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9/11, Iraq and the Global War on Terror
All over the country, Americans are mourning those who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001. We hear from a top counter-terrorism official on subsequent progress in the "Global War on Terror." Also, Petraeus and Crocker take their messages to the Senate.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenAll over the country, Americans are mourning those who died in the attacks of September 11, 2001. We talk with the top counter-terrorism official who was in the White House that day, hear what he and others have to say about subsequent progress in what's come to be called the "Global War on Terror." Also, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker take their messages to the Senate.
Aerial photo of WTC/Ground Zero, taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Cessna Citation Jet on September 23, 2001 from an altitude of 3,300 feet
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2 storiesPetraeus and Crocker Hearings on Iraq Move to the Senate
General Patraeus and Ambassador Crocker have taken their messages from the House to the Senate, where Democrats—and Republicans—are giving them a harder time. Fred Kaplan writes the ' War Stories ' column for the online magazine Slate.com.
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Six years ago, almost 3000 Americans died in attacks orchestrated by al Qaeda's Osama bin Laden. Today, Washington is preoccupied by the war in Iraq. General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are getting tougher questions from Senators than they did from members of Congress.
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