9/11 Commission Report Available Online

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission), an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002, is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks.

The Commission has released its final report, available in PDF format, here.

Vigilante in Afghanistan Says He Worked for U.S.

Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters

KABUL (Reuters) — An American arrested in Afghanistan with two countrymen for illegally detaining people he suspected of being Islamic militants said Wednesday he was working for the U.S. government, and he had evidence to prove it.

Youth Converegence for Books Not Bombs

New York City, Aug. 28, 2004

Before a week in the streets against the Republican National Convention... Come to NYC on August 28 to build the youth & student movement!

We are a generation that wants peace, but for the last four years, we've seen only war, terror, occupation. We are a generation that wants freedom for all of us, but theirs is a government that's abandoned the very liberties they claim to fight for.

Telos Editor Paul Piccone Dead of Cancer

The long-time editor of the once-radical journal Telos Paul Piccone, died in New York City on Monday, July 12, of cancer. His date of birth, in L'Aquila, Italy, is not known.

Piccone immigrated to Rochester, New York at age 14. He received a Ph.D. from State University of New York at Buffalo in 1970.

We will post more details as they become available to us.