Friday, September 11, 2026

Lindsay Clancy Juror Paula Devlin: Holdout Juror a Black Man

The revelation of the holdout juror's race puts the comments of Kevin Reddington and the 11 "not guilty" jurors in a different light.

What is a Leftist to do?

Matthew 'Whiz' Buckley Reflects on 9/11

Welles Crowther - The Man in the Red Bandana

Marine Corps - 9/11 Solemn Remembrance

9/11 Live - 25 Years Ago

Flight 93

The Pentagon - 2001 and 2026

Trump's 9/11 Remarks

JD Vance - 9/11 Message

Melania Trump - 9/11 Message

Steve Doocy Reflects on 9/11

Mamdani and AOC Laugh During Reading of Names at 9/11 Memorial Ceremony

Terrible. What was so funny?

Andrew Wimsatt R.I.P.

Horrific.

Rest in peace.

North Tower Collapses

Flight 93 Crashes in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

South Tower Collapses

Flight 77 Hits Pentagon

Flight 175 Hits South Tower

Flight 11 Hits North Tower

Benghazi - 9/11/12

Remember how Obama and his administration worked to cover up what happened in Benghazi.

Unforgivable.

Remembering Ramzi A. Doany

On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, Project 2996 was initiated to honor the lives of those lost at the World Trade Center. Hundreds and hundreds of tributes were posted online.

I paid tribute to Ramzi A. Doany.

On this 25th anniversary of 9/11, I'm remembering Ramzi's beautiful life and holding his family and friends in my prayers.


Every human life is unique, one of a kind, never before and never again.

Each birth and each death changes the world a bit. Every life matters.

All are significant, some for the good that they bring and others for the horror that they create; but each person matters.

On September 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists ended the lives of 2996 individuals. Every single one of them mattered.

On this fifth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, I'm remembering Ramzi A. Doany.



Ramzi didn't have a long life. But in the brief span that he was here, he made a difference and he used his time well.

Ramzi was born in Amman, Jordan to Palestinian parents. In fact, some of his family is still there.

Ramzi went to high school in Amman. He also spent time in London. When he was 19, he came to the United States as an international student. He attended UW-Milwaukee. It was there that he earned an accounting degree, a 1992 graduate from the School of Business Administration. He then became a certified public accountant.

UWM established a scholarship in honor of Ramzi, the Ramzi Doany Memorial Scholarship. He was the only UWM alumnus to have died in the 9/11 World Trade Center attack.

His mother Samia Doany considered it a perfect memorial for her son because he treasured Milwaukee and the years he spent at UWM.

He lived in Milwaukee for fifteen years, going to school and then working at a local accounting firm. He left in 2000 to take a job in Philadelphia. When that firm was purchased by Marsh & McLennan, Ramzi was assigned to a position at the New York office.

It seemed like a perfect move because Ramzi loved New York City. He resided in Bayonne, New Jersey.

Hani Yousef, Ramzi's college roommate and one of his best friends, said, "He was truly happy working there and felt that he finally had been launched on a fine career."

Ramzi so enjoyed having an office at the World Trade Center that he would phone his friend to express his excitement. Yousef recalls, "Ramzi used to call me and say, 'You've got to see this. You can see the world from up here.'"

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Ramzi reportedly logged onto his computer in his office. His office was on the 100th floor of the north tower.

In a cruel twist of fate, Ramzi had been in England for an extended period of time doing work for a client. September 11 was his first day back at the offices of Marsh & McLennan at the World Trade Center.

A few weeks after the attacks, Ramzi's eldest brother Ibrahim said, "We have not received official confirmation of Ramzi's death, but all evidence leads us to believe that he passed away following the first hit on the WTC."

Ibrahim explained, "They are now handing out death certificates in New York, and my sister, Dina, who went to search for Ramzi a few days after the attacks, is now applying for his death certificate."

It was October and the family hadn't heard anything from the Jordanian embassy in Washington or from Marsh & McLennan to give them reason to hope that Ramzi was alive.

After his death, supervisors at Marsh & McLennan told Ramzi's mother that her son had tremendous potential. They said, "[I]n a couple of years he would have become something remarkable in the firm."

Clearly, Ramzi was successful in his profession, but he was so much more than that. He was a good, caring man.

His mother said, "He had this personality that could make friends so easily."

Mrs. Doany called her son "exceptionally kind."

Ramzi wasn't just talk. He lived his kindness.

He would often help out small businesses by doing free accounting work for them.

He tutored a woman suffering with Lupus, helping her get through college. She had two children and no husband.

He let his college roommate and his wife live with him in his condo for two years rent-free, while the couple saved money to buy their own home.

As Mrs. Doany said, "He left so much [kindness] behind."

What a beautiful legacy!

Family members also recall Ramzi's sense of humor. From the time he was a little boy, he brought joy to those around him.

Ramzi's sister Dina Doany Azzam tells the story that at age nine or ten, her brother had a report card that he was not proud of. So, he went out to the backyard, dug a final resting place for it, and marked the spot with a stone.

Dina remembers her brother saying, "It was dead and buried."

There were so many things about Ramzi that made him special.

He was a fan of the novels of Charles Dickens.

He took great pride in cooking Thanksgiving turkeys. (Reportedly, they were a little bit dry.)

He also had just purchased a Harley, true to his Milwaukee roots.

While Ramzi was in Milwaukee, he was active in the community. He was a board member for Arabian Fest, one of Milwaukee's many ethnic festivals held at the lakefront in the summertime and early autumn.

In September of 2001, Arabian Fest was scheduled to take place on the weekend following the terrorist attacks. It was cancelled, like so many other events of various kinds across the country, because the entire nation was in mourning. It was not a time to be celebrating.

When the festival returned in 2002, it was Ramzi's death at the World Trade Center that played a role in prompting organizers to hold a prayer service on the opening night of the three day Arabian Fest, to memorialize the victims of the 9/11 attacks.

It's not surprising that Ramzi was a man with many friends and family members who adored him while he was alive, and love and miss him today.

On August 19, 2001, Ramzi turned 35. The occasion brought his entire family together, the first time in 13 years that they all had gathered.

Ramzi's mother remembers, "He told me this was a very, very special birthday. Being with family made it so special."

Had he lived, Ramzi would have just celebrated a milestone birthday. On August 19, 2006, he would have turned 40-years-old.

I wonder what he would have done these past five years. What would he have accomplished in his career? Whose lives would he have touched? How would he have made a difference?

And what would Ramzi have planned for his next forty years?

Especially when someone dies so young, one can't help but wonder.

Given the sort of life that Ramzi led during his 35 years, it's safe to say that he would have continued to help others in profound ways by offering them literally life-altering assistance, as well as in little ways, by brightening their days with his humor and smile.

It's important that we never forget the enormity of the human toll of September 11, 2001.

Although the terrorists killed 2996 people that day, they didn't kill their spirits, as long as we remember them and keep them alive.

Perhaps each of us can do something "exceptionally kind" for someone else, in memory of Ramzi.



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Sources:

The Jordan Times, October 2, 2001

The New York Times, October 9, 2001

The Chicago Tribune, January 1, 2002

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 10, 2002

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 12, 2002

Chris Lamke, UWM, 2002

9/11: 25 Years Ago

It's been 25 years.

I will never forget that Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001, where I was, what I was doing, how I felt.

Never.


Video and audio, from 25 years ago today:











NEVER FORGET.

Thursday, September 10, 2026

White House Honors Charlie Kirk

Adam Carolla Gives Land Acknowledgment

This midterm convention is very entertaining.

Trump: James Talarico and His 'Beat Meat' Campaign

So funny.

Trump Honors Charlie and Erika Kirk at Midterm Convention

John Fetterman's Message to the RNC Midterm Convention

Dave McCormick thanked his friend for the kind words. Democrats and Republicans can work together and accomplish good things for the country. It's possible.

Kevin Michael Cosgrove

David Crowley - 'Accomplice' of Illegal Aliens

9/11 - Jumping, Falling From the Towers

Charlie Kirk

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Todd Beamer's Father Endorses Mike Rogers

We should always "vote American."

James Talarico Tries to Walk Back His Radical Statements

What a load!

James Talarico says, "I've missed the mark on some of my past statements." This is a weasel move.

Now he says there are two sexes. Pay attention, Democrat/Leftist/Socialist/Communist Talarico supporters. Talarico believes there two sexes, men and women, I presume.

This is a dramatic change for him. What does he really believe?

Mike Rogers for Senate: Abdul El-Sayed and 9/11

David Crowley's War on Wisconsin Taxpayers

Diver Scores 0.00

I think that score is a little harsh. Not even 0.01?

David Crowley Approved Tablets for Inmates

An inmate with a tablet can do dangerous things.

Crime victims deserve protection. That seems so obvious but that's not what David Crowley delivers. He enables the criminals, giving them access to continue to prey on victims while they're incarcerated.

Disturbing.

Zoey Deutch - Facelift Morph

Funny.

Firefighters and the Toxic Conditions at Ground Zero

In the days after 9/11, I remember the reporting that the air at Ground Zero was safe. It was a lie.

Democrats Want Taxpayers to Fund Health Care For Illegal Aliens

Democrats cannot be trusted.

The Legend of Trump

King Charles to Harry and Meghan - 'No Longer Working Members of the Royal Family'

Harry and Meghan need to learn that actions have consequences.

U.S.-Canada Trade Fight Continues

RNC Midterm Convention - Dallas

Brewers Beat Cubs in Walk-off, Take Series

GO BREWERS!

Rudy Giuliani Reflects on 9/11 - 25 Years Later

Lindsay Clancy Juror Based Decision on Getting Her 'Help She Needs'

These jurors are revealing they did not serve well.

CENTCOM Forces Destroy Five Iran Crude Oil Carriers

9/11 - View of the Towers From Long Island City Post Office

9/11 - North Tower Collapses

9/11 - South Tower Collapses

ILHAN OMAR: Some people did something.

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Yankee Stadium, October 31, 2001 - 'God Bless the U.S.A.'

Jimmy Kimmel Show Ending After Next Season

This will have no impact on my life whatsoever.

Socialists: Get Ready For War

OK.

How Mamdani Celebrated Labor Day

Where's the American flag?

Zohran Mamdani is not a unifying figure.

Kavanaugh Denies Reinstating Missouri Congressional Map

Kathy Hochul Says Mamdani Will Attend 9/11 Ceremony

Female Jurors in Lindsay Clancy Trial Discuss Holdout Juror

This is extremely disturbing.

"He had the hardest time getting off the fact that Lindsay viciously killed her children."

Todd Blanche and Rudy Giuliani at DOJ 9/11 Memorial Event

Without question, Rudy Giuliani's leadership following the radical Islamic terrorist attacks targeting the World Trade Center deserves recognition. He stepped into a role that no American mayor had ever done. He conducted himself with steadiness, strength, and compassion. Giuliani deserves the gratitude of every American.

Trump Awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Welles Crowther

God bless the Crowther family.

Tunnel to Towers Honors 9/11 Fallen

9/11 Families Want Mamdani to Stay Away From Ceremony

It's important to be truthful about what happened on September 11, 2001.

It's disrespectful for Zohran Mamdani to pretend he stands with the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks when he pals around with radical Islamic terrorists and their sympathesizers.

It's unfortunate that New Yorkers elected someone like him to be mayor.

Barbara Olson

From September 11, 2007: In Memory of Barbara Olson

Barbara Olson (December 27, 1955 – September 11, 2001)
 
Door County encompasses nearly the entire Wisconsin peninsula.

It's a beautiful place. Little towns rim both the Green Bay and the Lake Michigan shores of the county.

Although I like the lake side, it's the bay side of the peninsula that I love.


From the time I was a very little girl, my family would vacation there. We would stay in a cottage steps away from the beach. I spent hours building sandcastles. I loved playing on the swings. I can remember when my grandpa would gently push me, how accomplished I felt when I no longer needed to be pushed, and how proud he was of me.

Door County was where my parents spent their honeymoon. My husband and I spent our honeymoon there, too.

I understand why Barbara Olson loved Door County so much.

She used to appear on Larry King Live from Ellison Bay, a little town toward the tip of the peninsula on the bay side.

Her husband Ted Olson talked about Barbara's feelings for the place on a tribute show that Larry King did in her honor. It aired on December 25, 2001.


T. OLSON: ...[S]he's buried up in Door County, Wisconsin, very close to where she appeared on your show so many times last summer and a couple summers before, because she loved that place so much, and she's there now. Thank goodness...

KING: Whenever we see that scene, when it was not this set, it was Wisconsin.

T. OLSON: Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. She just thought it was so great to be on your show from Ellison Bay, Wisconsin. She was proud of the fact that both Larry King in Los Angeles and somebody in New York and somebody in Washington and Barbara Olson in Ellison Bay would sit...

KING: Ellison Bay, Wisconsin.

I remember once seeing her on The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder. Being that Snyder was born and raised in Milwaukee, they talked a bit about Door County and Wisconsin.

In addition to admiring Barbara Olson for her incredible intelligence and her wit, I felt a sort of kinship with her because of the Door County connection.

A popular Door County activity is watching the sun set into Green Bay. People gather along the shore and just watch the day come to an end. (Door County doesn't have much of a nightlife.)

When I was there in the summer of 2006, being treated to a spectacular sunset, I was caught off guard a bit when my thoughts abruptly turned to Barbara Olson.

There I was, staring at the beautiful scene, and I felt so sad.

It tore me up to think that Barbara Olson was buried at Ellison Bay rather than watching the sun go down and looking forward to another day.

And why?

Because on September 11, 2001, she was on board American Airlines Flight 77 and hijackers on a suicide mission crashed it into the Pentagon.

My sadness turned to anger. At that moment it seemed like I had stepped back in time and was feeling the shock of the attacks all over again.

The beauty of that sunset made the gut-wrenching recognition that terrorists had robbed the experience of such moments from close to 3000 individuals even more painful.


I thought of all that the terrorists had taken from us, and all they had done in the name of God. Part of me still finds that incomprehensible.

On this sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I'm thinking of Barbara Olson, her husband, family, and friends. I'm thinking of all the victims' loved ones.

Today, I wish them peace.

I'm reminded that the sun doesn't really set. To our eyes it appears to be gone, but it actually is just shining somewhere else until we see it again.


Ephraim, Door County, Wisconsin

June 2006




Footage From One of First Planes Landing at LaGuardia After 9/11

Danny Suhr

9/11 - FAA Grounds All Flights

Green Bay Packers Sticker on Humvee Biden Left Behind

This makes me sick.

Biden was a horrible president.

Bad Yellow Jackets

The yellow jackets are out in force and extremely aggressive.

25 Years After 9/11 - The Norm Macdonald Bit

Monday, September 7, 2026

New America

Amy Acton Compares Ohio to Ground Zero

Amy Acton is a mess.

Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, and Anti-Semitism

German 'Far Right' Party Wins Election

Mikie Sherrill's Dangerous Sancturary Policies

Jared Kushner and Snarky Richard Engel

Jared Kushner has class.

Erika Kirk's Reflections on Grief

Brewers Beat Cubs

GO BREWERS!

Happy Labor Day