Terrorist Attacks on 9/11 Part 1

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Terrorist Attacks on 9/11 Case Study The attacks of 9/11 changed the way that the world, and especially the United States, views and reacts to terrorism. The four coordinated attacks were thought out and launched by an Islamic terrorist group known as al-Qaeda. These attacks killed almost 3,000 people and caused close to 10 billion dollars in damages. The casualties and costs are considerably high if the fight against terrorism and those that have fought in the war on terrorism are taken into account. The attacks were focused on the North and South World Trade Towers, the Pentagon, and an unknown target. The unknown target is thought to be Washington, D.C. but it never occurred due to the passengers of the hijacked airliner causing it to crash in a field in Pennsylvania and never reaching the true destination. Pre-9/11 Attack The 19 Islamic terrorists that carried out the attacks on 9/11 were in the United States about a month prior to carrying out and completing the well thought out attacks. From August 11, 2001 to September 11, 2001 a time line has been created showing each terrorist actions in carrying out several different tasks. Their actions would presently raise red flags and lead authorities to believe they may be participating in terrorist planning activities. (Ross, 2014) During this time in America, the media was reporting news about things such as shark attacks, wild fires, and a missing congressional intern by the name of Chandra Levy. This is also the same time they were beginning to be suspicious of potential problems with the company, Enron. At this time, there were only a few Americans that had ever heard of al Qaeda, let alone Osama bin Laden. The Unites States had previously experienced terrorist ... ... middle of paper ... ...of the World Trade Venter and Pentagon Attacks. Business Economics, 36(4), 75. Retrieved from EBSCO Publishing. Peacock, R., Averill, J., & Kuligowski, E. (2013). Egress from the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001. Fire Technology, 49(1), 7-35. Doi:10.1007/s10694-011-0236-7 Reid, R. L. (2008). NIST: World Trade Center Building 7 is First Known Case of a Tall Building Collapsing ‘Primarily’ from Fire. Civil Engineering (08857024), 78(10), 30-31. Retrieved from EBSCO Publishing. Ross, B. (2014). While America Slept: The True Story of 9/11. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/ten-years-ago-today-countdown-911/story?id=14191671#. Unknown (2014). 9/11 Memorial Timeline. Retrieved from http://timeline.national911memorial.org/#/Explore/2. White, J. (2014, 2012). Terrorism and Homeland Security.8th edition. Published by Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.

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