9/11: Terror Threats--What's Real, What's Not?
by: Pat BatchellerNow that Osama bin Laden is dead, and al-Qaida crippled, the U-S government is turning its focus toward the threat of homegrown terrorism. But when does concern give way to paranoia?
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the horrific 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center. In remembrance, Craig asks listeners for their memories of that fateful day and how they believe the country has changed in the last 11 years, for better or worse.
Crain's Detroit Business Reporter Chad Halcom talks to Craig about how the local defense and homeland security industry has evolved over the past 10 years.
On Friday, September 9, 2011, Craig Fahle moderated a panel discussion at the University of Michigan-Dearborn featuring three young Americans and one Canadian student who discuss how the events on September 11, 2001 shaped their lives. Craig leads this impressive group of emerging leaders through a discussion from community advocacy and edcuation at home to the global realities in the wake of 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
WDET's Rob St. Mary guest hosts today's 9/11 special.
Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, and al-Qaida crippled, the U-S government is turning its focus toward the threat of homegrown terrorism. But when does concern give way to paranoia?
As we approach the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, WDET’s Rob St. Mary went looking for some perspectives in the art world. Rob spoke recently with Pontiac based artist Jef Bourgeau about his thoughts on the use of 9/11 in art and a gallery show he hosted in early 2002, about six months after the event, at the Museum of New Art called “Ground Zero”.
All this week WDET has been looking at the September Eleventh attacks and how they have affected us… ten-years later. Filmmaker and adventurer Paul Daniels has been to Antarctica three times. During his second time there, wintering over at the South Pole, the September Eleven terrorist attacks took place. He spoke to WDET’s Rob St. Mary about the experience and the film he made during that time.
?The tragic events of 9/11 spurred tremendous change in the lives of many. Perhaps none more so than the men and women of the Armed Forces. WDET's Noah Ovshinky sits down with Steve Pierce and his wife, Colonel Maggie Brandt, a surgeon in the US Army Reserves, about their lives post-9/11.
David Dunbar, co-author of "Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up To The Facts," talks about the book, which is being released again this year in a fully revised and updated 2011 edition.
The 9/11 attacks have made security procedures once seen as extreme a routine part of everyday life. For some Detroiters security checkpoints and guards are now as commonplace as putting on – or being ordered to remove – a pair of shoes.
A call-in discussion on Obama's new jobs program, 9/11 stories and upcoming events, and this week's Metro Times cover story.
Metro Times News Editor, Curt Guyette, discusses the Metro Times 9/11 story.
Craig speaks with Linda Sarsour regarding the injustices faced by Arab-Americans post-9/11.
WDET's Nichole Christian was a New York Times reporter during the 9/11 coverage. She shares some of her memories of the moment, the aftermath and 9/11's lasting impact on her life.
From unique panel discussions, to special programming - join us this week as we look at how 9/11 has changed us all.