Rob Baker’s Reviews > Out of the Blue: A Narrative of September 11, 2001 > Status Update
Rob Baker
is on page 95 of 336
In 1996, bin Laden issued a fatwa calling on "'every Muslim who believes in God and wishes to be rewared to comply with God's order to kill the Americans and plunder their money wherever and whenever they find it.'
"'The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies--civilians and military--is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it'" (90).
— Dec 22, 2025 03:15AM
"'The ruling to kill the Americans and their allies--civilians and military--is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it'" (90).
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Rob Baker
is on page 212 of 336
One of the hijackers bought his airplane ticket a couple of days before 9/11, and he signed up for a Frequent Flyer account.
— Dec 25, 2025 04:09AM
Rob Baker
is on page 156 of 336
They use the term "static" 'to describe the confusion, inconsistencies, and sheer volume of intelligence, which makes it very difficult to pick out ahead of time the few items that seem in retrospect to be crucial' (129).
— Dec 24, 2025 02:46AM
Rob Baker
is on page 58 of 336
"Like most of the passengers on flight 93, Jeremy Glick led a life striking for its openness.
That is what puts him in such stark contrast with the group of dark, clandestine figures who killed him and the 39 other people on flight 93. We cannot comprehend the people who perpetrated the crime, even as the people it was perpetrated against seem so guileless, almost innocent of the dark forces that destroyed them."
— Dec 21, 2025 03:24AM
That is what puts him in such stark contrast with the group of dark, clandestine figures who killed him and the 39 other people on flight 93. We cannot comprehend the people who perpetrated the crime, even as the people it was perpetrated against seem so guileless, almost innocent of the dark forces that destroyed them."
Rob Baker
is on page 30 of 336
Although yesterday I went to the library and got four books, I decided first to pick up a book I've had sitting on my shelves for years.
— Dec 20, 2025 02:43AM
