Simple Facts About 9/11

Roughly 2,753 people were killed on September 11, 2001, by terrorists who overtook commercial airplanes (Jones). The cause of these thousands of deaths were a series of attacks in New York City by an Islamic terrorist group, Al-Qaeda. However, there are still many questions about what actually happened the morning of September 11, 2001. As there are many different conspiracy theories about what happened that day, 9/11 was an attack which began with Al- Qaeda hi-jacking airplanes, but ended with more questions than answers. Many questions still remain about the authenticity of cell phone calls from inside the planes, why air defense was told to “stand down,” and how three buildings imploded as the result of two buildings being struck by airplanes.

Those who believe the WTC was destroyed by controlled demolitions argue the debris that blew out of windows was the result of an explosive. But experts disagree by saying the debris was simply the contents of the offices inside being blown out with air as the floors collapsed on top of each other. Also, demolition professionals say explosives are placed on lower levels, whereas, the planes hit the buildings at very high floors. No signs of a bomb were found in the wreckage of the buildings (Debunking the 9/11 myths, n.d.). Those who believe the planes that hit the WTC were remote controlled say there is no way al Qaeda could have even come up with the plan to hijack and crash the planes, much less have acted it out within an hour. The manufacturer stated the planes that hit the buildings had only one system of control: from the flight deck. Many telephone calls were made from passengers on the planes saying they were being hijacked.

This report aims to provide details of a defining moment in history between 1901 and now. The defining moment in this report is the 9/11 attacks. The purpose of this report is to understand, the specifics of the 9/11, what happened on 9/11 and how it happened, the Primary factors that contributed to the outcome of 9/11 and lastly reasons why the 9/11 attack is considered a defining moment in intelligence history.

Jones uses the theory that a series of “shock and awe” explosions coupled with the use of thermite-incendiaries accounts for the towers falling into fine dust instead of pilling up shattering floors of concrete, which is what one might expect from a non-explosive collapse (28). These two ideas are definitely debatable and should be explored for more evidence.

The morning was like every other, people woke up got ready for work, sent their kids to school and some were even still sleeping in bed. The news was on giving updates on the weather, famous people, and even regular TV shows were going. 92 people were boarded and taking off on the American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 around 7:59 am September 11, 2001. Everything seemed normal nothing to worry about, but then everything changed and almost at the same time too. Flipping through the channels you could see it on every channel. A tragedy was happening, a plane had crashed into one of the trade center towers.

One of the most known and worst events occurred on September 11, 2001. Terror attacks occurred in the United States of America in the cities of Washington D.C. and New York City. An Al-Qaeda terrorist group organized this attack by sending terrorists on four different airplanes to crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center, while another one was targeted for the Pentagon. Although one plane hit the Pentagon, the other went off course and crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. The plane that crashed into a field in Pennsylvania was supposed to either hit the White House or the Capital building. Over 3,000 people died and this day in

Unbelievably a plane was hijacked after those three crashes. We believe it was headed for the White House. The passengers had forced the plane to crash so there wouldn’t have been any more lives taken. Although the passengers knew they would die either way. People were jumping from 100 floors up. Because they didn’t want to burn to death from the fire. They would have died either way. Those who had found themselves below the crash in the tower, were in the “mouth of hell’. Ash and smoke everywhere outside of the towers. Below the tower debris was falling everywhere. The 1st plane was sensed before it was heard. Sensing danger, the dogs had lifted their heads. Those in the north tower, below the crash, rushed to the ground. 343 firefighters and 60 police officers were killed on the day of 9-11. The age range of killed victims were 2-85 years old. In Washington at the Pentagon, 184 people were killed. Around $500,000 was estimated the costs to plan the attack. To pick up 1.8 million tons of debris, it took 3.1 million hours and had cost $750 million to clean all of the debris up. Terrorist were taking flight lessons and lived in the U.S. for over a year. 19 terrorists were involved in this

There has been many events in history that has shifted the way society views the world. One of the many events that has dramatically changed history was 9/11. On September 11 , 2001 4 planes were hijacked. 2 planes crashed into the World Trade Center , 1 plane crashed into the Pentagon , and the last plane crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Flight 93, which was the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania, was supposed to hit the White House, but never made it there because the passengers aboard fought back and attempted to stop the four hijackers.When the first plane hit the North tower , many people thought that it was a freak accident until citizens seen the second plane intentionally hit the South tower. It was then , that

James B. Meigs is the former editor-in-chief of the popular magazine publication, Popular Mechanics, which is a magazine publication that specializes in reporting on the what’s to know of the science and technology world. Ergo, their audience wouldn’t be comprised of the average news reader looking for their daily dose of what’s going on in the world. The sort of people who would read this magazine would most likely be those fascinated with the realm of science and technology, as stated was the magazine's main dedication, henceforth these people would be allured by logical reasoning and precise facts. Meigs’ article “Debunking the 9/11 Myths: Special Report” and its subsequent follow up “The Conspiracy Theory: Afterward to PM Expanded Investigation”

“The (WTC) collapse appeared to be similar to a controlled demolition” (Thomas, 07/08/2011). Many speculated that the towers were in fact blown down with explosives placed in selected locations. Some witnesses accounted hearing explosions inside the building as they attempted to escape the building. Many architects and scientists maintain that jet fuel cannot produce enough heat to melt the steel frame of the two buildings. There were no planes to hit building 7 of the trade center, but it was demolished in the same fashion as the twin towers were.

On September 11th, 2001, a horrific act of terror struck our nation to the core. Fear, devastating and humbling, lodged into our blessed lives. Over 2,800 American civilians were murdered in cold blood when two planes were hijacked and flown directly into the twin towers (Anderson 3). This atrocious event caused the entire country to mourn for its loss, and as American citizens, it is impossible to ignore the destruction of such an event.

9/11 was one of the most important events that has ever taken place in American history. Almost everybody’s lives were affected one way or another because of the terrorists attacks that took place that day. After the news got around that the first plane had hit one of the towers, there were thoughts going around that it was only an accident. A person that was working within the North Tower said “I just assumed it was a terrible accident.” Some people that were lucky enough to escape the towers have also been interviewed. The survivors that have been interviewed have told stories that the people in the towers were not panicking, instead they did their best to stay calm because they knew it would help them find a way out. I have decided to interview my mom, Angie Grant, about her thoughts and feelings on the events of 9/11.

On September 11, 2001; 19 terrorists hopped onto 4 planes and attempted suicide attacks. Two of the planes hit the world trade center in New York City, another hit the Pentagon outside Washington D.C., and the last plane hit a field in Pennsylvania. These attacks killed more than 3,000 people which included 400 policemen and firefighters. This event was the deadliest day that has ever occurred in US history. The problems it has caused after it has happened were more wars by trying to find the people responsible for these attacks. We eventually found the main leader who was Osama Bin Ladin; which we executed on May 02, 2011. Other problems have occurred for the better but in a sense it is difficult situations including immigration and tourism.

Information regarding the 9/11 attacks began back in 1998 when CIA officer, Robert Baer, voiced concerns of an Al Qaeda cell located in Saudi Arabia. Officer Baer provided a definitive list of Al Qaeda terrorists, many whom were later identified for their involvement in the 9/11 attacks (Lyman & Potter, 2015). When the FBI began to actively investigate Bin Laden in January of 2001, the Bush administration demanded the FBI step back. Later in February, terrorism specialist, Richard Sale, noted that the National Security Agency had cracked encryptions used by Bin Laden and members of Al Qaeda (Lyman & Potter, 2015). In May of 2001, several million dollars in financial assistance was provided to the Taliban by the U.S. State Department (Lyman

September 11, 2001, millions of New Yorkers and American citizens woke up and started their day, unprepared and unaware for the catastrophic attack that would be taking place in just a few short hours. At 8:46 a.m., Eastern Standard Time, Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower. The impact killed all of the passengers and crew as well as hundreds inside the building. At 9:03 a.m., a second plane, Flight 175, crashed into the corner of the South Tower killing passenger, crew, and workers who worked on floors seventy-five to eighty-three. Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m. killing approximately 185 individuals (History.com Staff). Because of the damaged to the support system, fires, and impact at extremely fast speed, the South Tower collapsed at 9:59 a.m. (Lipton and Glanz). Having heard about the acts of terrorism that had just taken place in New York and Washington, D.C., a group of passengers drove their plane, Flight 93, into a Pennsylvania field killing everyone on board but possibly saving hundreds of other lives in the process. The North Tower collapsed at 10:28 a.m. 102 minutes after being struck (History.com Staff). On September 11, 2001, almost twelve hundred people were wounded or killed by “coordinated suicide attempts” by Al Qaeda terrorists. In result to the four airplanes being hijacked and used for premediated reasons, the United States government instituted new regulations for entering the country and airport security as well as expounded on systems already in place.