The Bombing Of The United States

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.

On September 11, 2001 four passenger commercial jet airliners were hijacked and as a result approximately 3,000 human lives were lost. When asked about 9/11, many can recall exactly what they were doing when they heard the news that a plane crashed into one of the World Trade Center (WTC) buildings and many Americans can tell you how it all unfolded and the reason behind such a travesty. The “official story” provided by officials, and restated by Sofia Shafquat, producer of “9/11 Mysteries: Demolitions” say that “four passenger planes were hijacked and taken radically off course, within an hour, two of the planes had flown into the enormous steel towers of the World Trade Center, creating fires and eventually toppling them” (Shafquat).

On September 11, 2001, the nation suffered a traumatic event in which impacted the world’s perspective on terrorism and violence that will last for generations to come. In the early hours of a calm Tuesday morning business was flowing as usual. The World Trade Center symbolized power and wealth of America, leading it to be the most prominent target to hit in order to cause deadly destruction. An eyewitness of the event, Ed Hashey described the first explosion that took place. He states, “Before you knew it, it was 8:40 a.m. and I was at the World Trade Center station at Cortland Street. I got off the train, walked up to the street exit, and right as I saw daylight, I heard a huge explosion and then many pieces of metal debris, some the size of car hoods, were falling all around me and a very large crowd of people” (Source 9). No one at the time understood what was happening, the nation was in a state of shock. This passenger airplane turned out to be American Airlines, Flight 11 which came out of Boston, Massachusetts from Logan International Airport (Source 1). The original route was heading to upstate New York when suddenly it was hijacked by terrorists which then controlled the plane to come down towards the city, specifically Manhattan in an aim to hit the World Trade Center. Everyone believed that it was a true accident and a tragedy, but to Ed Hashey he stated, “At that point the police ordered a mass evacuation, and I remember thinking this was a terrorist act. It was just too coincidental to be anything else” (Source 9). The worse was only yet to come.

On the fateful day of May 13th 1985, the police decided to bomb the compound of the radical, motivated organization called MOVE. Leading up to the final confrontation, MOVE had been involved in many standoffs with the Philadelphia police and city government. Regardless of the complexity of the situation, there are no circumstances when dropping a bomb onto a residential neighborhood onto a house, full of men, women, and children, would be acceptable. The officials commanding the operation lacked a display of consideration for human lives, and also respect for the neighboring people and properties surrounding the MOVE compound. The MOVE bombing also epitomizes larger issues of both racial and class prejudices that are prevalent in American

On September 11, 2001 Flight Two planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The planes where hijacked by 19 Al Qaeda terrorists that brought along their weapons , to many Americans the mention of 9/11 can be horrifying with the memories that they might have experienced that day with the site of the twin towers being brought down. Because of the hijacked planes, it destroyed many lives as well as the families that lost someone in that tragedy. The United States has changed since September 11th, 2001 because after new changes in airport security was made, deportation rose, and immigration decreased.

From roughly 11:56 pm until 1 am the CIA annex was attacked by the same group. The militia attacked periodically using arms fire, and rocket¬-propelled grenades. While this was occurring, Local Libyans search the Mission Facility and located the Ambassador. They then transported the ambassador to a local hospital. After numerous attempts to revive the Ambassador, he was announced deceased due to smoke inhalation. At 1:15 am, a seven-man U.S. security team arrived from Tripoli at Benghazi airport. They immediately began negotiations with the local Libyan soldiers for security and vehicle 's to the Annex. At 4:30 A.M. after three hours of tough negotiations with the Libyan officials, they came to an agreement.

The Pearl Harbor bombing killed 2335 people and another 1000 were wounded.(Davis, Paul K.) The Hawaiian fortress and naval base were built with but one potential enemy in view, Japan. Studies concerning the Japanese bore on their military characteristics. It was well known that they were given to treachery and surprise. The President himself, less than a fortnight before Pearl Harbor, remarked that the Japanese “are notorious for making an attack without warning.”("Pearl Harbor in Retrospect.") The peaceful islands of Hawaii were ruthlessly attacked by fighter planes, and bombers that killed many people, but also changed the lives of thousands. On December 7, 1941, Japan bombed the United States in Pearl Harbor, causing the United States to justifiably respond by dropping the atomic bomb on Japan.

On the morning of September 11th, four airplanes were hijacked and were heading towards the most important building in the United States. In those four airplanes, “one struck the Pentagon, one crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, and the two remaining planes were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City”(Sample Essay on 9/11). This plan attack was planned by the Muslims "because they hate our freedoms" (The Motivation for the 9/11 Attack) which had a commander who was Osama Bin Laden. With this terrorists attack we lost a huge part of our country from people to property. “The attacks killed 2,996 people and injured 6,000 others and caused at least $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage and $3 trillion in total

On September 11, 2001, four U.S. airlines were hijacked by nineteen Islamic extremists of the Al-Qaeda group. Two out of the four planes were flown into the famous U.S. landmarks, The World Trade Center. Another one was flown into the Pentagon and the last plane was headed towards the Nation’s Capitol or the White House, we believe, but was overrun with heroic passengers who risked their own lives to save thousands

On September 11, 2001, the Islamist terrorist group known as al-Qaeda launched a series of terrorist attacks on the United States of America, specifically in the New York City and Washington D.C areas. Nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes with the intention of using them as suicide attacks that would crash those planes into designated buildings, or targets. Two of the four passenger jets were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, both of which collapsed entirely within two hours of being hit. The third plane was crashed into the Pentagon, and the west side of the building, which is the

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.

The September 11 attacks, consisted of 4 terrorist attacks led by an Islamic Terrorist group ‘Al-Qaeda’. Around 3,000 people died while 6,000 others were injured. The World Trade Centre’s North and South towers as well as The Pentagon were hit by hijacked planes. Thankfully, the fourth target failed and crashed into a field after passengers managed to take control of the plane before it hit its target. Because of 9/11, security has risen to an all-time high to ensure safety.

September 11, 2001, at 8 a.m, American Flight 11 crashes into the World Trade Center North Tower. 17 minutes later, American Flight 175 crashes into the World Trade Center South Tower. 30 minutes go by and the Pentagon is hit by American flight 77. A final fourth plane crashes 60 miles southeast of Pittsburgh after passengers are able to retake the plane and prevent what was supposed to be a hit on the White House. 10;28 a.m, the World Trade Center Towers have collapsed (History.com Staff 1). These attacks stunned the US and will be mourned forever. Each attack was performed by members of al-Qaeda, a global Islamic extremist group bent on institutionalizing their way of life on others through acts of force (Hayes 1). Or at least, that is the official story, this is prone to conspiracy from people who say this was just an excuse for the US to attack the middle east, and take advantage of resources there. But in these conspiracies, beliefs differ in what actually happened.

The attack on September 11, 2001 was the first terrorist attack on the United States that made the country, even the world realized we are in trouble. Over 3,000 people were killed that day, 9,000 left hurt. In New York City, two flights were hijacked and took a turn into the World Trade Centers. American Airlines Boeing 767 was the plane that crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Centers. The impact of the crash left a big, burning hole that instantly killed hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more that were on the higher floors. Within minutes of the crash, live broadcast took live videos of what they thought was a freak accident, and within 18 minutes, the second plane crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Centers. United Airlines Flight 175, took a sharp turn into the South tower, which