911 EXPERTS URBAN LEGENDS
Expert Analysis
PROFNET offers a massive list of expert names, bios and contact information. Center for Defense Information
Military experts share thoughts on terrorism.
IRE: Terrorism-Related Materials
Information includes resources on terroist organizations and attacks, international reporting sources, guidelines on international sources and articles written for The IRE Journal and Uplink about covering international stories and terrorism.
Tracking Survivors
These sites have names of some survivors: NY.com and Disaster Message Service.
An official survivors list can be found at NY.com. The SurvivorList.com page links to most global information sources dealing with the Sept. 11 attack. It serves as a resource for family and friends of victims and interested parties.
Leadership Directories
Find leaders in government, foreign affairs, legal, media, etc.
Urban Legends and the Attack
An item about Nostradamus predicting the WTC attack was floating around the Web and e-mail. It's a hoax, an urban legend; there is no such prediction. Go to Snopes2.com and look up Nostradamus, the reference to the attack is first item. Another good site: About.com's Urban Legends.
Journalist's Toolbox Urban Legends Page
Links to all these fact-checking sites and more.
Truth or Fiction?
This site takes "rumor mill" e-mails we all receive and determines if they are true or false. There is a good list of Attack on America information.
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