Tag Archives: terrorist attacks

World Trade Center owners bilk insurance co. for 9/11

Owners of the World Trade Center cannot demand billions more dollars in compensation for the 9/11 attacks, a New York judge has ruled. The twin towers owners wanted more insurance money, in addition to the $5bn (£3.3bn) already claimed, from the airlines of the alleged hijacked planes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23369635 Developer Larry Silverstein and World Trade Center […]

Recent attacks give way to police state rationale

“Short of a police state on East German lines the number of such individuals who can be subject to very intensive surveillance sufficient to detect preparations for violent action is but a small proportion of the total — and of course individuals can flip quickly even where they have been checked out previously.” http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/05/31/world/europe/ap-eu-tracking-terrorists.html?ref=world “This […]