Time: Why Osama Bin Laden Failed

The 9/11 attacks killed hundreds of Americans but failed to launch al-Qaeda's anticipated revolution. The movement remained on the margins even as the Iraq invasion fueled growing anti-American feeling in the Muslim world.


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Ajami: 9/11 and the 'Good War'

Fouad Ajami: The road that led to 9/11 was never a defining concern of President Barack Obama. But he returned to 9/11 as he sought to explain and defend the war in Afghanistan in a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Phoenix, Ariz., on Aug. 17. "The insurgency in Afghanistan didn't just happen overnight and we won't defeat it overnight, but we must never forget: This is not a war of choice; it is a war of necessity. Those who attacked America on 9/11 are plotting to do so again. If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al Qaeda could plot to kill more Americans."


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Photos of 9/11 Plotter Hit Web

The first images of 9/11 attack mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at Guantanamo Bay have appeared online. The pictures, sent to Mohammed's family, have appeared in recent days on extremist web sites.


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Remember 9/11/2001

Families carrying photos of lost loved ones streamed into a plaza near ground zero in New York City Friday to observe the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The attacks, which began at 8:46 A.M when the first plane struck the World Trade Center's north tower, killed 2,752 in New York, 184 at the Pentagon and 40 people in Pennsylvania. Live video of the ceremony.


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