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...fact, nearly all the terrorists originated in countries that were closely allied or at least friendly with the U.S. Fifteen of the 19 identified hijackers were from Saudi Arabia, two were from the United Arab Emirates, one was from Lebanon, and the last was from Egypt. Moreover, they had drawn up their murderous plans not in the Middle East but in Europe and the U.S. itself--right at the heart of Western democracies. All the terrorists had been in the U.S. for months before 9/11, entering the country legally, traveling widely and taking flying lessons. They had obtained driver...
...always drawn most to the stories of everyday folks who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances. My favorite story ever was one I did for West 57th, about a little boy named Anthony. He was a 7-year-old living an extremely difficult life in Chicago with a single mom who was quite troubled. He had a lot of strikes against him, but he was going to make it. I was glad I was able to introduce him and tell his story. He has since grown up and finished high school, which, in his family, nobody...
...prosecutions kicked off after the 2000 stock-market slump and the Enron meltdown. And some aren't as easy to wrap up as Quattrone's. Several British bankers, known in England as the NatWest Three, were hauled to Texas in July, after loud protests back home and a drawn-out extradition process. They face charges that they worked with ex-Enron CFO Andrew Fastow to siphon millions of dollars from a deal between their former employer, National Westminster Bank, and Enron. And in August, most of the convictions of four former Merrill Lynch executives, who stood accused of helping Enron...
...staging ground, the researchers chose nearby Lucas County, a largely urban county in Ohio that contains Toledo. Using school records, they assembled a finely calibrated random sample of 1,316 boys and girls drawn from the seventh, ninth and 11th grades. Finding their subjects was one thing; getting the kids to talk openly was another. A certain amount of tact would be essential. "It's sort of creepy to be talking to a woman interviewer about your sex life," admits Giordano, who is 58. Each interview was started by one of Giordano's staff, who after a few minutes would...
...says he was originally drawn to explosives as a form of "liberation from [the] social and artistic pressures" of living in China. He worries that true originality is still lacking in his native land: "We have a long and very difficult road ahead of us." --By David...