How did the Al Qaeda (AQ) attacks on the US develop over time‚ and could the 9/11/01 attacks have been avoided? Were US intelligence and counterterrorist (CT) assets well organized to avoid the 9/11/01 attacks? To what degree was the Clinton administration’s CT strategy a product of faulty presidential thinking -- or faulty intelligence? How did the 9/11 Commission recommend the US adapt its strategy to react to the 9/11/01 attacks? How did the 9/11 Commission recommend the US restructure its
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September 11‚ 2001 was one of the worst terrorist attack committed in the United States. The Twin Towers were demolished killing over 400 people and wounding countless others. Attempts were made on the Pentagon (in which people died) and the White House. One will list and explain at least four reasons the NIST report lists as being the reasons the Twin Towers collapsed. Two 767 aircrafts were high jacked and crashed into the North Tower and the South Tower. The impacts set in place the destruction
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Point Title: Unexpected Crazy Attacks Introduction: Hard workers up in the towers minding their own business‚ when all of a sudden a crash arises. Two planes less than 5 minutes‚ on the morning of September 11‚ crash into the beautiful twin towers in NYC. Many years before this terrorist attack‚ in December of 1941‚ a similar but as well different attack occurred. Planes struck the navy base on Pearl Harbor. Streets are full‚ people working and a plane strikes a tower in the center of New York City
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Moises Felix 9/15/10 Period 4 Persuasive Essay What was a normal day in New York came to be known as one of the most tragic days in the United States History. On September 11‚ 2001 virtually 3‚000 citizens died due 19 al-Qaeda hijackers taking over four planes. The World Trade Center (twin towers) in New York City got hit by town commercial planes full of passengers. In this essay I will explain three reasons about 9/11‚ how people were affected by this tragic destruction‚ what was the World
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The date is September 9‚ 2011‚ the day the Twin Towers fell‚ the day I witnessed people die. Those people either died because of jumping off the building‚ or because the burned to death. All I see now is rubble‚ rubble that used to be the World Trade Center also known as the Twin Towers. They collapsed because terrorists took over the planes and crashed into the towers. Many people died today‚ although if any one survived I highly doubt they will be the same. I highly doubt I will be the same. I
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Instructor Date Cause and effect of September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attack Although often caused by nature‚ disasters can have human origins. Often it is the unpredictability of such disasters that causes fear‚ confusion and stress that have a lasting effect on the affected community. In recent history‚ the Sept 11th terrorist attack is one such example. This paper will examine the terrorists’ motivation towards committing the attack and the effect it had on the American society.
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Why It All Came Tumbling Down When it comes to the terrorist attacks of September 11th‚ people assume that there is an obvious reason why it happened. These people believe that because an airplane crashed into the building the towers fell over. What people tend to over look when it comes to causes of disasters are the things that lead up to it. In my opinion there were many things that could have been done to prevent the attacks of that fateful day. In this case I am not talking about preventing
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Immense amount of smoke escaped the building. People on the tower desperately cried for help. Standing precariously‚ the twin tower seemed to collapse. Everyone knew that this was the end of their story. Unwittingly the fire‚ approached a man in the 92nd floor‚ spouting its roar. At the very last minute‚ he hurriedly called his family and friends
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terrorist attacks on America‚ people of Islamic culture have been derided‚ punished‚ and are terrified of. Clearly displaying the results of discrimination against witches in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ we as Americans must not discriminate against others‚ especially Muslims. We must prevent this from recurring by educating the public‚ learning from prior situations‚ and living in accord. The task of educating the public is often a very difficult and daunting challenge. Subsequent to the attacks on America
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Zach Betten The Impact of 9-11 On September 11‚ 2001 America woke up expecting a normal day. What America did not expect was that this day was going to change history forever. On that day Islamic extremist high-jacked four U.S. airplanes with the intent of crashing them into the twin towers‚ the Pentagon and the White House. Two of the planes did indeed crash into the twin towers in New York City and another was used to hit the pentagon. The passengers on the last plane however‚ fought back‚ and
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