Pilar Urbano has specialized in the publication of books on current affairs , including subjects such as the criminal plot of the September 11 attacks and the 23-F coup attempt in Spain . She was a direct witness to the latter , from the journalists ' gallery of the Congress of Deputies . She was one of the people who remained standing . She later declared : " I had a submachine gun about a hand 's breadth from my waist . I did not throw myself to the ground . That afternoon and that night I knew in a definite way that freedom is worth more than life . " She has also published two " authorized " biographies of Queen Sofía and Judge Baltasar Garzón
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Pilar Urbano