Foreign Terrorism And PTSD

September 11, 2001 (herein referred to as 9/11) was a day in American history, which will be remembered as the most horrific attack on American soil. This attack, carried out by nineteen Islamic extremists, was associated with al-Qaeda, and involved the hijacking of four airplanes. Two of those airplanes were hijacked and flown directly into the World Trade Center in New York City, New York. The third plane’s target was the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the fourth plane was brought down in Pennsylvania where it is believed the passengers aboard fought the hijackers. This horrific day in history cost over 3,000 people their lives, and was labeled the worst attack on American soil since the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

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.

The event that transpired on September 11, 2001 was nothing but devastating. The teams of the terrorist group hijacked jetliners going to Boston, Newark, New Jersey and Washington D.C. Al Qaeda murdered the planes’ pilots and took control of the aircraft's’, putting the lives of others on the line. The Islamic group, Al Qaeda caused a tremendous impact, which led to the deaths and injuries of more than 6,000 people. People viewed this attack as an act of war.

On Tuesday September 11, 2001 a group of 19 attackers associated with the Islamic group al-Qaeda hijacked four airlines and carried out suicide attacks targeting against the United States (“9/11 attacks”). These terrorists simply smuggled illegal weapons through security check and boarded four flights heading for California, two departing from Boston, one from Washington, D.C, and another from Newark, N.J. Two aircrafts were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third was crashed into the Pentagon out of Washington, D.C and a fourth was crashed into a field in Pennsylvania (“9/11 attacks”). The two planes that were crashed into the World Trade Center and the one that was

The causes of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are rooted deeper than most Americans realize. The trail of historical events that led to this catastrophe are widely unknown. Many Americans believe that the war on terror began with the tragedy of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and ended with the death of Osama Bin Laden, but in reality, the war on terror has a long and complicated history. This paper will explore the historical events that culminated in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001..

On September 11, 2001, the Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda, hijacked four airplanes and spreaded out against targets in the United States. “Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Over 3,000 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks” (“9/11 Attack”), which caused the U.S. horrific sorrow.

September 11, 2001, a day the people in United States will all remember, a terrorist group called al-Qaeda hijacked four U.S. airplanes and directed them to crush into twin towers and World Trade Center the Pentagon. The fourth plane, thought to be heading to the capitol in Washington, however, crushed in rural Pennsylvania. This terrorist attack took the lives of nearly 3,000 people, resulting in being one of the worst attack on the United States in history. The criprits, Al-Qaeda, is a group that practice in muslim religion and desire to create a muslim state independent from other countries. The September 11 attack by al-Qaeda, later resulted in changes in the United States’s views on safety, vigilance, and privacy.

Terror related attacks in the United States is a vastly growing situation. From non-government organizations, to individual lone wolf attacks. Numerous attacks and circumstances can be related to the American way of life, as well as the foreign policies and procedures the U.S follows. There are various aspects in which are the “why” of the attacks, relating to government and religion are two dominant reasons for attacks.

Terrorism is a frightening reality that all people in today’s world must face. While some areas of the world are facing terrorism more than others nearly are regions and all people are facing the violence and devastating effects of terrorism in one form or another.

On September 11, 2001 America witness one of the worst attacks on american soil. “With the islamic extremist group named al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States”. On that day “Two of the four planes were flown into the world trade center located in new york city”. The other plane was flown into the pentagon located in washington. The fourth plane was droved into the ground by the passengers on the plane. There were no survivors on that plane. Over 3,000 people were killed during this terrorist attack.

Imagine you are boarding an airplane to go visit your family. You are flying peacefully when a group of men attack the pilot and take control of the plane. You don’t know what is happening, but you know that you will never see your family again. On September 11, 2001, nineteen people from the Islamic extremist group al - Qaeda, hijacked four planes. Two of the airplanes were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. One plane circled over Washington D.C. before hitting the west side of the Pentagon. The last plane landed in a field in Pennsylvania after it was brought down by the passengers, but the destination was not known. A total of 2999 people were killed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks (History.com Staff.).

Domestic terrorism consists of violations against federal and state law that put humans into danger. The purpose of domestic terrorism is to influence or to instill fear into the population and government. Terrorism comes in forms of gun violence, assassinations, and destruction (1). Since 1970, there have been 2,608 attacks and 226 fatal attacks up until 2011 (3). In 1867, the development of dynamite contributed to increasing terrorism, and radicals have used explosives to bring attention to political issues within the country. This invention led to the Haymarket Affair, Los Angeles Times, and the Preparedness Day bombings (2). What has further caused domestic terrorism has been the argument over who is an American. This explains the emergence of the Boston Tea Party and the “white supremacy” of the Ku Klux Klan which both occurred to claim what being an authentic American means (3). After the Cold war, domestic intelligence and law enforcement suppressed terrorist plots, but since the leader of al-Qaeda increased website usage in 2003, more internet terrorist sites have grown. In 2009, the FBI stated that there were approximately 15,000 websites that advocated terrorism with 10,000 sites still active on 80% of U.S based servers. (4) An example of an attack was the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 which resulted in 168 people dead and 600 people injured; the motivation for this was to show the opposition against the U.S government by bombing the Alfred P. Murrah Federal

On September 11, 2001 an Islamic terrorist organization named al-Qaeda committed a devastating and scaring act of terrorism towards the United States. There was four different attacks that occurred which were carried out by four passenger airliners that were hijacked. Two of the attacks took place in New York City (World Trade Center’s North and South Towers), one was at the Pentagon in Arlington Country (Virginia), and the other occurred in a field in Shanksville (Pennsylvania), which was thought to have been intended for the Capitol or White House. These attacks were carried about a group name al-Qaeda which was led by Osama bin Laden, who was latter killed after being captured by the United States.

The September 11th attacks have had a profound effect on American history. Often referred to as “9/11”, these attacks were comprised of a group of organized terrorists known as Al-Qaeda. This extreme Islamic group assaulted several landmarks in New York City, Washington D.C, and the state of Pennsylvania. In New York City, two airliner jets were hijacked with passengers aboard and slammed into the World Trade Center. “The next attack resulted in a plane colliding into the Pentagon, government building; the last attack was in Pennsylvania when a plane crashed into a field. In total, 3,000 people died on September 11th, 2001” (History.com Staff). The September 11th-attacks have affected airport security by the new training of flight attendants, the formation of the Transportation Security Administration and new technical advances to keep up with increased terror threats.

Acts of terrorism such as hostage taking, hi jacking, bombing, and mass killings could leave countless survivors and witnesses scarred for life. According to the article “THE TERRORISM AND ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS” by Irina Ioana, “several studies on the psychological effects of attacks in Europe or in the context of the Israeli and Palestinian conflict have shown a sometimes high rate of depressive disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among victims” (Irina 220). Iona displays a column table in her article that indicates: 39% of the individuals involved on site when terrorists attack happens suffers from and anxiety, and 18% suffer Post Traumatic stress disorder. Not only does the after effects of terrorism cause people to suffer from psychological stress but certain attacks for example; a bombing can cause many people to lose employment due to the businesses destroyed within the range of the terrorist attacks causing civilians to lose their financial stability, which can also have a negative effect on the city’s