Beyond the EU: DORA and NIS 2 Directive's Global Impact
Remembering 9 11
1. Remembering 9-11
What happened?
Where?
When?
Who?
Why did they attack us?
What impact did it have on the US both short term and long term?
Background
History of al-Qaeda
Osama bin-Laden’s background/story
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s background/story
History of Taliban
1993 WTC bombing
War in Afghanistan-Highlights
4. New York City
In the early morning hours
of September 11, 2001, four
commercial airliners were
hijacked.
8:46 a.m. – American
Airlines Flight 11 was the first
to crash into the North
Tower of the World Trade
Center.
Approximately seventeen
minutes later, United
Airlines Flight 175 crashed
into the South Tower.
Images from World
Trade Center Building
Performance Study
conducted by the
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA).
5. New York City
The second crash was captured on live
television.
Structural damage to both the North
and South Towers caused them to
collapse.
The South Tower collapsed first at 9:59
a.m.
The North Tower collapsed 29 minutes
later.
2,606 were killed including:
343 Firefighters
23 Police Officers
37 Port Authority Police Officers
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7. Arlington, Virginia-D.C.
9:37 a.m. – American Airlines
Flight 77 crashed into the
Pentagon.
The western side of the building
was engulfed in flames.
Part of the building collapsed.
189 people were killed:
64 aboard Flight77
125 inside the Pentagon
building.
8. Shanksville, Pennsylvania
The fourth plane, United Airlines
Flight 93, was expected to head
toward the Capitol Building in
Washington, D.C.
Passengers in that plane,
however, prevented that from
happening.
Unfortunately, at 10:03 A.M., the
plane crashed in a field in
Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing
everyone(44 people) on board.
On September 11, 2010, Former First Lady Laura Bush and First
Lady Michele Obama visited the site of United Airlines Flight 93
airplane crash.
9. Rescue and Recovery Efforts
It took months to complete the
rescue and recovery efforts.
Some survivors were found and
rescued from under the rubble,
but not many.
The fires beneath the rubble
burned for weeks, and the
cleanup was not fully complete
until May 2002.
Relief funds were established to
help the victims and victims’
families.
10. Lives Lost
In all, 2,996 people died that day,
including the 19 hijackers.
The youngest victim was a 2-year-
old girl on U.A. Flight175.
The oldest victim was an 82-year-
old man on A.A. Flight 11.
To date, the remains of only 1,629
victims have been identified.
More than 6,000 people were
injured.
It was the largest attack on United
States soil since Pearl Harbor.
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12. Broader Effects
Beyond those who lost their lives on
September 11, many thousands more
were directly affected:
It is estimated that about 3,000 children
lost a parent and more than 1,600 people
lost a spouse.
20% of Americans knew someone who
was either hurt or killed that day.
Nearly 150,000 jobs were lost in New York
City alone as a result of the attacks.
1 year later, 7 in 10 Americans reported
they had experienced depression since
the attacks.
13. Broader Effects Continued
Sporting events were postponed
National parks and landmarks closed for a while
Late night comedians took some time off
Movies, TV shows, video games were delayed and changed or
cancelled
Airports closed for a few day and became much more secure
leading to longer waiting times
The Department of Homeland Security was set up
The Patriot Act was passed
Led to waterboarding by the CIA at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
War in Afghanistan-October, 2001
Patriotism increased
14. Bush Doctrine
• Us had the right to secure itself against countries that
harbor or give aid to terrorist groups
United States should depose foreign governments that
represented a potential threat to the security of the
United States
Encourage democracy around the world, especially in
the Middle East as a strategy for combating terrorism
19. Sources
National Archives: 9/11 Commission Records
http://www.archives.gov/research/9-11/
The September 11 Digital Archive
http://911digitalarchive.org/index.php
The National Security Archive
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/sept11/
Library of Congress: Collection of Photographs
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=September%2011
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
http://www.911memorial.org/?gclid=CK_Dx8-56qoCFeqB5godQTisQw
One Year Later: Facts and Figures from USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/news/sept11/2002-09-10-for-the-record_x.htm
