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Reference

9/11 - We Must Never Forget

America Supports You - Our Military Men and Women
Thank the troops for your freedom... send a message.
Learn how you can help at
americasupportsyou.mil

In Remembrance


Legacy.com
Remember and honor
American service members
lost in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

Faces of the Fallen
the Washington Post's photographic database
of the service people who have given their lives
in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

View current statistics at
War Tracker: Casualties

Cost of the War in Iraq
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Patriot Act and Libraries
Learn about what the Patriot Act means for libraries
and your reading records.


NEWS & RESOURCES 

Google News & Resources
http://www.google.com/news/
Most comprehensive directory of links for resources and up-to-the-minute
information on developing news stories -- current news, global newspaper
links, and more

Frontline: A Company of Soldiers
Over 30 days and 26 missions, the story of the men of Dog Company -
stationed on the Tigris River in Baghdad
.

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States
(9-11 Commission)

National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book:
FAA and 9/11 [pdf]

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB165/index.htm
FAA documents dealing with 9/11, including a comprehensive chronology of events of that day

Frontline: The Invasion of Iraq (requires RealOne player)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/invasion/
Thought-provoking site combining war chronology, interviews and analysis,
with materials for teachers. 

Muslim Anger Persists
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=206
Results of survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, released March 16, 2004

AlterNet.Org
http://www.alternet.org/index.html
Continuing coverage of current events, civil rights and liberties, and more.

Battle for the Holy Land
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/holy/
Frontline examines this perilous conflict from the eyes of those fighting it on the ground with exclusive interviews, timeline, commentary and background readings.

Conflict with Iraq
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2002/conflict_with_iraq/default.stm
Featuring a timeline and in-depth background articles.

CNN: Transition of Power
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/iraq.transition/

CNN: Showdown: Iraq (archive)
http://fyi.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/iraq/

CyberJournalist.Net
http://www.cyberjournalist.net/features/iraqcoverage.html
Iraq coverage gallery; weblogs and diaries from embedded journalists,
multimedia and interactive pages

Global Connections: The Middle East
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/
An exhaustive amount of material related to economics, stereotypes, and the role of women in the Middle East, along with a detailed Middle East timeline and an interactive sociopolitical map of the region.

Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization at Risk
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~museum/iraq.html

NewspaperLinks
http://www.newspaperlinks.com/home.cfm
Quick links to newspaper websites around the world

US Department of Commerce: Rebuilding Iraq
http://www.export.gov/iraq/
Information on the efforts to rebuild Iraq

US Department of State: Iraq
http://usinfo.state.gov/mena/middle_east_north_africa/iraq.html
Policies, issues and resources from the US Department of State

Yahoo! News Covers Iraq
http://news.yahoo.com/iraq
Latest news and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the war

War Report -- Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath
http://www.comw.org/warreport/

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9/11 - We Must Never Forget

God Bless America - September 11, 2001
Visit the online 9/11 Archive

Today's Front Pages - Newseum
http://www.newseum.org/frontpages/index.htm
An interactive museum devoted to journalism;
provides expandable thumbnails of front pages from around the world on
September 12, 2001

Pentagon Memorial Project

World Trade Center Site Memorial

Project Rebirth

Flight 11

American Experience
The Center of the World: NEW YORK
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/newyork/
A companion to the eighth episode of filmmaker
Ric Burns' documentary film on New York. Examines
events that gave birth to the World Trade Center,
discusses construction controversies, and concludes
with the destruction of the buildings on 9/11/01.

New York Times Coverage  
B
iographies of victims, photographs, audio and video interviews
http://www.nytimes.com/pages/national/portraits/

 

Aftermath...
The Healing Process

http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/fcs/terrorism/

Yahoo! listing of many 9/11 sites
http://snurl.com/2b37

Families of September 11

TIME: 2001 - Year in Pictures

PBS: Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero

Patriot Day

By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89), the Congress has designated September 11 of each year as "Patriot Day."

Display your flag at half-staff on this day

Flag Rules and Regulations

Charters of Freedom
View these important historical documents, assess their impact,
and join the signers of the Declaration.

Declaration of Independence

Constitution of the United States

Bill of Rights


AFGHANISTAN & BIN LADEN

Afghanistan Studies
http://www.academicinfo.net/afghan.html
An independent directory.

Before Taliban: Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad
http://escholarship.cdlib.org/ucpress/edwards2.xml
Online text to the newly released book (April 2002).

CIA Factbook on Afghanistan
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html
Geo-politcal data compiled by the CIA.

FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists
http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/terrorists/fugitives.htm  
FBI lists Usama Bin Laden as one of its 10 most wanted.

Hunting Bin Laden
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/binladen/
PBS Frontline investigates Bin Laden, his network and his role in terrorist attacks on America.

Who is Osama Bin Laden?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_155000/155236.stm
BBC News profile of the terrorist who is a hero to many young people in the Arab world.

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BIOTERRORISM

10 Things You Need to Know About Anthrax
http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/10/12/anthrax.qanda/
Authoritative info from CNN and WebMD.

Bioterrorism
http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/preparedness.htm
Kentucky Department for Public Health's website provides preparedness information about bioterrorism

CDC: Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
http://www.bt.cdc.gov
Detailed information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including current news, emergency contacts, biological disease overviews, and learning resources.

Chemical and Biological Terrorism
http://www.academicinfo.net/terrorismbio.html
Excellent collection of links from respected sources.

Safety & Security of the Mail
http://www.usps.gov/news/2001/press/serviceupdates.htm
"Suspicious Mail Alert" poster to print, plus description of efforts being taken to assure safety.

Suspicious Mail Advisory from the FBI
An advisory (pdf format, requires free Acrobat Reader software) has been placed on the FBI website describing what to do if you receive a suspicious letter or package -- poster format with specific examples of danger signals.

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RELIGION 

Muslim Life in America -- DOS
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/muslimlife/homepage.htm
"This new pamphlet from the State Department offers a basic introduction to some aspects of Muslim-American life. The front page takes care to emphasize the diversity among Muslim-Americans, and the links from this front page further amplify these differences. The site features a number of Photo Galleries, including Faces of Islam, Family Life, and Mosques and Prayers, among others. Users will also find related articles, a page of demographic facts, a bibliography with selected readings, links to Internet resources and nongovernmental organizations, along with other resources." 

>From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2001. http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/

Islam: Empire of Faith
http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/
Comprehensive look at Islam presented by PBS, with lesson plans for educators

Islamic Studies, Islam, Arabic, and Religion
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/
A scholarly overview of Islam and related subjects

Spirit of Islam: Experiencing Islam Through Calligraphy
http://www.moa.ubc.ca/spiritofislam/intro.html
Detailed information about calligraphy and its importance within Muslim culture and faith, plus Canadian Muslims commenting on faith, communities, and relationships with other Canadians

Women's Rights and Democracy in the Arab World (pdf)

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