The Events of September 11, 2001

The Events of September 11, 2001

What is Al-Qaeda?a multi-national group formed by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s to unite Arabs that had been fighting against the Soviet Unionhelped finance, recruit, transport, and train Sunni Islamic extremists for the Afghan resistanceissued a statement in February 1998 stating it was the responsibility of all Muslims to kill all U.S. citizens and their allies

Osama bin LadenMarch 10, 1957 May 2, 2011A member of a wealthy Saudi Arabian familyMarried six women and had over 20 childrenAdded to the FBIs most wanted list in 1999

Al-Qaeda EventsDecember 29, 1992: a bomb on a hotel where American soldiers were staying on a humanitarian mission in SomaliaApril to June, 1993: several bombs are located throughout New York City, targeting tourist areas and federal buildingsDecember 10, 1994: a bomb is set off on a Philippines plane killing one Japanese businessmanJanuary 21-22, 1995: the Day of Hate was planned by Ramzi Yousef--11 jets would be destroyed by timing devices while flying over the Pacific Ocean; a fire delayed this

August 8, 1998: suicide bombers hit American embassies in Kenya and TanzaniaOctober 12, 2000: the USS Cole sustains damage when a nearby boat explodes

September 11, 2001CAPPS was the pre-9/11 screening process; luggage would be held for those suspected of being terrorists until they boarded the plane; 9 of the 19 terrorists were flagged by this systemAround 8:14, Flight 11 is hijacked; around 8:45, Flight 175 is hijacked; both were travelling from Boston to Los Angeles; both planes would crash into the World Trade Center in New York CityAround 8:52, Flight 77 is taken over; this plane was travelling from Washington, DC to Los Angeles; this plane would crash into the PentagonAround 9:23, Flight 93 is hijacked; this planed was travelling from Newark to San Francisco; this plane crashes in PennsylvaniaCNN Video of first five minutes

CNN Video of second tower's attack

The Hijackers19 men participatedOrganized into four teamsEach team had a trained pilotMost were from Saudi ArabiaTheir goal was to rid the middle east of American influences

The U.S. RespondsWe launched the War on TerrorHomeland Security became a Cabinet level positionWe invaded Afghanistan to get rid of the TalibanAmericans united to help those in need

Personal StoriesA Fathers LossChildren Use Art to CopeA Widow's StoryA First Responder's Story

Your AssignmentWhat do you remember?How do you feel today regarding 9/11?What should America do now? Whats our next step?