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Five of the Arab Spring's most influential Tweeters on the post 9/11 world

Ten years after the 9/11 attacks on America, the Arab Spring signifies an unexpected legacy of the decade of war that pit the West against al-Qaeda. The protests themselves were mobilized by a savvy group of young activists who used Twitter as a tool to both inspire and reflect the Arab street.

Egyptian anti-government bloggers work on their laptops from Cairo's Tahrir square on February 10, 2011 on the 17th day of consecutive protests calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.
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Twitter's influence on the Arab Spring

Ten years after the 9/11 attacks on America, the Arab Spring signifies an unexpected legacy of the decade of war that pit the West against al-Qaeda. The protests themselves were mobilized by a savvy group of young activists who used Twitter as a tool to both inspire and reflect the Arab street.

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Jameel Jaffer

Live chat: Jameel Jaffer on civil liberties after 9/11

Join us for a discussion following our 9/11 decade series.

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U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush look out at the North Pool of the 9/11 Memorial during the tenth anniversary ceremonies of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site.

After 9/11: for some it’s time to move on

In New York, where families of victims gathered once again in an effort to come to grips with their collective trauma, something has changed

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A piece of the twin towers is part of an exhibit to mark the tenth anniversary of 9-11 Saturday, September 10, 2011 in Gander, N.L.

Warmth of Newfoundlanders’ hospitality recalled 10 years later

When 39 planes were diverted to the province on Sept. 11/01, stranding 6,600 passengers, islanders opened their doors and hearts

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Honor guards carry wreaths at the Pentagon Memorial, marking the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon in Washington.

Looking back, I was right, Rumsfeld says of Bush-era wars

Donald Rumsfeld, the neo-conservative architect of Bush-era wars, defends toppling Taliban, Saddam Hussein, while Obama asserts that he has taken smarter approach to war

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American Melanie Fish holds a commemorative pin at the airport in Gander, Nfld. on Sept. 8, 2011.
Ottawa Notebook

Sept. 11 anniversary stark reminder so much has changed in Canada

The most stark change is the war in Afghanistan - a war that has claimed the lives of so many Canadian soldiers

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Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty gestures as he releases the Liberal Party Election Platform during a news conference in Toronto September 5, 2011.

Ontario Liberal leader to commemorate 9/11 anniversary with tribute to fallen firefighters

Dalton McGuinty is returning to London for the second time in four days; the Liberals won all four seats in the area in 2007

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Anti-government protesters celebrate in Tahrir Square after the announcement of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation in Cairo Feb. 11, 2011. A furious wave of protest finally swept Mubarak from power on Friday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the streets and sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond. Young Arabs – the ones who came of age in the wake of 9/11 and, not coincidentally, led the Arab Spring uprisings – speak of shared beliefs in secular democracy, a kinder, gentler form of capitalism and a charter of rights not dependent on faith.
The 9/11 Decade

The Muslim world's 9/11 generation emerges from a long shadow

This year's Arab uprisings are the least expected after-effects of Sept. 11. They arose in a vacuum left by both the jihadists and the West, and render the next decade just as unpredictable

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Sept. 11 attacks a constant reminder no one is immune from terrorism, Harper says

The Canadian prime minister s in New York to commemorate the anniversary of the attacks on New York and Washington

Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrives with wife Laureen to 550 Park Avenue to meet with families of victims of the 9-11 attacks in New York on Saturday, September 10, 2011.
9/11 decade reshapes military and Canadian attitudes toward soldiers

Canadian Kandahar boss says Sept. 11 was the first day he heard the world ‘al-Qaeda’

Brigadier-General Jonathan Vance, Commander JTF Afghanistan, addresses the parade Oct. 15, 2009.
For many, events of Sept. 11 forever linked to TIFF

Many celebrities scrambled to return home to loved ones, festival director remembers

Festival director Piers Handling speaks at a press conference for the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto Tuesday July 2, 2002. For many in the movie business, the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001 will forever be linked with the 26th Toronto International Film Festival.
Canada's 9/11 families spent last decade learning how to live with loss

“You're trying to keep yourself so busy so you don't have to think about what's not there,” one widow said.

Abigail Carter touches her husband's name (Arron Dack) with her children Olivia Dack and Carter Dack during an unveiling of a plaque in Ottawa on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002. The plaque is in honor of the Canadians who died during the attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York on Sept. 11, 2001.
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