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Communication problems and successes played an important role during the September 11 attacks in 2001 and their aftermath. Systems were variously destroyed or overwhelmed by loads greater than they were designed to carry, or failed to operate as intended or desired. U.S. President George W. Bush talks on a STU-III secure telephone as he watches television coverage of the September 11 attacks ...
Post-9/11. The post-9/11 period is the time after the September 11 attacks, characterized by heightened suspicion of non-Americans in the United States, increased government efforts to address terrorism, and a more aggressive American foreign policy.
"A Bomber's Confessions". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2008. ^ "Political Events: The People's Chronology (1969)". Enotes.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 2, 2008. ^ "Background Report: Terrorist Attacks in New York City National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to ...
Patriot Act. An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and across the globe, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes. The USA PATRIOT Act (commonly known as the Patriot Act) was a landmark Act of the United States Congress, signed into law by President George W. Bush.
Two weeks after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Federal Bureau of Investigation connected the hijackers to al-Qaeda, [ 2 ] a militant Salafist Islamist multi-national organization.
The War on Terror is the campaign launched by the United States of America in response to the September 11 attacks against organizations designated with terrorism. [1][2] The campaign, whose stated objective was eliminating international terrorism, began in 2001. [3] The following is a timeline of events linked to the War on Terror.
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, many U.S. citizens believed that the attacks had "changed the world forever." The Bush administration announced a war on terror, with the goal of bringing Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda to justice and preventing the emergence of other terrorist networks.
New York fire department personnel examining a smashed New York City police car, during 9/11. Because of the events that took place on September 11, 2001, American society as a whole suffered dramatically. Recovery took years, and the economy declined drastically after the attacks.