Deborah Burlingame
Encyclopedia
Debra Burlingame is the sister of Charles "Chic" Burlingame III
, the pilot of the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77
that was flown into the Pentagon
on 9/11 by Al Qaeda terrorists.
Burlingame was the inspiration for blog
ger Robert Shurbet to start Take Back The Memorial
a non-profit group that opposed the International Freedom Center
(IFC) being located at the World Trade Center
site. She is an attorney
, a housewife
, and a former airline flight attendant
. Burlingame is also a World Trade Center Memorial Foundation
board member. Based upon the efforts of Burlingame and others, Governor
George Pataki
barred the IFC from being located at the World Trade Center site. As a result the IFC is now abandoned by its sponsors.
The Wall Street Journal has published numerous opinion columns written by Burlingame. A common theme in her writings is the need to remain vigilant against terrorism.
She co-founded Keep America Safe with Elizabeth Cheney
.
Charles Burlingame
Charles Frank "Chic" Burlingame III was the pilot of American Airlines Flight 77, the aircraft that was crashed by terrorists into the Pentagon during the September 11, 2001 attacks....
, the pilot of the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77
American Airlines Flight 77
American Airlines Flight 77 was American Airlines' daily scheduled morning transcontinental flight, from Washington Dulles International Airport, in Dulles, Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California...
that was flown into the Pentagon
The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. As a symbol of the U.S. military, "the Pentagon" is often used metonymically to refer to the Department of Defense rather than the building itself.Designed by the American architect...
on 9/11 by Al Qaeda terrorists.
Burlingame was the inspiration for blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger Robert Shurbet to start Take Back The Memorial
Take Back The Memorial
Take Back The Memorial is an organization which advocates keeping the memorial site of the World Trade Center in New York City focused on the memory of the victims who died there in the attacks of September 11, 2001...
a non-profit group that opposed the International Freedom Center
International Freedom Center
The International Freedom Center was a proposed museum to be located adjacent to the site of Ground Zero at the former World Trade Center in New York City, USA...
(IFC) being located at the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
site. She is an attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, a housewife
Housewife
Housewife is a term used to describe a married woman with household responsibilities who is not employed outside the home. Merriam Webster describes a housewife as a married woman who is in charge of her household...
, and a former airline flight attendant
Flight attendant
Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...
. Burlingame is also a World Trade Center Memorial Foundation
World Trade Center Memorial
- Fundraising :The Foundation has fundraising responsibilities because of the tasks assigned to it by the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation...
board member. Based upon the efforts of Burlingame and others, Governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
George Pataki
George Pataki
George Elmer Pataki is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York. A member of the Republican Party, Pataki served three consecutive four-year terms from January 1, 1995 until December 31, 2006.- Early life :...
barred the IFC from being located at the World Trade Center site. As a result the IFC is now abandoned by its sponsors.
The Wall Street Journal has published numerous opinion columns written by Burlingame. A common theme in her writings is the need to remain vigilant against terrorism.
She co-founded Keep America Safe with Elizabeth Cheney
Elizabeth Cheney
Elizabeth Cheney Perry , commonly called Liz, is an American attorney. During the George W. Bush administration years, she held positions in the State Department of the United States...
.
External links
- Keep America Safe
- "Burlingame After Meeting With Obama: He Turned His Back On Me" at Ground Zero. May 5, 2011
- Debra Burlingame and Thomas Joscelyn "Stalking the CIA" The Weekly Standard, March 29, 2010. Justice lawyers at daggers drawn with the intelligence community.
- Debra Burlingame and Thomas Joscelyn: "Gitmo's Indefensible Lawyers" Legal counsel went far beyond vigorous defense of their clients. Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2010.
- Wall Street Journal Commentary by Debra Burlingame: "Revenge of the ‘Shoe Bomber" July 29, 2009. The terrorist sues to resume his jihad from prison. The Obama administration caves in.
- Commentary by Debra Burlingame: "Obama and the 9/11 Families" May 8, 2009, page A13. How Obama duped the 9/11 and U.S.S. Cole Families.
- Commentary by Debra Burlingame: "From Gitmo to Miranda, With Love," July 30, 2008, page A15. How the American Left feted and freed a Guantanamo inmate who then killed in Iraq.
- Debra Burlingame's Wall Street Journal Op-ed, "The Clintons' Terror Pardons", February 12, 2008, page A17
- Debra Burlingame's Wall Street Journal Op-ed, "Gitmo's Guerrilla Lawyers", March 8, 2007, page A17
- Debra Burlingame's "On a Wing and a Prayer" Wall Street Journal Op-ed regarding the suspicious Imams vs. US Airways controversy, December 6, 2006
- "We Must Always Remember" New York Daily News, September 11, 2007 Debra Burlingame's Op-Ed on the 6th Anniversary of 9/11
- Debra Burlingame's "Our Right to Security" Wall Street Journal Op-ed regarding airline security, the FBI, and Al Qaeda, January 30, 2006
- Debra Burlingame's "The Great Ground Zero Heist" Wall Street Journal, Op-ed opposing the IFC, June 8, 2005
- Richard Tofel's Wall Street Journal Op-ed supporting the IFC, June 9, 2005
- "Westchester Housewife" Wall Street Journal Tunku Varadarajan's profile of Debra Burlingame and the struggle over the IFC, October 1, 2005
- New York Times profile of Debra Burlingame, August 12, 2005
- International Freedom Center website
- Take Back The Memorial
- Debra Burlingame's Wall Street Journal Op-ed "Divided We Fall" June 22, 2004, calling the 9/11 Commission hearings a "belt-way soap opera"