Governor George Pataki on 9/11: Did the Terrorists Win?

By The Free Press | Created at 2026-09-09 17:34:53 | Updated at 2026-09-21 12:15:25 1 week ago

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Governor George Pataki on 9/11: Did the Terrorists Win?

The former leader of the Empire State reflects on leading his constituents through Sept. 11, 2001—and on the moral war he believes the country is fighting today.

Twenty-five years ago, then-governor George Pataki led New York through the deadliest terrorist attack in American history, one that killed nearly 3,000 people and left the nation’s financial capital in ash and rubble. On September 11, 2001, Pataki closed bridges and tunnels and refused his own security detail’s advice to retreat to an underground bunke…

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