A Vanity Fair piece on the military response to 9/11. While the Pentagon claimed the military was alerted and prepared to respond by shooting down United Flight 93, the picture painted by the tapes is very different; the fog of war in real-time. An exercise had been scheduled for that morning - and this was no exercise.

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Sgt. 1st Class Michael Pratt made complaints after witnessing abuse, theft and violations of the rules of engagement (shooting a boy in the back as he was running away). With 18 years in, and a sterling record in the Utah National Guard, he was investigated by his own chain of command and told he was too close to the Iraqis. It was only a month ( Read more... )

from boston.com:
LONDON --Three London Underground stations were evacuated at midday Thursday following reports of incidents, British Transport Police said. The Fire Brigade was investigating a report of smoke at one station ( Read more... )