Essays on September 11 Attacks

At 8:46 on New York time the first plane hit the World Trade Center north tower. After 17 minutes the second plane hit the south tower of the WTC. Fifteen years ago the US lives have changed forever. It is a well-known fact that the United States was not prepared for a terrorist attack of such magnitude. The terrorist attack of 11 September 2001 has changed the United States as well as the world. People started to treat terrorism as a "threat №1". Some experts have called the September 11 attacks, “the beginning of Third World War”.US president's ...

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This paper aims at establishing the validity of Dr. Stephen Flynn’s recommendation for resilience in the event of a tragedy. Terrorism, particularly the September 11 attacks, and other adverse events have occurred in the United States over the past two decades, thereby prompting the need for proper planning for future events. The government does not carry the entire responsibility of developing national resilience; rather, every member of the community has a role to play. There is an urgent need for a continuous national willingness to advance robustness in order to lessen the risk of a discernible hazard, a ...

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This paper reviews the historical background of Jihadi-Salafism from the time of the crusaders. Jihadi-Salafists are depicted as elements of the broader Salafi movement, social and religious reformers who desire to restore the original beliefs and practices of the first three generations of the Muslim religion. The current Jihadi-Salafists draw their motivation from the perceived attacks on the Muslim community since the beginning of the European colonialism in the nineteenth century and the termination of Ottoman caliphate during the twentieth century. The first part of the discussion includes an evaluation of the United States foreign policy and how it ...

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The terrorist attacks on the United States in 2001 revealed the need for information sharing between different local, state, and federal agencies. This resulted in the formation of Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the counterterrorism efforts. The Department created fusion centers that served as facilities of gathering and analyzing information from relevant agencies. The fusion centers have faced constant criticism from researchers regarding their effectiveness and spending but have been successful in stopping several terrorist plans. This has saved thousands of lives and millions of dollars. However, the numerous agencies working towards the same goal has brought about ...

Since the adoption of the Patriot Act 2 on October 2001, strict measures such as the detention of foreigners suspected of a security breach, electronic surveillance of individuals through databases, authentication identities through biometrics, technologization border controls, among others, are presented in political discourse of the USA. The US security and media are the latest techniques in the fight against terrorism. Most Americans feel that these measures are contemporary to the fight against terrorism. In fact, this impression is the product of the effects of language games made by the administration and the media as the rhetoric and imagery ...

In the Aftermath of the September 11 Attacks

The September 11 terrorist attacks of 2001 on the New York Twin Towers of the World Trade Center constituted a traumatic event for Americans of all social classes and ethnic backgrounds. The memories of such violent attacks have been kept alive by the numerous terrorist attacks perpetrated abroad in places like Madrid, Paris and Brussels and in Americans cities such as San Bernardino, California. Unfortunately, all of these attacks have been perpetrated by Muslim extremists. Besides a sense of fear and vulnerability the September 11 attacks aroused a sense of patriotism and a reconsideration of the meaning of being ...

Is the U.S Southern Border patrol Effective?

Abstract The primary role of the United States border patrol is to detect and prevent illegal aliens from getting into the country. Furthermore, it also plays a big role in preventing human trafficking. All kinds of people with ill intentions do find their way into America. Such individuals are a threat to the security of American citizens. They participate in acts such as smuggling, robberies, homicides and murder cases. In fact, a significant portion of the prison population in America is composed of illegal immigrants. Moreover, these people become a burden to the government since they increase capital expenditures ...

At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA is a memoir written by George Tenet and Bill Harlow. The chronicle focuses on the CIA happenings before and after the September 11 2001 Islamic terrorist attacks. In this memoir, George Tenet gives a real life account of his works as the director of the CIA and a chronological order of how things happened during his term as the chief of the Criminal Intelligence Agency. Tenet was the Director of the Criminal Intelligence Agency of the year 1997 to 2004. He writes a book where he recounts the ...

Part 1: Research Proposal

Introduction The Constitution has always protected the privacy of citizens, but the increased advancement of technology is becoming a threat. Technology is threatening to redefine the privacy of individuals for it to operate efficiently. One of the inventions that have collided with the individual expectations of privacy, which are protected by the Fourth Amendment, is drones. These devices can be used for surveillance (especially against terrorism) and aid in the achievement of the requirements of the Patriot Act. The drones can capture high-resolution images and videos from a distance and transmit them to the source. The American citizens fear ...

Terrorism refers to those violent actions that are for causing fear (Hoffmann 120). The terrorism actions are commonly from a political or emotional point of view. Political violence intends to bring fear to civilians through violent discrimination and destruction of the targets. The intention of the terrorists is to influence the media to publicize the attack to destroy the political picture of the target. Terrorists’ attacks have adverse effects on large audiences, and they cause severe and deep psychological effects. Often, terrorist acts have a political aim where the attackers intend to effect a certain change in that manner. The victims of ...