9/11 culture

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The images and tales of 9/11 have been absorbed into mainstream culture over the years. Jeff Melnick has studied that process as professor of American studies at Babson College near Boston. This year he put some of those thoughts into a book, called “9/11 Culture”. Marco Werman talks with him.Download MP3

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Entire program – September 11, 2009

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Today on The World: How President Obama puts his own stamp on U-S policies that came out of the 9-11 attacks, Europe scrambles to save the Atlantic bluefin tuna from extinction, and imagine if your first day of work at Lehman Brothers was the day it crashed and kicked off the global economic crisis: one man tells his story.

A new direction for post 9-11 policies

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President Obama led the country today in remembering the attacks of September 11, 2001. Mr. Obama promised to transform US policies forged in the wake of 9-11. The World’s Matthew Bell looks at the change – and the continuity – in the president’s approach.

Support may be waning for al-Qaeda

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Many experts believe al-Qaeda has lost some support in recent years. They claim the terrorist group isn’t as strong as it once was. Anchor Marco Werman speaks to Ian Black , the Middle East Editor of the Guardian newspaper.

The culture of 9-11

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As time goes by, the images and tales of 9/11 are absorbed into mainstream culture. Jeff Melnick has studied that process as professor of American studies at Babson College near Boston. This year he put some of those thoughts into a book, called “9-11 Culture”. He speaks with anchor Marco Werman.

British bomb plotters linked to al-Qaeda

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This week’s conviction of three British men for plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners has shed new light on the links between British militants and Al Qaeda. UK intelligence officers believe the 2006 plot was directed by al-Qaeda figures in Pakistan, including another British man, Rashid Rauf (pictured, AP photo). The World’s Laura Lynch looked at Rauf’s role in the plot and how the verdict. Download MP3

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Locating al-Qaeda

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America’s top general in Afghanistan says the situation there is serious and a new strategy is needed. It’s assumed that a key goal of that strategy will be to reduce the capability of al-Qaeda. Which leads us to the question, where is al-Qaeda today? Anchor Marco Werman puts the question to Bruce Hoffman, professor of security studies at Georgetown University.

Muslim reaction to China’s actions against Uighurs

The riots in China’s Xinjiang region and the subsequent Chinese crackdown on the Muslim Uighurs have drawn a muted response from the Muslim world — with the exception of Turkey. The World’s Aaron Schachter reports. Listen

Al Qaeda group vows revenge on China

An Al Qaeda affiliate in northern Africa has vowed to avenge the deaths of Muslim Uighurs in China by targeting Chinese workers in Africa. The World’s Gerry Hadden explains. Listen

Unrest in western China

Inside the Taliban

In the final part of our series on the Taliban, Charles Sennott sat down with former Taliban leaders, clerics and US counter-insurgency experts to try to discover the minds of the Taliban and whether the US military is making any progress in understanding them. >>>Listen to Part IV (Photo by Seamus Murphy/VII)

Recruiting Somalis in Kenya

Somalia has experienced almost constant conflict since the collapse of its central government in 1991. The long-running instability has created misery for its people. And it’s spilled over into its east African neighbor, Kenya, home to many ethnic Somalis. Heba Aly has the story of one Kenyan community that’s lost one of its young men to the insurgency.

Somalia conflict leaks over the border

Correspondent Heba Aly has the story of a young man from central Kenya who went to fight with the insurgents in Somalia. He’s believed to have blown himself up in a suicide bombing. Now his family and friends worry that other young men from his village will follow his path. Listen

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Al-Qaeda in North Africa

Security and counterterrorism officials are concerned that a group affiliated with Al Qaeda is gaining strength in North Africa. The group is called “Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb” or ACRIM. New York Times reporter Eric Schmitt speaks with Anchor Jeb Sharp.
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