The Homeland Security Bill enacted in 2003 was established in results of the devastation caused by the attacks on the home front in September 11‚ 2001. After this tragic event‚ President George W. Bush wanted to establish a collaborative team which included 22 existing agencies that work as a preventive force to help with the minimization of terrorist attacks and activities. This team would be used to respond to all domestic emergency situations which include‚ but are not limited to terrorist occurrences
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tribalism is breaking out as a reaction to McWorld. Was Barber ’s Jihad vs. McWorld prescient of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center? In Jihad vs. McWorld‚ Barber speaks of "a confrontation between the forces of global market modernization and commercialization and a tribal‚ religious and ethnic reaction against them." This ideology became real to Americans on September 11. America has been throwing blows for centuries‚ in deciding that other countries need to be more democratic‚
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Compare and contrast the effectiveness of the anti-terrorism laws in relation to Dr Haneef case and the present day implications in society Events leading to the creation of anti-terrorism laws 11th September 2001: Terror attacks in U.S‚ leaving thousands dead and world trade centre destroyed. 12th October 2002: Bali bombings‚ 202 people died from a bombing in Kuta an Indonesian island. A radical Islamic group know as Jemaah Islamiyah. 11th March 2004: Madrid bombings‚ this was a bombing
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2) All the Firefighters who were there during that horrific attack‚ each related back to the local government. Firefighter’s can work for any government. There are federal‚ state and local firefighters. The federal government for example‚ employs firefighters in national parks as do some states in state parks. Also every firefighter risks their lives to help save others.
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Second Avenue Subway station drums up a chilling reminder for native New Yorkers of the early post 9/11 days. I was in middle school but I understood that New York City was targeted and my life was put in danger but I did not realize that still 11 years later I would never be able to escape the thought that the attack could be repeated. The terrorist attacks committed by Osama Bin Laden on September 11‚ 2001 made America very well aware of how vulnerable it was. The immediate response was to make sure
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forget where you were? I remember waking up early on September 11‚ 2001‚ getting ready for school and my dad telling me hurry up to watch the news with him. Being in 8th grade at the time‚ the news really wasn’t something I would watch in the mornings so I knew it had to be something important. Then I saw it. An airplane crashing into a tower‚ people panicking‚ and mayhem ensuing in a city very well known to me. When any tragic event like 9/11 occurs‚ the effect it will have on a nation is tremendous
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The commentary “No Firemen at Ground Zero This 9/11” by Michael Burke conveys a message that many people agree with after reading. On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks‚ New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is not allowing any first responders to be honored at the memorial ceremony. Burke argues that the fireman and other first responders should be honored. Any true American that knows about the tragedies of the 9/11 terrorist attacks could see why Burke’s argument should be seriously
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On September 11‚ 19 people from from the Islamic extremist group‚ Al-Qaeda‚ hijacked four planes and did the unthinkable. They flew two planes‚ one for each tower‚ into each World Trade Center. These attacks caused a lot of death and destruction. On a beautiful Tuesday morning‚ the city of New York was woken up by one plane striking the north tower of the World Trade Center‚ near the 80th floor trapping hundreds of people on the above floors. It left a gaping hole in the side instantly killing
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8 September 2013 Whistle Blower Essay How would you feel if you knew a crisis was going to happen? What if you knew that a piece of information could save thousands of lives‚ and all of it went to waste because no one took action on the information being provided? One would seem to have a feeling of guilt within their conscience‚ or a feeling of suspicion due to the mishandled conduct of information. Nevertheless‚ a country had been so violently disturbed and the small shed of light that a terrorist
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“Common Sense” A Rationale for the War on Terrorism Preface On September 11‚ 2001‚ our fellow citizens‚ our way of life‚ our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. On this day‚ our nation united‚ determined to obliterate the evil force of terrorism from the planet Earth. Now‚ just eight years later‚ these same people wish to pardon the acts of evil‚ disregarding the 2‚995 deaths that they united to avenge just a few years before. So the question lies
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