5. What Happened on Sept 11, 2001
• Al-Qaeda terrorist hijacked 4
commercial airplanes to
commit suicide missions that
killed 3,000 Americans
– 2 were driven into the Twin
Towers
– 1 was driven into the Pentagon
– 1 was driven into a field in
Pennsylvania (after passengers
and crew tried to retake
control)
Where were you on September 11?
32. What percentage of natives from the Middle East is actually
opposed to Americans? And why?
• America’s strong military presence
• Belief that American policy
increases the gap between the
rich and poor
• Disapproval of America’s support
for Israel over Palestine
• The belief that America went to
war in Iraq for its oil (not weapons
of mass destruction)
Pew Research Poll in 2003
33. Who is/are the terrorist(s) group(s) responsible for
current terrorism?
ISIS
Boko
Haram
Al Qaeda
Al Shabaab
34. Why do people do this?
ISIS
• Desire a global
caliphate through
global war
• Hope to provoke
a war in which
Muslim nations
will come to their
aid
• Believe there are
coming to the
rescue of
Muslims
• “We will
conquer Rome,
break your
crosses, and
enslave your
women. If we
do not reach
that , our
children and
grandchildren
will reach it”
35. Who are people protecting us from terrorism?
Counter
Terrorism
FBI
(domestic intelligence
and security)
CIA
(collects intelligence
overseas)
NSA
(gather and protect
communication)
Department of
Homeland Security
(TSA, Coast Guard,
Secret Service)
36. What is the punishment for terrorists
who don't die during their attack?
• 443 are currently
held in US prisons
• Guantanamo Bay
Prison
• Various Black Sites
(controlled by CIA)
37. Do we even have a chance to end it or
do we just have to accept it?
Win the battle? Change the ideology?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsIWPPw-JzU&t=920s
(15 minute mark is the 2nd plane)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsIWPPw-JzU&t=920s
(1 minutes is the fall; 3 minutes is the second fall)
8:46 am Flight 11 crashes at roughly 466 mph into the North Tower between floors 93 and 99
9:03 am Flight 175 crashes at roughly 590 mph into the South Tower between floors 77 and 85
9:37 am Flight 77 crashes into the side of the Pentagon at 530 mph
9:58 am The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses, 56 minutes after impact
10:03 United Flight 93 is crashed by its hijackers and passengers due to fighting in the cockpit – The 9/11 Commission believes the intended target was the Capitol or White House
10:28 am The North Tower of the World Trade Center collapses
11:30 pm George W. Bush enters into his journal “The Pearl Harbor of the 21st century took place today… We think it’s Osama bin Laden”
