are sealed with a heating element. Before the last seal is made, air is removed from the "pocket. Each page can be bound and prepared into a volume for archival storage. "Without archival storage conditions, high temperatures can speed the decomposition of materials and cause excessive drying and brittleness. High humidity encourages mold growth, as does poor air circulation. Bright light causes fading of colors and browning of paper and other materials."
19. Any updates on the Taliban?	[From Cathy Wos, St. Petersburg Times] Subject: [newslib] Re: [Fwd: [Fwd: $$ to Taliban]]The Editors Note is wrong (Editors Note : The day after this letter is dated the Bush administration announced a gift of $43 million dollars to the Taliban Leadership of Afghanistan.) The letter was dated 5-23-01 and the pledge of assistance occurred before this date. The following quote from Colin Powell is dated 5-17-01: "At the direction of President Bush, I am today announcing a package of $43 million in new humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan, including 65,000 tons of wheat, $5 million in complementary food commodities, and $10 million in other livelihood and food security programs within Afghanistan."
	[From Rhonda Shafner, AP] Analysis: Who Are the Taleban? http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_144000/144382.stm
	[From Tom Johnson, Boston Univ.] Here's the link to Robert Sheer's LA Times column on the issue: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v01/n922/a09.html Here's how the India Abroad News Service reported the event http://www.indiaabroaddaily.com/2001/05/18/18taliban.html
	[From Gary Price, Price's List] I just came across these summary/overview reports and lists which might be of value to Newslib members. The final link allows you to download the "blocked persons list" into a database. >From the U.S. Treasury--Office of Foreign Asset Control Overview of the Foreign Assets Control Regulations Relating to Iran http://www.treas.gov/ofac/t11iran.pdf >Summary of Sanctions Against the Taliban (in Afghanistan) http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11tali.pdf >Summary of the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations (Syria) and the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations Summary of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control Regulations http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11wmd.pdf Note: This doc lists bin Laden's birthdate as July 30, 1957 Alphabetical master list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons in .PDF format (Last Update 9/10/01) http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11sdn.pdf Recent changes to master list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons in .PDF format http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11sdnew.pdf Download DOS, delimited, and fixed-field versions of the master list of Specially Designated Nationals & Blocked Persons in ASCII .exe file http://www.ustreas.gov/ofac/t11sdall.exe
	[From Larry Lopez, MediaOne] In addition to the OFAC list that Gary cites, there is a sometimes useful list of folks banned from exporting materials, administered by the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Export Administration and available for search or download at: http://www.bxa.doc.gov/DPL/Default.shtm (In the category of locking the barn door, I note that ex-spook Aldritch Ames is now officially on the list at the federal prison in Allenwood.) Also, I'm sure everyone knows this one already, but just in case: the GSA maintains a list of folks excluded from government contracts because of fraud. It is available at http://www.arnet.gov/epls/
20. Does anyone on this list recall seeing a country-by-country breakdown showing the number of foreigners killed in the World Trade Center attacks and/or the Pentagon attack? I thought I saw one in the *Washington Post* or *New York Times* late last week, but I'm going crazy trying to find it on their Web sites.	[From Michael McCulley, Best.com] That does seem to have been in the WASH POST on Friday, see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28677-2001Sep14.html It reported "preliminary" figures....
	[From Ana Estela de Sousa Pinto, Brazil] Just to confirm, it really is "preliminary". It does not include, for instance, 3 Brazilians killed (among almost 30 Brazilian still missing)
	[From Bill Lucey] The National Obituary Archive, the largest collection of obituaries and death notices, has established a special memorial for victims lost in the terrorist attacks on September 11. In some cases, pictures of the deceased accompany the obituaries. The names are searchable. There's also an Obituary Alert feature, which will alert family and friends if a victim's name has been confirmed and added to their archives. NOA can be found at http://www.nationalobituaryarchive.com/notablePersons/notable.asp?obituaryid=64163480
	[From Bill Lucey] Filmstew.com has published some links and emergency contact information related to the terrorist attacks. A survivor list will also be posted on their home page as quickly as names are provided. List of Survivors http://www.ny.com/wtclist.html, http://okay.prodigy.net http://shunn.net/okay/ Information on passengers : United Airlines-1-800-245-0999 American Airlines--1-800-932-8555 World Trade Center Tenants: http://www.CostarGroup.com/wtc/ Morgan Stanley World Trade Center tragedy hotline 888-883-4391 or http://www.MorganStanley.com
	[From Julie Reed, Associated Press] > http://www.wtcfamilies.org/ -- Unofficial list of people missing. Includes company and floor where the person worked. No pix. > http://66.40.240.240/dmstest/america.html -- The Disaster Message Center contains postings of people looking for people, along with some people telling others that they're OK. > There are several sites that list people who are OK, including: > http://wtc.ny.com > http://ok.prodigy.net/ > http://do.millennium.berkeley.edu/ (This is the only database that's searchable.
20. A. I have a reporter who wants to know if there is a list of the missing from the trade towers floor by floor. He is trying to figure out if everyone in the 100th floor of 1 WTC perished or if there have been any confirmed survivors.	[From Kerry Prendergast, NBC] On Sunday, Sept. 16, first section, page 10, the New York Times provided a picture of the Twin Towers with which companies occupied which floors and the numbers of missing for each. It's not a complete list but it is very helpful. [From Nora Paul, Univ. of Minn.] There is an interesting graphic of the towers and the tenants at each floor on the *Guardian* website - http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,551275,00.html (click on the "Twin Towers Floor Guide") - now if it were supplemented with the confirmed dead or missing stats on the WSJ chart it would be a really valuable visual of the losses.
20. B. I'm looking for web sites that have pictures and names of people missing, survivors, etc. I've got a few links already (please see below), but need more. Any help you can provide would be much appreciated.
21. Any ideas on tracking information about combat air patrols now flying over some 30 major U.S. cities. The usual suspects have been named: NYC, DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego. Have any of your individual papers had articles about combat air patrols that may not have made it to Nexis, yet? Or articles on current alerts at Air Force bases in your areas? Any special URLs to mine?	[From Becky Hodges, *Salt Lake Tribune*] Date: 09/13/2001 Edition: Final Section: Nation/World Page: A4, Military Aircraft Patrol Skies About 400 Utah Air National Guard tanker crews are refueling fighters and airborne radar aircraft that have been scrambled to protect western cities against suicide attacks. Utah Air Guard spokesman Lt. Col. Dave Thomas said that on Wednesday "the only aircraft in the skies were military." Though grounded Tuesday, Hill Air Force Base F-16 fighters flew protective cover over western cities beginning Wednesday. Hill officials, citing security reasons, would not say which cities were being protected or how many of Hill's 388th Fighter Wing aircraft were involved. "We were told it will go on indefinitely," Hill spokeswoman Valerie Burke said. Meanwhile, other Utah military bases -- Dugway Proving Ground and Tooele Chemical Depot -- remained on high alert Wednesday, and were told not to return to work until notified.
22. Info on where to find details about bin Laden?	[From Rhonda Schafer, AP] Some links ... The Real bin Laden http://www.newyorker.com/FROM_THE_ARCHIVE/ARCHIVES/?010917fr_archive07 Bin Laden Comes Home to Roost http://www.msnbc.com/news/190144.asp Analysis: Who Are the Taliban? http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_144000/144382.stm Bin Laden's attempts to acquire nuclear materials http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/reports/binladen.htm http://www.cdn-friends-icej.ca/isreport/septoct99/binladen.html CIA's Covert War on Bin Laden http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28094-2001Sep13.html
	[From Gary Price, Price's Lists] Note: This doc lists bin Laden's birthdate as July 30, 1957 [Editor's note: please see Gary's post under "Taliban" on this page for clarification about which document is referring to bin Laden's birthdate.] [From Gary Price, Price's Lists] Word that the PBS Frontline site update FRONTLINE ONLINE "Hunting bin Laden" "Delve into the world of Muslim fundamentalist leader Osama bin Laden. This newly-updated site offers the latest possible trail of evidence on the September 11th attacks, background reports about bin Laden and his family, the text of his "fatwa" against the U.S., relevant documents about the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies, video clips, and an exclusive interview with the exiled Saudi millionaire." http://pbs.org/frontline/shows/binladen/
	[From Rebekah Azen, Cybermesa] "WHO IS OUSMANE BIN LADEN?" by Michel Chossudovsky, Professor of Economics, University of Ottawa Centre for Research on Globalisation (CRG) at http://globalresearch.ca The url of this article is http://globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO109C.html
22.A.. Does anyone know where to find info on Bin Laden's family? He has 53 siblings. I'm looking for first names and where they live.	[From Leslie Nader] TV news media here interviewed a family friend of the Bin Ladens who lives in Boston and the family apparently owns property and businesses in the greater Boston area. I could not give you more detailed information than that, sorry. [From Leslie Parsley] You might try http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/who/family.html According to this site there are 53 siblings. It goes without saying that it's a bit confusing. Other interesting bin Laden sites, which all begin with http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen include /etc/cron.html /who/edicts.html /who/alqaeda.html /who/bio.html [From Liz Donovan, *Miami, Herald] There have been a few stories in the Boston papers about the Bin Laden relatives living there. A story a few days ago said many were leaving this country. The Miami Herald* also had a story a few days ago about one family member, Khalil, living in the Orlando area, and another, Bakr, who went to U of Miami, but is back in Saudi now.
22. B. Has anyone seen an image or picture of Osama Bin Laden's father: Sheik Mohammed Bin Laden? If so, please let me know. Thanks. Chris Donovan, NBC News
22. C. Where can I find info about bin Laden's U.S. assets?	[From Stephen Bolhafner, *St. Louis Post Dispatch*] . . . the first place I'd look is PACER, the electronic filing system most of the Federal Courts use.
	[From Rhonda Shafner, AP] Treasury Dept. said he had no US assets.
22. D. Has anyone seen a transcript of Middle East B'casting Center's interview with bin Laden done sometime in june or july? this is where he warned about more attacks on americans.
23. Some disaster aid sites? We are looking for an address for people to make contributions specifically to the Emergency Medical Service Command Memorial Foundation.We're aware that the NY Daily News Charities Inc. is working with this group, but we need a specific address just for this fund.	[From Michael McCulley, Best] You might try this Yahoo! Club, 272 members, for the FDNY Emergency Medical Service Command http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/fdnyemscommand Also, you might contact the FDNY home, but there's a note there indicating they can't respond at this time to e-mails. http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/home2.html [From Bill Lucey] FirstGov has set up a special section of resources dealing with the terrorist attacks at http://www.firstgov.gov/featured/usgresponse.html?ssid=1000427680909_172 in a number of areas. Their section on ``Benefits and Assistance'' may of particular value for finding medical assistance resources which are listed for individual states. There is also a Japanese language assistance for relatives and a Spanish information number. Under ``Scams and Fraud'', they have a charitable donation check-up and consumer protection offices by state. [From Mari Keefe, ComputerWorld] Checks or payments can be made to "Twin Towers Orphan Fund," care of Family-to-Family, 900 22nd St., Bakersfield, CA 93301. A tax-deductible receipt will be provided. This is a program of Bakersfield Garden Community Enhancement Project Inc., a 501c3 organization. Annual audits are available upon request. A Website has been created to accept donations by credit cards at http://www.ttof.org.To make donations by telephone, donors can call (661) 633-9076, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time. [From Michael McCulley] The NY Post has the information, see http://www.nypost.com/attack/twintowersfund/donate.ht [From Kerry Prendergast, NBC and Julie Reed, AP] The Twin Towers Fund was established by Mayor Giuliani. Twin Towers Fund General Post Office PO Box 26999 New York, NY 10087-6999 See this website for more info ( http://www.helping.org/wtc/twin_towers.adp http://www.helping.org/wtc/twin_towers.adp [From Donna Mendell, NBC] The Twin Towers Orphan Fund is different from the Twin Towers Fund. The aim of the Twin Towers Fund is: "to assist the families of the members of the uniformed services of the New York City Fire Department and its Emergency Medical Services Command, the New York City Police Department, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York State Office of Court Administration and other government offices who lost their lives or were injured because of the tragedies of September 11, 2001 at the World Trade Center in New York City." (from link at helping.org)
24. Anyone know where I can get full text of Bush's talk at Islamic Center yesterday?	[From David Valenzuela, *Buffalo News; Nancy Bentrup, USNews*; Cathy Tierney] This should be it. http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010917-11.html
25. Does anybody know of a resource that would tell me how to find the number of commercial airports in the United States, and the number of airports that will take private planes? I have checked the FAA, but I haven't had any luck.	[From Cathy Tierney] try this in Landings.com: http://www1.drive.net/evird.acgi$pass*39519566!_h-www.landings.com/_la ndings/pages/airports.html
	[From Shirl Kennedy, Tampa Bay] Other possible fishing holes: http://www.airportnet.org American Association of Airport Executives http://www.nata-online.org/ National Air Transportation Association ("The Voice of Aviation Business") http://www.aopa.org/ Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (They have an extensive directory of airports; accessible only to members, but you may find an e-mail contact for someone who can help.) http://www.airports.org/ Airports Council International (international association of the world's airports) http://www.airporthub.com/home/default.asp AirportHub: The Global Portal for Airports
	[From Michael McCulley, Best] Two (2) additional links for U.S. airports, from a contact at http://www.airlineinfo.com/ http://www.faa.gov/arp/5010rpt.htm http://www.airportnet.org/depts/membership/arptmem2.htm this has links to the airport web site.) The CIA World Factbook uses some 1999 estimates, see http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html#Trans and from there, these data: Airports: 14,572 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways: total: 5,174 over 3,047 m: 180 2,438 to 3,047 m: 221 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1,310 914 to 1,523 m: 2,448 under 914 m: 1,015 (1999 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 9,398 over 3,047 m: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 155 914 to 1,523 m: 1,661 under 914 m: 7,574 (1999 est.) Heliports: 118 (1999 est.) Some other resources... Jane's Airport Review is at http://jar.janes.com/ and may be helpful. http://home.soneraplaza.nl/mw/prive/mdn/airports.html - Aviation World on airports Maps and links to airports, see http://www.mapping.com/airportcodes.html FAA has a site called "Free Flight," http://ffp1.faa.gov/home/home.asp which may be helpful. The list of certified airports under the new safety guidelines is up at http://www.faa.gov/ats/ata/airport_cert/airport_cert.html if you want to check for specific airports. On a side note, the FAA homepage has a posting that tomorrow, the information on Federal Air Marshals' jobs will be posted, see http://www.faa.gov/ It's a good time to note the "deep Web" and specialized search engines in this regard. For example, you can find some data on airports in the government data via http://www.firstgov.com/ (note their advanced search page, as well as state data). A few others... National Transportation Library search... http://ntl.bts.gov/ About.com on Aviation... http://aviation.about.com/ FlightSearch... http://www.flightsearch.com/ See more at Google's Directory, http://directory.google.com/Top/Recreation/Aviation/Resources/
	[From Dee Mills, Patriot-News] We were looking for the number of passengers per individual air carrier and found figures for 1999 at the following site, downloadable to excel, csv, html and pdf. The page is called Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers You want Table 1. http://www.bts.gov/publications/airactstats/index.html We are also looking for such stats for other years, such as 2000 and 1998, but have only located 2000 in pdf.
25. A. Apologies if I missed this amongst everyone's suggestions, but trying to find some good statistics about the number of passengers who have been flying since September 11 and how that compares to either the same time last year, or a typical time period. I've found many anectdotal stats for specific airports or the % of seats that are taken up, but looking more for hard numbers or a good figure for the % drop nationwide or worldwide. Any help would be appreciated.
26. Who can help me finding an article from *Far Eastern Economic Review* dated December 1980. I�m looking for the cover story about Zahir Shah, the ex-king of Afghanistan on page 21. I suppose it�s not digital so can anyone fax it to me?	[Two photocopies were sent to the requestor within a half hour.]
27. Any updates from *The New York Times*?	[From Inside the New York Times] http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/dayofterror/?rd=hcmcp?p=03uO003uNq3xPj012000mKak4Kagi Includes the coverage of the assaults on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in rural Pennsylvania since Sept. 11, 2001. You must be a subscriber for archived news articles.
28. Can anybody suggest a good go-to source to get stats on the #, %age etc. of u.s. based businesses in specific countries?	[From Susan Zegel, *Business Week] I used this source in library school, it was called "The Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries*." It was 3 volumes, volume 1 was an alphabetical list of company names with directory information, (name addresss phone #, # of employees, key personnel, principal product or service) and each entry listed what countries that firm operated in. The 2nd and 3rd volumes were alphabetized by country, under each country was an alphabetical list of U.S. companies operating there.
29. I was wondering if any of you know of any good websites that might list the top 10 major news events each year, for the past 25 years?	[From Sherry Adams, *Houston Chronicle*] The Associated Press sends out year-end lists of the top news events. Many newspapers run those lists as part of their year-end roundups. They won't be online going back 25 years, but would probably be in newspapers' clip files for the pre-electronic years.
	[From Liz Donovan, *Miami Herald*] Try this site, from InfoPlease...(h