3. The Cell on 9/11
Trained to fly planes in US
Bought tickets with cash – boarded separately
Brought box cutters
Hijacked planes from Boston, New York and
Washington (fuel)
Used them as bombs in attacks on the World Trade
Center, Pentagon & ?? - PA
18. Patriot Act
Law enforcement agencies can search telephone,
e-mail communications, medical, financial, and
other records
Regulate financial transactions, particularly those
involving foreign individuals and entities; and
enhances the discretion of law enforcement and
Detaining and deporting immigrants suspected of
terrorism-related acts.
Good or Bad?