NORAD Exercises (and Other) 9/11 Questions for Kara [UPDATED]

June 2009, 9/11 Commission Team 8 staff member Miles Kara launched a blog- 9/11 Revisited- and has been taking questions from the public, as well posting articles expanding on the 9/11 Commission's work. In this...

Two Days Before 9/11, Military Exercise Simulated Suicide Hijack

A 9/11 Commission record released to the National Archives summarizes 28 NORAD exercise scenarios in the 3 years prior to 9/11 which involved hijacking. Many involved intercept/shadowing by fighter jets, at least 2...

US Public Can Now Access & Voice Opinions on Democratized Data

Under the Obama administration, the American public has more multifaceted accesses to the government than any other US Presidency, regardless of party affiliations.  The Obama has been using technology...

British-era wooden bridge stolen away

" People have stolen away a British-era wooden bridge over Nara Canal plank in this southern Pakistan city in Sindh province by plank and beam by beam over a period of about three months, leaving its bare steel structure jutting out of water. The bridge, which connected...

Passing Migrants - the Marbled Teal - Will Fly Away from Pakistan in August

The marbled ducks are a globally threatened bird species. They enjoy protection under the Sindh (Pakistan) Wildlife Protection Ordinance. Several pairs have been sighted in the Nara Game Reserve, together with...

Japan concerned at geographical names becoming Chinese trademarks

" TOKYO — Japan has decided to step up its efforts to protect Japanese place names, such as Kyoto and Hiroshima, from being registered as trademarks in China, government officials said Wednesday. As the Chinese and Japanese languages share many kanji characters, an...

The Shanghai Beat: Graffiti Shanghai

The latest from Adam Schokora's exploration of Shanghai's urban culture:"For this episode, host and producer Adam Schokora (小石) meets up with three of Shanghai's best known graffiti artists: Popil, Zhang Lan...

Bhutanese Refugees Engage Into Fight

Finally, the Bhutanese refugees living in exile for nearly two-decades in Nepali soil are rejuvenating efforts to enter their mother country. Two of them have been killed since last day after the tensions broke...

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