Plagued by miscommunication and confusion, the Pentagon’s air-defence command missed an opportunity to possibly intercept at least one of the hijacked planes on September 11, the federal panel reviewing the attacks said today.

THE Martians may not realise it, but they are part of US President George W Bush’s re-election plans to hang onto the lease on the White House for another term.

THE twice-cancelled British Airways Flight 223 landed safely outside Washington yesterday morning, as British officials warned more flights may be called off to prevent another September 11-style attack.

Three Tunisians attending flight schools in Florida, including a student who acknowledged knowing a flatmate of terrorist hijacker Mohamed Atta, were ordered deported yesterday.

US and European authorities are zeroing in on a small group of men in England, Germany and the United Arab Emirates believed to have plotted the September 11 attack and provided assistance to the hijackers, government officials said.

This is the how the terrorism disaster has unfolded so far today.. All times are local US times, five hours behind Irish time.

This is the how the terrorism disaster has unfolded on Tuesday, Sept 11. All times are local US times, five hours behind Irish time.