"We Remember because They're Our Families" by Synapped It's been a strange, often infuriating seven years since the attacks of September 11, 2001. From the day when our collective psyche was utterly shocked, to today's dulled memory pains, wars have been waged, more thousands of lives lost. Laws drafted, laws broken. Patriotism redefined in terms of ribbons and flag pins. Men and women politicizing the day for personal gain. Sad, ridiculous conspiracy theorists claiming it......

Jim Riches, Deputy Chief of the FDNY, is one of the producers of the Urban Legends video that questions the supposedly heroic actions of Mayor Giuliani on 9/11. Jen Carlson recently interviewed him for our sister site in New York. How long have you been in the FDNY? 30 years experience in some of the busiest firehouses in NYC. Which firehouse are you working at now? Assigned to Bureau of Operations as Deputy Chief FDNY.......