September 11th 2001, the day that changed America forever. On this day, 3,000 Americans including civilians, police officers, firefighters and paramedics were innocently murdered by al-Qaeda terrorist. Commercial airline planes were used as missiles and flown into the World Trade Center in NY, the Pentagon in the nations capital, and in a open field in Pennsylvania. For America being the most technology advanced nation in the world, along with having the largest, strongest and most advance military, it is hard to understand how these horrific acts of terrorism could have happened on U.S. soil. After the World Trade Center bombings in 1993 and the Oklahoma City bombing at the Murrah building, one would think that we would have learned for …show more content…
A key person in this effort was Attorney General Janet Reno. After the OKC bombing counterterrorism became a top priority for the Department of Justice. In 1994 Janet Reno and the Department of Justice created the Executive Office for National Security (EONS). At that time, a major problem between the agencies was information sharing and communication amongst each other. Many felt that this problem by itself was a major cause in the terrorist attacks that happened in 93 and 95. Reno and the DOF knew this was a problem, they came up with a detailed anti-terrorism package (Reno). Congress passed this and it became know as the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act. In this act, prevention and action were allowed in terrorist situations dealing with weapons of mass destruction, money laundering and it also gave financial support to state and federal law enforcement agencies for anti-terrorist activities(Reno). The Justice Department also played a key role in counterterrorism. Due to the DOJ, state and local law enforcement were trained and equipped to deal with terrorist attack situations. All of these actions were put into place prior to the September 11th attacks. The American government was well prepared and had all the necessary tools to counter the attacks. The argument comes in that the FBI and CIA never communicated and didn’t share valuable information which both agencies needed because of certain laws
Second, the nature of the FBI’s mission at the time was inadequate. For example, Ramzi Yousef who was the attacker in the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, was convicted in 1998. Yet, regarding his conviction the FBI was not designed to
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security was a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. “The establishment of this organization provided this nation with a real opportunity for making vast improvements within our communities social and economic infrastructures to combat all threats, mainly terrorism” as stated by Bullock, (2013, P. 1). The 9/11 attacks exposed a
Now that we have reviewed the development of the FBI and the DEA, I will like to finish off with talking about the Department of Homeland Security. In the September 2012 issue of Homeland Security, titled “Past, Present and Future”, author Roger L. Kemp, explains that after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, the President, who at the time was George W. Bush, named the head director of Homeland Security eleven days after the attacks. He was not confirmed until January 22, 2003. The main focus of this agency is to protect the country against terrorism and to respond to any future attacks. Then, George W. Bush signed the “Homeland Security Act of 2002” on November 25, 2002.
Explain in your own words how the threat, the attack and the response to the September 11, 2001 attack moved American policing into the era of Homeland Security
The Federal bureaucracy before 9/11 was nonexistent. The Federal bureaucracy was dealing with foreign rather than domestic threats. The federal bureaucracy was very limited at the, because DHS don’t exist at that time. Since 2001 until now the DHS has improvement a lot from interdepartmental transitioning in find the threat. The federal bureaucracy get all other countries involve in the betterment and transformation to stop any form terroristic threats.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, an Islamic terrorist group known as al-Qaeda carried out a series of four attacks on the United States. The most well-known attack is when two commercial airline planes crashed into the Twin Towers in New York City. Many innocent lives were lost and families were torn apart. While many Americans were determined to show their resilience towards the attacks, this is a day many Americans will never forget. Although the attacks happened sixteen years ago, Americans are still dealing with the impacts these attacks have had on life in America. The 9/11 attacks have had several long-lasting effects on everyday life in America, some of which include an increase in airport security, a change in national security, and an increase the fear of terrorism.
On the morning of September 11th 2001 everything seemed like a normal day. One news reporter described the morning as being “too quiet” Nobody could have anticipated the horrible disaster that would take place later that morning. at exactly 8:46 am american airlines flight 11 crashed into the north tower of one world trade center in Manhattan, New York City, marking the beginning of the biggest and most devastating terrorist attack in United States history, 9/11. Flight 11 had taken off earlier that morning at 7:59 to land in LA was hijacked at approximately 8:14 by a group of terrorists led by Mohammed Atta an egyptian working for Osama Bin Laden. When the plane hit the tower it initially killed an unknown number of employees but total north tower employee fatalities were estimated at
September 11, 2001 is a day that no American will ever forget. That day has left a mark on each an everyone of us. That day is commonly known as ‘9/11’ and was the longest day in New York City. Everyone needs to know the dangers of each day, no matter if you see if coming or not. No one on that day know what life changing experience they would go through. Shortly after arriving to work in September 11, 2001, the attacks took place. Flights 11, 77, 93, and 175 were hijacked early in the morning and the crashed occurred shortly after. Not only were the Twin Towers hit that day, but the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania were hit. There are many survivors who shared their incredible stories. They addressed what was going throughout their minds
Background/Cause: The September 11 attacks were largely caused by Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda. He held beliefs about the United States leading up to the attacks saying that America was weak. According to his comrade, Abu Walid al-Masri, bin Laden believed that the United States was much weaker than some of the people he was associated with. Bin Laden believed that the United States was a “paper tiger,” a belief not only held because of America’s departure from Lebanon, but also by the withdrawal of American forces from Somalia in 1993 and from Vietnam in the 1970s (Bergen).
Some might say that the planes aren’t safe at all, but they are actually safer than they was before and during 9/11.
September 11, 2001, a date that will never be forgotten, a date that will forever hold a place in America's heart. This day is one that changed the United States of America, forever. A beautiful September day, when men from Al Qaeda began with hijacking a plane and hitting the north twin tower in New York City. It left people confused thinking “was this an accident?” But, it was no accident, this was a terrorist attack. Following after, the north tower being hit, the south tower was next. Hijackers had another plane and hit the pentagon. Flight 93 from Boston en route to San Francisco was hijacked, flight crew and people on the plane knew about the attack in New York City. The passengers then made the decision to take over the plane and crashed
Soon after the attacks, the TSA was created. As threats has changed, airport security procedures continues to evolve as well, such as the full body scanner now used at airports. There were also other recommended and attempted ways to ensure national security. One was so that public safety organizations like the FBI and the CIA to communicate more especially when it comes to attacks happening against the U.S. they may have knowledge on. There has also been progress made securing and
The attacks of September 11th, 2001 in New York and Washington DC shocked and horrified not only Americans, but the entire civilized world. Before that fateful Tuesday, airports had security, though it often was not standardized across airports. Also, the fact that the attackers used knives and box cutters rather than guns or grenades, which are more easily detected, seemingly made the attack more vicious and personal. The attacks did terrible physical damage to the targeted cities, and the loss of life was catastrophic. Pressed by the media and public, the United States government created entirely new departments in the wake of the attack to deal with terroristic activity within the United States, most notably the Department of Homeland Security
In the wake of September 11 attacks, everything change, from roles and responsibilities, to the creation of departments. In fact, the September 11 attacks placed attention to the policy design in charge of preventing or mitigating such attacks, which evidently showed they have failed and therefore, new policies will emerge to address the problems revealed
The aftermath of 9/11 caused America to institute numerous programs, which enforced security in order to prevent further terrorist attacks. For instance, “The Justice Department has a national-security division, set up in 2006, that has consolidated and fortified all the department’s counterespionage and counterterrorism litigation and related legal-policy decisions. The overall FBI budget has nearly tripled since 2001, and its mission of investigating and prosecuting federal crimes that have already happened has been expanded to stopping terrorists before they strike.” (The Atlantic). Here, one is able to identify that the events of 9/11 made the American government cognizant