Saturday, October 29, 2005

The Mysterious Case Of The Non-Existent Train Time: An Interview With Fintan Dunne @ Breakfornews.com

The Mysterious Case Of The Non-Existent Train Time: An Interview With Fintan Dunne @ Breakfornews.com

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Israeli Airstrikes Intensify in Gaza

Israeli Airstrikes Intensify in Gaza: "-- Israeli aircraft fired missiles at open areas in northern Gaza"

Red Cross Gets First Ever Disaster Relief Loan

Red Cross Gets First Ever Disaster Relief Loan

Is McConnell Too Principled? - Plus--Strike Four on Pinch By Mickey�Kaus

Is McConnell Too Principled? - Plus--Strike Four on Pinch By Mickey�Kaus

From Buzzflash: "Sulzberger is STILL Defending Miller. Either's He's Stupid or He Got Quite a Hummer. 10/29"

Publisher: NYT Slow in Correcting Coverage - Yahoo! News

Asia Times Online :: New Fed. Chief

Asia Times Online :: Asian news and current affairs

Suburban Guerrilla � Hmm (Libby)

Suburban Guerrilla � Hmm

BTC News � We got the government Lanny Davis deserves

BTC News � We got the government Lanny Davis deserves

The Case Against Scooter Libby - New York Times

The Case Against Scooter Libby - New York Times

Blogger Thoughts: Really sloppy work. NY Times has lost any quality edge it might have had.

The Case Against Scooter Libby - New York Times

The Case Against Scooter Libby - New York Times

Blogger Thoughts: Really sloppy work. NY Times has lost any quality edge it might have had.

News Hounds: FOX Begins Post Indictment Clean Up Operations

News Hounds: FOX Begins Post Indictment Clean Up Operations

In covering Libby indictment, CNN's King repeat ... [Media Matters]

In covering Libby indictment, CNN's King repeat ... [Media Matters]

In reporting "difficult[ies]" of prosecuting Li ... [Media Matters]

In reporting "difficult[ies]" of prosecuting Li ... [Media Matters]

MSNBC's Plame coverage continued to skew right ... [Media Matters]

MSNBC's Plame coverage continued to skew right ... [Media Matters]

Audio: Morgan Reynolds Interview - LF Exclusive - Forums powered by Reason and Principle

Morgan Reynolds Interview - LF Exclusive - Forums powered by Reason and Principle

Bone Fragments Found Near WTC Said Human

Bone Fragments Found Near WTC Said Human

Bone Fragments Found Near WTC Said Human
- By AMY WESTFELDT, Associated Press Writer
Friday, October 28, 2005


(10-28) 22:50 PDT New York (AP) --


Ten bone fragments discovered more than four years after the World Trade Center attacks on the rooftop of a nearby skyscraper are human, officials said Friday.


The pieces of bone, ranging in size from half an inch to two inches, were found on three days last month by construction workers sifting through gravel on top of the former Deutsche Bank building, officials said.


Parts of the trade center's south tower carved a huge gash in the 41-story building's facade when it collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001. Deconstruction of the building, which is known to be contaminated with asbestos, lead, and trade center dust, began in September.


The city medical examiner will try to identify the remains by extracting DNA and checking it against a database of World Trade Center victims, said medical examiner's spokeswoman Ellen Borakove.


"We're hoping to be able to create some profiles," she said.


Borakove said test results returned last week indicated the fragments were human. She said it was too soon too tell whether the remains came from one person or more than one.


The city has recovered 19,964 pieces of human remains from the trade center attack and identified 9,100 of them, Borakove said. Of the 2,749 people who died at the trade center, 1,152 victims have no identifiable remains.


The medical examiner's office has said that more sophisticated DNA technology may someday develop to help identify the remains. Until then, they will remain in city custody and will eventually be encased at the trade center memorial.


Mary Fetchet, whose son, Brad, died at the south tower of the trade center, said Friday the discovery reopens old wounds.


"It's just a reminder of the horrific nature of the event," said Fetchet. "When you talk about identification of bone fragments, it just brings you back to what really happened that day."


The former Deutsche Bank building was purchased by the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. last year and is scheduled to be completely dismantled in 2007.

LMDC president Stefan Pryor said that after construction workers found the fragments, "our rigorous protocols automatically assume findings of this nature to be human remains and therefore require that they be treated with the utmost care, dignity, and respect."

The city inspected the entire building in the months following the attacks before turning it over to the building's owners, the LMDC said.

Humint Events Online: Miers Was with Bush on the Morning of 9/11

Humint Events Online: Miers Was with Bush on the Morning of 9/11

Humint Events Online: WTC "Entry" Holes

Humint Events Online: WTC "Entry" Holes

PDF of Libby Indictment. from Fitzgerale url