9/11 EventsOn the date of September 11, 2001 high jackers took over four different airplanes. The first two airplanes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 collided with the Twin Towers in New York and brought them both cascading down to Earth. The third airplane, American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, and the fourth United Airlines Flight 93 crashed down in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks killed 2,996 people and injured over 6,000 more. This has been widely regarded as the most violent, and horrific attack on U.S soil in the history of the United States. Many of the first responders and people present during that day now have a wide variety of illnesses caused by the debris that lingered in the air from the Twin Towers.
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Al-Qaeda's Motive for the attack
The leader of Al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden declared after the attacks that they were in response to the United States' alleged support for the killing of Muslims across the globe, and for supporting Israel against Lebanon, U.S sanction against Iraq, and U.S troop presence in the Middle East.
9/11 Memorial |
Located in the shadows of where the former towers stood the memorial serves as a reminder of those that have lost their lives on that terrible day. The memorial consists of a museum and a wall with the names of the fallen to remember those that we have lost. The phrase "Never Forgive Never Forget" can be seen at the memorial, the United States' motto about remembering those we have lost at that tragic day.
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Aftermath |
In remembrance of those we have lost to this horrific terror attack we have erected 9/11 monuments in their name and have enveloped new procedures to try and prevent events like this from happening in the future. Some of these new procedures can be seen around us today. One form of prevention the government has invested heavily into is the TSA also known as the Transportation Security Agency which monitors items people bring onto and off of airplanes, as well as issuing pat downs and random security checks. In addition to the TSA the government has also added new acts to protect the citizens of the United States. Originally signed into effect in October 26, 2001 by George W. Bush the act serves to give the U.S government the power to collect information on its citizens which has lead to the arrest of many different terrorists. The Patriot Act has been seen by many as restricting the rights of the citizens by collecting information on each person in the U.S.
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