9-11 The horrific after math of the tragedy event of 9-11 still impacts the United States government and the life of the citizens living in the United States today. There are still many concerns and question about what can the United States do to help prevent a terror event from taking place again. The United States has made some massive changes in it’s security since 9-11. However‚ even with all the new laws and regulations some believe that there is still a need for more laws. More laws and
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Frequently mentioned in the news‚ the death toll in the Iraq War or suicide bombings contribute to the rise in fear that resides in Americans.. The head of the U.S Commission of Civil Rights‚ Peter Kirsanow‚ believes internment camps have a possibility of making a comeback especially if danger posed towards the Arab-Americans
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How does Obama persuade the audience that the killing of Osama bin Laden was legitimate? Obama’s purpose of the speech is to persuade the audience that the killing of Osama bin Laden was legitimate. To do this‚ Obama has to appeal to all of his audiences‚ but particularly towards the American citizens because they were the people who were affected most by 9/11. Obama also targets his speech at al Queda as well as other terrorist groups to convey the actions he will take to keep his American people
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events were the reason why the Guantanamo Bay prison was established in January 2002And after the events the United States of America started the ’’War on Terror’’ by hunting down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts‚" . The goverment tried to make illegal things legal. They ignore the fact that there is a given treatment to prisoner of war. The US government tried to justify torture. Alberto R. Gonzales who was the Attorney General in the united states wrote in a There is a time
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In the book Limits Without Power by Andrew Bacevich‚ Bacevich starts off his introduction with a precursor of United States history starting with the cold war till 9/11 where we as Americans has changed. Bacevich then compares the past United States with the current United States. Bacevich thesis in the book is “Rather than insisting that the world accommodate the United States‚ Americans need to reassert control over their own destiny‚ ending their condition of dependency and abandoning their imperial
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violations. Some cons to this decision are that the war was not legal and was not completed without the backing of the united nations‚ also it’s a financial burden(the war costed over 2 trillion). And that we invaded Iraq to harvest there oil. In my opinion‚ I think invading Iraq was neede but the way they went doing it was wrong. They shouldn’t have touched any of the oil in the area. Also they shouldn’t have spent a great amount of money on this war‚ 2 trillion dollars is a lot and I feel that they
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September 11‚ 2001‚ a day no American can forget. On this day 19 members of a terrorist group called al-Qaeda hijacked 4 U.S. airplanes and used them to strike various targets on the East Coast. Two of the hijacked planes hit twin towers in New York City and the third plane was flown into the Pentagon in Arlington‚ where the U.S. military is headquartered. The fourth plane was heading for the capitol in Washington‚ however crashed in Pennsylvania after the onboard passengers fought the hijackers
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opportunities for peace and reconciliation‚” the fear and anxiety in American life was revealed (Lancet‚ par. 2). The aftermath of 9/11 created many doubts and fears within all of the people in America. As it is stated in the article‚ “Torture‚ War‚ and the Culture of Fear After 9/11”‚ by Charles Strozier‚ “it filled us with fear and profoundly altered cultural and political understandings”(Strozier par. 1). People were baffled and confused‚ wondering how such a thing could happen to us and how
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For instance‚ it defines the Enlightenment as "a commitment to free inquiry and free speech..."(Hind‚ 2007‚ p.49)‚ and shows there is a certain mood of provoking unfriendly reactions against Muslim in America. In contrast‚ the author of ’Fear & Loathing in America’ made a few discreet predictions that the spiral of anti-terrorist battles would become never-ending for the United States. Besides‚ although they interpreted the matter from
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NO FLY ZONE A senator of capitol hill‚ and decorated war hero‚ gives the order to shoot down a private plane. This has been the third violation over the Capitol within a month "This has got to stop! I’ve had it with these crazies making a circus of this place... Well here’s the price of the ticket. Shoot the damn thing down... an example has got to be made” To his horror and regret‚ it is piloted by his precocious grandson. A child of 12‚ who has taken the plane up‚ with intent of surprising
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