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  • Essay / The US Government's Response to the September 11 Attacks

    The September 11 attacks left a mark on the United States. The world followed the media narrative of the tragic events as they were captured by digital and print media. The author of this article explores different aspects of the tragedy to analyze Australian and American thoughts and understanding of the events. She divided it into categories: the consequences of the attacks, interpretations of the attacks, and the challenges that hampered existing representational structures. Questions about how the attack was perceived and how the terrorist evoked terror and mass terrorism are examined. In essence, Western civilization was forever changed after September 11, 2001. The events of September 11 left something other than destruction and loss of life. More than structures were torn down, a nation was changed forever. The attacks were so indiscriminate that, according to McMillian (2004) "...no acts of retaliation were undertaken during this 72-hour period against the suspected terrorist or the group to which he was linked, namely the Al network -Osama bin Laden's Qaeda in 2004. Afghanistan” (p. 2). How can this be explained? Did the United States really knowingly harbor terrorists, or was it caught off guard? Either way, it's not an easy pill to swallow. According to some reports, the pilots were trained in America. A war has been created against terrorism, with the target being Afghanistan. From the beginning of January 2000, “Aircraft Operations” training will begin in California. Nawaf al Hazmi and Khalid al Mildhar would arrive in Los Angeles under the orders of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM). He was the organizer of "Operation Planes", and he instructed his subordinates on what to do and what not to do to attract unnecessary attention...... middle of paper ...... basis of OneFile academic data. Jones, J.B. (2011). THE NEED FOR FEDERAL INTELLIGENCE SHARING WITH UNFEDERAL AGENCIES. Texas Law and Policy Review, 16(1), 175-210. Retrieved from Academic Search Complete database. Kenny, J. (2013). NSA Spying: It didn't start with 9/11. New American (08856540), 29(19), 35-39. McMillan, N. (2004, December). Beyond representation: cultural understandings of the September 11 attacks. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 37(3), 380+. Retrieved from Academic OneFile database. National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Against the United States. Kean, T.H. and Hamilton, L. (2004). The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Against the United States. Washington, DC: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Against the United States. Retrieved from Academic OneFile database.