Christopher Bollyn
American Free Press

To honor the memory of the victims of 9/11, William Rodriguez, last survivor from the World Trade Center, will speak at the Schaumburg Township District Library, near Chicago, on Sunday, August 21, 2005, from 2 to 5 p.m.

On September 11, 2001, Rodriguez, custodian of the stairwells of the North Tower, helped save hundreds of lives at the World Trade Center by leading firefighters up the stairwells and opening the fire doors with his master key. Disregarding orders from his superiors, Rodriguez repeatedly returned to the building to assist those trapped within the burning tower.

He is the last person known to have escaped from the North Tower and miraculously survived the collapse by diving under a fire truck that was parked near the entrance.

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August 15, 2005

THREE members of Panama’s navy drowned today during a regional drill to test the Panama Canal’s defences against terror attacks.

The Panama Martime Authority said the three sailors drowned in a lake when they became entangled in underwater vegetation.

They were taking part in military manoeuvres in the lake, which is linked to the canal, to test its defences against possible attacks. Their identities were not immediately released.

About 3,500 navy personnel from Argentina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Peru and the United States were also participating in the Panama exercise.

The canal, which connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, carries five per cent of world trade and saves ships a 12,800 km trip around Cape Horn at the tip of South America.

Reuters

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