United States Commemorates 25th Anniversary of September 11 Attacks
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- Tempo English
- Dawn
- Rappler
- Al Jazeera
- Business Day
- Financial Times
- Al-Monitor
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The United States marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks on Friday with ceremonies at Ground Zero in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The events honored the 2,977 people killed when Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners. In New York, Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, attended a ceremony featuring the reading of victims' names and moments of silence. This year included a new seventh moment of silence to honor thousands who died from illnesses caused by toxic dust at the World Trade Center site. In Washington, President Donald Trump spoke at the Pentagon. He linked the memory of the attacks to his administration's current war in Iran, stating that the United States must ensure Iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also spoke at the Pentagon, describing the current offensive as a means to devastate a state sponsor of terrorism. While center and center-right reports focused on the solemnity of the memorials and the administration's security rhetoric, center-left reports emphasized the long term costs of the War on Terror, the erosion of privacy through surveillance, and the enduring prejudice faced by Muslim Americans. Some family members at the New York ceremony used the occasion to criticize the United States' historical relationship with Saudi Arabia, alleging a lack of justice regarding the kingdom's role in the attacks. International allies, including leaders from the European Union and NATO, issued statements of solidarity with the United States.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- Highlighted the systemic failures of the subsequent wars, the rise of Islamophobia, and the loss of civil liberties.
- Centre
- Focused on the official proceedings and the administration's strategic linking of 9/11 to current foreign policy.
- Centre-right
- Emphasized the personal grief of families and the necessity of national security and resilience.
Sources
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Trump pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 at Pentagon ceremony
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Four former US presidents mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 in New York City
- Centre Al-Monitor: US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
- Centre-right Business Day: WATCH | Americans mark 25 years since 9/11 attacks amid grief, reflection
- Centre-left Dawn: 9/11 attacks: The day America lost its soul
- Centre Deutsche Welle: US commemorates 25 years since 9/11 terror attack
- Centre Financial Times: 9/11 and the America it left behind
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Meet movies and books about September 11, which turns 25
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Trump uses 25 year anniversary of September 11 act to defend war in Iran
- Centre-left Rappler: Americans mark 25 years since September 11 attacks amid enduring grief, reflection
- Centre-left Tempo English: US Commemorates 25 Years Since 9/11 Terror Attack
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