The Importance Of Propaganda In The Afghanistan War

On September 11th, 2001, the worst terror attack on US soil took place. 19 people associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda took 4 airplanes and carried out suicide to kill people in the United States. Two of the planes hit the World Trade Center, another plan hit the pentagon just outside Washington, D.C, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. These attacks caused massive destruction, forcing the U.S to combat terrorism and “defining the presidency of George W. Bush” (History). 9/11 is one of the most tragic events in the history of America, minute by minute people feared and this fear brought the country together in a way that it never did

On September 11, 2001, there was a terrorist attack against the United States. Hijackers flew a jetliner into each of New York’s World Trade Center towers. Simultaneously, a third jetliner crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia. Due to these horrific events, thousands of people were killed. In response to the attacks, the United States declared a “War on Terror.” However, the actions of the U.S. did not come without criticisms from the people of the nation.

The September 11th terrorist hijackings and attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon caught the United States largely by surprise. Once the dust had settled, and the shock and horror of such an unprecedented event had waned, the American public began to ask questions. Names such as Osama bin Laden, countries such as Afghanistan, and organizations such as Al-Qaeda were brought into the public's consciousness for the first time. Through newspapers, talkback radio and television programs the nation asked ‘why do they hate us so much?' Others, such as those in the government and public service, asked ‘what could we have done to have prevented this?' It is

On the morning of September 11, 2001 life as we know it in America changed forever. 19 men from a Muslim extremist organization known as al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes with the intent of killing thousands of Americans. Three of the four airplanes hit their targets, the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, the last plane was crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania after the passengers tried to regain control. These attacks killed almost 3,000 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. The man behind these attacks was a Saudi Arabian man named Osama bin Laden. These attacks caused mass panic throughout the world, but it also increased patriotism throughout the United States. It also is what got us into the Global War on Terror.

Considered the “new pearl harbor,” the attacks on 9/11 left a lasting impact on the world today. Due to damage they had to take out large amounts of money in order to rebuild the city and fix what was broken. New words became popular in the American language including al-Qaida, Taliban, ground zero, radicalism, extremism, anthrax and the Axis of Evil. People began to look

The happenings of September 11, 2001 were tragic and heartbreaking, and in the presidential speech that George W. Bush gave nine days later, he ties ideas of American exceptionalism into the works. In his speech he adds that, “as long as the United States of America is determined and strong, this will not be a time of terror” (Bush, 93). Here, he is trying to boost the morale of Americans by saying that we will come together and will be able to get over this since we are exceptional from the rest and have a lot of power. Bush then declares that they will go to war and are “confident of the victories to come” (Bush, 94). He is able to say that with confidence because they are a

The events of 911 changed America culturally in multiple ways. It also brought American people in the light of a new threat, terrorism. This changed America’s outlook drastic. On September, 11, 2001,multiple Al Qaeda terrorists boarded three passenger planes and then hijacked the planes and carried out suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC., killing everyone on board the planes and nearly 3,000 people on the ground. A fourth plane crashed into a Pennsylvania field, after passengers and crew attempted to take control from the hijackers. These attacks were symbolic attacks against the United States and its people. Not only had it been a psychological attack, it was the first attack in a long time that it happened on US soil. The terrorists were also making symbolic attacks

On September 11, the US suffered 4 coordinated terrorist attacks. The Islamic group Al-Qaeda, targeted 4 US symbolic landmarks. They targeted the World Trade Centers, the Pentagon, and Washington. 4 hijacked planes, they managed to take out the west side of the Pentagon, crash into both of the World Trade Centers, due to the passengers in the fourth plane’s attempt to reclaim the hijacked aircraft it landed in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. So many lives lost, this day was truly a day of grief and sorrow for the US citizens. The US responded to their attack and went to war with the terrorists.

The terror attacks on September 11, 2001 at the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. are remembered as America’s largest tragedy; after all, 3,000 people were killed in these attacks (Combs and Slann). A sense of security and confidence had vanished. However, what is not mentioned in the news articles, TV headlines, and radio chats on the anniversary of 9/11 is the large impact these attacks made on the American psyche. It is not that this outcome was of lesser importance, but it was one of the unnoticed, since all Americans underwent this change. Out of everything that came out of 9/11, this was well needed. Americans had been thinking the same thing about their country for a long time and needed to see that

On September 11th, 2001, a series of terrorist attacks overwhelmed the United States citizens in many forms. According to Villemez “After September 11, Americans lived in the shadow of terrorism which united in fear” (2011). The attack led to advanced technology, public depression and more security with more fear in our daily lives. The tragedy of nine-eleven exposed our generation and generations to come with constant fear and living with paranoia . The attacks were categorized on a whole new level. The events of September 11th by far has the largest amount of American lives loss on American soil caused by a foreign terrorist group called Al-Qaeda.

The attacks that transpired in the morning of September 11, 2001, affected everyone in the United States due to the fact that this was the most devastating attack on U.S. soil even to this day. Although this was not a personal attack to everybody, losing nearly three thousand lives in one day is detrimental to any nation, and especially to a city that would have nine months of clean-up to restore New York City to its “original” state. The aftermath of 9/11 was full of patriotism and propaganda that was broadcasted to the American public by the mass media. In accordance with the government, the media set out on a “War against Terror” campaign that would engulf the nation in a series of wars aimed at defeating global terrorism. Since the

The pursuit for peace, optimism and tranquility are the ultimate desires of the human race. It is a placid emotional state that is individually subjective, however there are a few people who endeavor savagery, injustice and cruelty. These iniquities create increasing acts of terrorism. On September 11th, 2001 one of the worst terrorist attacks occurred in New York City as two hijacked planes were flown into the World Trade centres. Ultimately taking over 6000 lives and injuring the minds of Americans. Fifteen years later the interpretation of this event has not changed drastically in regards to how it was first presented.

Everyone can remember, vividly in their mind, where they were on September 11th, 2001. Fourteen years later, and even though I was in third grade, at the time, I clearly remember the day. The September 11th attacks (9/11) were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks which targeted symbolic United States’ landmarks. Islamic terrorist group, al-Qaeda, hijacked planes and crashed them into these landmarks- The World Trade Center’s Twin Towers and The Pentagon being two of the biggest. These events left almost three thousand people dead. It is a tragic day, which we solemnly reflect on every year (History.com Staff 1). The details and the attack, itself, are shocking and devastating. However, with every day in age, what tends to be most striking, is how the media handled the event and how the media landscape was transformed.

People believe that they can be immune to advertisements and propaganda, but the truth is, no one is immune. Advertising is a tool to get people interested in a product that will make them look or feel better, and look or feel like their friends and neighbors. It appeals to the vanity in people. Propaganda is a tool to pull at other’s national heart strings, so they feel guilty and do whatever the poster tells them to do as to make themselves feel better. Propaganda is a very effective tool to use especially when at war. In all of the posters on the page, every single one is about war and how one can help their country. This is a guilt trap to try to get people to buy things, or to donate money.

September 11th changed the lives of many Americans, irrevocably. The horrendous attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon altered the way American’s viewed their positions within the world, not to mention their lives and their safety. The attacks brought terrorism to the forefront of national attention, in every aspect. The government became immediately immersed in an effort to understand and defeat terrorism, and simultaneously, the media, with its perverse fascination with violence and profit-driven espousal to round-the-clock, up-to-the-minute coverage, demonstrated an obsession with the attacks, by broadcasting almost nothing but the latest developments in the search and rescue efforts and investigations