Presented here are links to two news reports and a newspaper column from this morning, which marks 21 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks; others are accessible by clicking on the names or initials below next to the reporters’ or authors’ names. Then, a link to a reprint of a still-fresh 2016 essay in which the author writes, “the corporate mainstream media serve the function of the government’s mockingbird . . . repeating and repeating  and repeating the same narrative in the same language. Words have a power to enchant and mesmerize.” — MCM

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9/11 attacks still reverberate as U.S. marks 21st anniversary, by Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews and Julie Walker | AP  NEW YORK — Americans remembered 9/11 today with tear-choked tributes, and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Bonita Mentis set out to read victims’ names at the ground zero ceremony wearing . . . READ MORE . . .

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On 9/11 anniversary, Biden recalls American unity, vows vigilance, by Nandita Bose | Reuters WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden today invoked the memory of America’s united response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by al Qaeda and vowed to “never give up” in the face of terrorist threats in a solemn commemoration at the Pentagon. Biden’s remarks about national unity on the 21st anniversary of the attacks stood in contrast to his warnings in recent days about dangerous divisions in American society, including . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘We need to be good to one another,’ by Cynthia G. Simison | [email protected]  | The Springfield Republican If there is something to be learned on this anniversary of the 2001 terror attacks on America, James C. Hagan says he hopes it involves our learning to be better to one another and to treat each other with kindness and respect. They are among the attributes he remembers best about his good friend and roommate at Suffield Academy 40-plus years ago. As we talk on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, Jim Hagan also remembers Daniel P. Trant’s passion for basketball. “This is the kind of day . . . Springfield Republican subscribers can click HERE to read more.

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Why I Don’t Speak of 9/11 Anymore, by Edward Curtin | Behind the Curtain Although this article about September 11, 2001, was written five or six years ago, I think it is still pertinent. I have nothing new to add to it, except the link near the end to an excellent new article by Graeme MacQueen and Ted Walter. Most people now have little interest  in that infamous and key day, but in the years to come history might find such work important in confirming the truths expressed here. Click HERE for the article.