Wake-up call
Subtitle: the political education of a 9/11 widow
By: Kristen Breitweiser.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Warner Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9780446579322
Subjects: Breitweiser, Kristen.; National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States.; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Personal narratives.; Widows -- New Jersey -- Biography.; Terrorism victims' families -- New Jersey.
Genres: Personal narratives.; Biography.
Description: A happy young suburban mother and housewife, Breitweiser saw her world shattered by terrorism--and, with no husband by her side or father for her child, found the courage and strength not only to build a new life, but to become one of the country's most outspoken activists and harshest critics of the current administration. A former Republican, Breitweiser, along with three other 9/11 widows (known to the media as "The Jersey Girls"), fought tirelessly for the creation of the 9/11 Commission, in spite of strong opposition from Bush, Cheney, Rice, and other top government officials. While describing her journey, Breitweiser discloses eye-opening information about mistakes made prior to the 9/11 attacks, cover-ups discovered during her campaign for the 9/11 Commission, surprising encounters with some of the country's most powerful officials, and unsettling facts about present-day national security.--From publisher description.
Table of contents: title: A Love Affair That Almost Never Happened; title: From Wife to Widow; title: The Widowmobile; title: The Fight for the Commission; title: The Commission; title: The Mystery in Footnote 44; title: He didn't have us at hello; title: Your Right Arm Returns; title: The Dumpster; title: Where to Go; What to Do?; title: The Hereinafter; title: Afterword:  A Letter to Ann Coulter.