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September 09, 2014

Wright on the New Yorker Blog: The Saudis and a 9/11 Mystery

Why are twenty-eight pages of Congress’s report on the attacks still classified?

The Saudis and a 9/11 Mystery ⟶

January 12, 2014

Resurgence of Al-Qaeda in Iraq & Syria

Wright was interviewed with fellow journalist Dexter Filkins by The New Yorker’s Dorothy Wickenden, as part of the Political Scene podcast.

Listen to the interview ⟶

February 05, 2013

A Superhero-Based Phonetic Alphabet That Will Save Us All from Confusion

Posted In: New Yorker Blog

Posted by Lawrence Wright on The New Yorker Blog

“We will be arriving at gate B 11,” the flight attendant on American Airlines called out as we were landing in Boston. “That’s Batman 11. Your bags will be in luggage carousel C, that’s “C” for Captain America.”

“Well, nobody will forget that,” I said when the attendant, James Owens, replaced the microphone. I was standing in the bathroom queue.

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