The Lessons of 9/11 (with Kristen Breitweiser & Karen Greenberg)
Skullduggery
Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Victoria Bassetti
4.0 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2021
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
On that gorgeous Tuesday morning twenty years ago, Kristen Breitweiser was one of thousands who’s lives were shattered forever. Her husband Ron, a Senior VP at a brokerage firm was working on the 94th floor of the World Trade Center South Tower when Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked the plane that crashed into the building. The second wave of a terrorist attack that killed nearly three thousand. Breitweiser soon emerged as one of the most outspoke 9/11 family members, a trained lawyer that prodded lawmakers to create the national commission to investigate the attack. And ever since she’s embarked on a tireless campaign demanding accountability for the terrorists and for those in authority who allowed the attack to happen. As the country commemorates the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, we talked to Breitweiser about her own recollections of that terrible day and what still needs to be done. And then we talked to Karen Greenberg, Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, and the author of a new book about how 9/11 transformed the country's politics.
GUESTS:
- Kristen Breitweiser (@kdbreitweiser), 9/11 widow and activist, widely credited with forcing the creation of the 9/11 Commission
- Karen Greenberg (@KarenGreenberg3), Director @CNSFordhamLaw, Author of new book Subtle Tools, Host @VI_PodcastCNS.
HOSTS:
- Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff), Chief Investigative Correspondent, Yahoo News
- Daniel Klaidman (@dklaidman), Editor in Chief, Yahoo News
- Victoria Bassetti (@VBass), fellow, Brennan Center for Justice (contributing co-host)
RESOURCES:
- Kristen Breitweiser's op-ed for The Intercept: My Husband Died on 9/11. I'm Still Waiting for a Trial of His Killers. Here.
- Karen Greenberg's new book Subtle Tools. Here.
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| 0:00.0 | On that gorgeous Tuesday morning, 20 years ago, Kristen Brightweiser was one of thousands |
| 0:07.2 | whose lives were shattered forever. |
| 0:10.1 | Her husband Ron, a senior vice president of Brokerts firm, was working on the 94th floor |
| 0:15.1 | of the World Trade Center's South Tower when Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked the airplane |
| 0:19.4 | that crashed into the building, the second wave of a terror attack that killed nearly 3000. |
| 0:25.8 | Brightweiser soon emerged as one of the most outspoken of 9-11 family members, a trained |
| 0:30.8 | lawyer who prodded lawmakers to create the National Commission to investigate the attack, |
| 0:36.0 | and ever since she's been embarked on a tireless campaign demanding accountability, for the |
| 0:41.0 | terrorists and for those in authority who allowed the attack to happen. |
| 0:45.6 | As the country commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9-11, we'll talk to Brightweiser about |
| 0:49.8 | our own recollections of that terrible day and what still needs to be done. |
| 0:54.3 | And then we'll talk to Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security at |
| 0:57.8 | Fordham Law, and the author of a new book about how 9-11 transform the country's politics |
| 1:03.4 | on this episode of Skull Duggery. |
| 1:06.0 | Hi, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United |
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| 1:15.1 | And we'll do the best of my building. |
| 1:17.1 | Reserve, protect and defend. |
| 1:19.3 | Constitution of the United States. |
| 1:21.5 | So help me, God. |
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