The September 11 terrorist attack

German city of Duisburg maintains entry ban against “The Mauritanian” Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:27:58 GMT

“The Mauritanian” Mohamedou Ould Slahi has become the public face of the prosecution against the US prison camp Guantánamo, where he was imprisoned and severely tortured for 14 years. But despite being released 10 years ago, and his innocence proven beyond doubt, he is not allowed to travel to Duisburg. The German authorities continue to treat him as a “terrorist.”

US Defense Secretary Austin revokes plea deal with 9/11 defendants

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 02:59:40 GMT

On Friday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin unilaterally overturned a guilty plea agreement reached by prosecutors with lawyers for three 9/11 defendants held at Guantánamo Bay, essentially defending their torture by the CIA.

CIA psychologist defends waterboarding at military hearing

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 03:14:57 GMT

Testifying in a pretrial hearing, a doctor who devised CIA “enhanced interrogation” techniques such as “waterboarding” and “walling,” and was paid $81 million under a Pentagon contract, defended the procedures.

We Are Not Ghouls and The Corridors of Power: Two films probe or fail to probe US responsibility for genocide and torture

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 03:27:52 GMT

We Are Not Ghouls is a valuable documenting of the violation of basic democratic rights that US authorities inflicted on its detainees during the “war on terror.”

Military jury calls torture of Majid Khan “a stain on the moral fiber of America”

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 04:14:11 GMT

The condemnation by the jurors of Khan's torture underscores the utter criminality of the Bush administration’s “rendition” and “enhanced interrogation” programs, for which no senior officials have been held criminally liable.

Turning Point: 9/11 And The War On Terror—An account of the terror attacks and their aftermath

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 02:26:28 GMT

9/11 has become the subject for numerous novels, films and television series. A number have effectively described the character of the events and their psychological impact, few have shed much light on their source and larger implications.

FBI declassified document confirms links between Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 terrorists

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:17:33 GMT

The Biden administration has declassified a report dated April 4, 2016 containing details of an FBI investigation into the role of two individuals with connections to the government of Saudi Arabia who provided “travel assistance, lodging and financing” to two of the 9/11 hijackers.

September 11, the “war on terror” and the criminalization of American politics

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 04:40:04 GMT

The White House and media have rolled out the red carpet for the war criminals of the Bush administration, showing that the criminality of the “war on terror” has permanently entered the bloodstream of American politics.

20 years since 9/11 and the “war on terror”

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 03:18:44 GMT

The 20th anniversary of 9/11 coincides with the shattering debacle of the US “global war on terrorism”, which was launched on the pretext of retaliation for the attacks of that day.

US Attorney General Barr invokes “state secrets” to cover up Saudi involvement in 9/11

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 05:00:00 GMT

The cover-up of Saudi involvement has been carried out over three administrations, Democratic and Republican alike.

The political roots of the terror attack on New York and Washington

Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:51:46 GMT

We are republishing the World Socialist Web Site’s analysis, first posted on September 12, 2001, of the 9/11 terror attacks that killed over 3,000 people and became the pretext for launching the “War on Terror.”

Sixteen years after 9/11: lies, hypocrisy and militarism

Tue, 12 Sep 2017 05:00:00 GMT

The media has largely blacked out new revelations of the direct role of Saudi Arabia, one of Washington’s closest Mideast allies, in preparing the attacks.

Obama vetoes bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi government

Mon, 26 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT

With his veto, Obama is seeking to maintain ties with the monarchy in Saudi Arabia by stifling any inquiries into its role in the 9/11 attacks.

Questions mount over government contacts with NYC bomb suspect

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT

The FBI opened an investigation into Ahmad Khan Rahami in 2014, and he was also under review by a unit of the Department of Homeland Security.

Governor deploys National Guard and state police after bombing in New York

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Following the explosion of one bomb and the discovery of a second in an upscale Manhattan neighborhood, police and military presence is heightened throughout the city.

Fifteen years since the 9/11 attacks

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT

The attacks of September 11, 2001 provided a pretext for a vast escalation of global military operations that threaten a Third World War.

Obama pledges to veto legislation allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi government

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 05:00:00 GMT

This legislation, together with the Obama administration’s opposition to it, marks the continued unraveling of the official narrative of the September 11 attacks.

US torture victim Abu Zubaydah given “hearing” at Guantanamo

Mon, 29 Aug 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Zubaydah, one of 41 inmates still not cleared for release or transfer eight years after Obama pledged to close Guantanamo Bay, made a brief, silent appearance on video.

Mounting evidence Canadian police summarily executed terror suspect

Sat, 20 Aug 2016 05:00:00 GMT

The account of the taxi driver at the scene when Aaron Driver was killed and the autopsy of his corpse strongly suggest the 24-year-old was summarily executed by police.

US releases Saudi documents: 9/11 coverup exposed

Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

The declassification of the section of the 9/11 commission report on Saudi ties to 9/11 point to a deliberate distortion and exploitation of the attacks as a pretext for war.

Preface to A Quarter Century of War: The US Drive for Global Hegemony 1990–2016

Mon, 11 Jul 2016 07:16:08 GMT

We publish here the preface to A Quarter Century of War: The US Drive for Global Hegemony, 1990-2016 by David North, the chairman of the international editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site. The book is available for preorder today at Mehring Books.

Family files lawsuit against TSA for violent arrest of teenage cancer patient

Tue, 05 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Hannah Cohen, who is partially deaf, blind and paralyzed, was arrested while traveling home from cancer treatment and suffered bruising on her face and bloody cuts on her head.

Dhaka hostage crisis ends in a violent military assault

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Whoever the perpetrators of Dhaka hostage-taking, this type of terrorism has been fomented by the US-led wars in the Middle East.

Terror attacks shake US-backed Baghdad regime

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 05:00:00 GMT

At least 125 Iraqis were killed by a massive car bomb explosion in Baghdad Saturday, underscoring the crisis of the US-backed Iraq state

Trudeau blocks inquiry into Canada’s role in torture of Afghan detainees

Wed, 29 Jun 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Like the Conservatives, the Liberals are determined to cover up for the war crimes of the military which they view as vital for asserting the global interests of Canadian capitalism.

Clampdown worsens in Israel following Tel Aviv shooting

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Successive governments have fostered anti-Palestinian bigotry, chauvinism and xenophobia, but such attitudes are by no means universal in Israel, a deeply divided country.

Hillary Clinton and the “Spirit of 9/12”

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Clinton has seized on the tragedy in Orlando to distract the population from questions of economic inequality and steamroll opposition to the attack on democratic rights and the expansion of war.

1980 Oktoberfest bombing: German government and secret service still withholding information

Wed, 25 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT

For over a year, the Secret Service has refused to publish files relating to the bombing of the Munich Oktoberfest 35 years ago.

US and NATO leaders say EgyptAir Flight 804 was bombed, vow military response

Fri, 20 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton demanded an escalation of the war in Iraq and Syria in response to the destruction of the Cairo-bound jetliner.

FBI holds 80,000 pages of secret documents on Saudi-9/11 links

Sat, 14 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT

The secret trove of documents is being reviewed by a federal judge in Tampa, Florida for possible declassification.

The 9/11 cover-up continues

Tue, 03 May 2016 05:00:00 GMT

Over the weekend, CIA Director John Brennan denied allegations of Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the September 11 terror attacks and demanded that documents pointing to its complicity remain hidden from the American people.

Once again on Saudi complicity in the 9/11 attacks

Wed, 13 Apr 2016 05:00:00 GMT

The segment broadcast on “60 Minutes” Sunday night puts pressure on the Obama administration to declassify 28 pages of documentation of an official Saudi role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

French police arrest student on charges of plotting Paris terror attack

Fri, 24 Apr 2015 05:00:00 GMT

The Socialist Party government is seizing on the recent terror plot in the French capital to legitimise anti-terror and spying measures.

Two New York women snared in FBI terror “sting”

Sat, 04 Apr 2015 05:00:00 GMT

As in previous prosecutions, the alleged plot would not have existed without the FBI’s intervention.

ISIS destroys ancient sites near Mosul

Mon, 09 Mar 2015 05:00:00 GMT

ISIS has destroyed the remnants of the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, statues in the Nineveh Museum, manuscripts in the Mosul Library and the Roman-period city of Hatra.

Federal prison regulations violate constitutional rights

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT

New prison regulations isolate inmates from visitors, including their attorneys.

Saudi Arabia, 9/11 and the “war on terror”

Fri, 06 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Sworn testimony and affidavits filed in federal court shed light on the role of the Saudi monarchy in the 9/11 attacks, long covered up by the US military/intelligence apparatus.

Testimony of Moussaoui in civil suit implicates Saudi monarchy as principal sponsor of Al Qaeda

Thu, 05 Feb 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Moussaoui’s account conforms to what is known about the open secret of the 9/11 attacks: that they were largely financed by one of the US’s chief allies in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia.

UK to launch enhanced “anti-terror measures” and domestic use of troops

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT

Since 9/11, successive UK governments have introduced a series of “anti-terror” measures, each more draconian than its predecessor.

FBI accuses Ohio man of terror plot to attack US Capitol

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT

The FBI disclosed that the alleged plot did not represent a real threat as it had been developed with the direct participation of an undercover informant.

Obama administration continues to block report on Saudi financing of 9/11 attacks

Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:00:00 GMT

The fact that Washington’s ally was the principal financier of the September 11, 2001 attacks calls into question the entire official “war on terror” narrative.

US torture report exposes European powers’ involvement in CIA crimes

Fri, 12 Dec 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Officials across Europe are reacting to confirmation of CIA torture by insisting that they should enjoy total immunity for their role in the program.

Obama administration continues to obstruct release of CIA torture report

Mon, 27 Oct 2014 05:00:00 GMT

The CIA and the Obama administration are attempting to censor key facts from a Senate report on the agency’s illegal torture program.

The Australian media and the severed-head photo

Wed, 13 Aug 2014 05:00:00 GMT

The gruesome picture was published to promote new “terror” laws targeting democratic rights.

Anniversary report from 9/11 Commission seeks to bolster “war on terror”

Wed, 23 Jul 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Citing threats to the US from terrorists and foreign hackers, the commission called for a further expansion and centralization of the powers of the state.

Obama administration added 1.5 million names to US terrorist watch list

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:00:00 GMT

The numbers were divulged by administration lawyers in a suit filed by a northern Virginia man challenging the constitutionality of the government’s no-fly list.

US to transfer six Guantanamo detainees to Uruguay

Sat, 19 Jul 2014 05:00:00 GMT

The decision to transfer the detainees comes as the prison camp faces growing criticism for force-feeding prisoners.

Airport security agency bans powerless electronic devices on flights to US

Thu, 10 Jul 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Passengers with phones that do not power on will be prevented from boarding or have their devices confiscated.

September 11 Museum: An exercise in historical falsification

Tue, 17 Jun 2014 05:00:00 GMT

The recently opened National September 11 Memorial Museum presents an extremely narrow, one-sided narrative that severely distorts both the causes and consequences of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

US judge allows for continued force feeding of Guantanamo Bay prisoner

Tue, 27 May 2014 05:00:00 GMT

District Court Judge Gladys Kessler reverses previous ruling on force-feeding.