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9 11
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About Sander Hicks's investigation of the death of a possible witness (?) of pre-9/11 activities by the hijackers. Note the tone of the nasty comments posted on this blog, trying to steer Sander Hicks away from the story, trying to be ultra-radical and dismissive.
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RICHMOND, Va., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Markel Corporation MKL reported diluted net income per share of $12.15 for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 compared to $9.11 for the second quarter of 2006. Diluted net income per share was $22.02 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $16.77 for the same period of 2006. The combined ratio for the second quarter of 2007 was 89% compared to 86% for the second quarter of 2006. The combined ratio was 88% for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to 90% for the same period of 2006. Book value per common share outstanding increased 7% to $246.00 at June 30, 2007 from $229.78 at December 31, 2006 primarily due to comprehensive income of $146.9 million.
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The 9-11 commission report exhorts security officials to have more imagination, a vain request. First, it is unlikely that any normal person could imagine a suicidal Muslim version of T.V. action hero Angus MacGyver who would take on reality and train squads of junior suicidal Muslim MacGyvers to hijack aircraft. Second, without knowledge, it is very difficult to know what to imagine. A U.S. security official who doesn't know Arabic, never studied the Qur'an and knows nothing of Middle East society might as well imagine the doings of silicon-based life forms in another galaxy, as try to fathom the thinking of an Osama bin Laden. Third, police work mostly depends on routine rather than imagination.
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The Steel Quilters are currently looking for a permanent home for the National Tribute Quilt, either in a national memorial to the 9/11 tragedy or in an appropriate museum. They would appreciate hearing from anyone who could help with the placement.
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Sorting out the discoveries of dozens of researchers, Paul Thompson has created the definitive online resource for understanding 9/11. The timeline documents thousands of open-source facts from 1979 to today, with a minute-by-minute chronology of September 11, 2001.
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While the Times carried a 9-11 story daily during the days leading up to the third anniversary, its reporting failed to ask critical questions. For example, in a Sept. 10 article entitled “Falling Bodies,” the fate of more than 1,000 people trapped in the twin towers above the levels impacted by the planes is discussed without mentioning the possibility of rescue by helicopter—or the fact that the doors to the roof had been locked.
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