The 911 Conspiracy
On the morning of September 9th, 2000, a shocking event, which would be remembered by the world, even 15 years later, occurred. 4 passenger airlines ----specifically, American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77 and United Airlines Flight 93---- were hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists, and were respectively flown into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon in a suicide attack. Fortunately, Flight 93 which was initially planned to crash into Washington, D.C., was overtaken in a brave move by the passengers, and was crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This is the event which struck the Firefighting and Law Enforcement agencies, with the former receiving 343 casualties, and the latter receiving 72.
The official report, named The 9/11 Commission Report, was prepared by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, on the behest of the 43rd President of
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One of the most suspicious activities before the attacks were the actions of people in the stock market. A large number of ‘put’ options were placed on American Airlines and United Airlines’ stocks. For the financially illiterate, a put option is when a trader obtains the right to sell a stock or asset, at a specific price on a predetermined date to a seller. In this case, selling shares of A.A. and U.A. at its price before the 911 attacks, after the 911 attacks, which would be a significant amount of money. I will quote Allen M. Poteshman, from The Journal of Business. “A measure of abnormal long put volume was also examined and seen to be at abnormally high levels in the days leading up to the attacks. Consequently, the paper concludes that there is evidence of unusual option market activity in the days leading up to September 11 that is consistent with investors trading on advance knowledge of the
Behind these attacks there are many conspiracy theories such as; the fall of the Twin Towers was a controlled demolition or “There have been claims and suggestions that Bush used the 9/11 attacks—or even engineered them—as a pretext to engage in wars and increase the state security infrastructure” (Suhrie/Corbis). The theory presented that controlled demolition orchestrated the fall of the Twin Towers has been proven to be illegitimate. Scientific evidence and explanations debunked the claims in the theory, explaining the collapse of the Twin Towers. Concluding, on September 1, 2001, the fall of the Twin Towers was the result of a terrorist attack against the United States and not controlled demolition by another
The 9/11 cover-up is a conspiracy theory that our government planned this attack. Some other people think it was just a terrorist attack. The 9/11 is where the World Trade Center Towers (Twin Towers) fell down because of two planes that hit both towers. 42% of Americans believe that our government planned this, and the other half of the Americans which is 58% believe that it was the Islamic terrorists. The Twin Towers were built on April 4, 1973, and the attack was on September 11, 2001.
There were many events that led up to 9/11. In the book The Looming Tower Al - Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 by Lawrence Wright the reader gets to see what led up to 9/11. The reader gets to see the major factors and power shifts that gave way to Al – Qaeda being the powerhouse it became. In the last few chapters of the book Lawrence Wright talks about 9/11 the event and what came after the tragedy and how the U.S. handled them. Lawrence Wright spent nearly five years tracking down as many people as he could find who had any knowledge of what happened on this tragic day.
The 9/11 attacks occurred on September 11, 2001, when four planes were hijacked by members of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. Two of the planes were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. The planes caused extensive damage to the World Trade Center, and both of the main towers eventually fell. Another of the planes was crashed into the Pentagon, which caused fire and structural damage to the building. The fourth and final plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after the passengers tried to take over the plane.
This act of terror was designed to strike at the heart of the American financial markets and institutions including the Stock Market. The United States Federal Reserve’s policymakers instantly had a massive challenge to deal with. Because of what could fallow after the attack could cause a financial panic and weaken the financial stability of the entire nation. In response to the attack, The Federal Reserve pushed record-breaking amounts of liquidity into the financial system in order to counteract any financial panic in the public and private sectors. Despite the massive devastation suffered on September 11th the financial well- being of the country suffered minimal damage because of the action of The Federal Reserve (Egan,
Do you recall where you what you were doing on the morning of September 11, 2001? Perhaps you were at school, out of state or at your local food store. Or perhaps you can 't remember something that happened some fourteen years ago. For some, however, the mere mention of September 11 has already taken them on a journey down memory lane, as it did to me. Following the devastating September 11 attacks, which we today remember as 9/11, America has made it a top priority to increase security and to institute new regulations in order to deter the possibility of another such attack.
On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists from the Middle East hijacked four airplanes in mid-flight and attacked the United States. Two planes were flown into two skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City. The buildings caught on fire which caused them to collapse. Another plane destroyed part of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plane crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
At the time of the attacks, president George W. Bush was visiting Emma Booker Elementary School. In Document A, Bush expresses in a speech almost immediately after the planes hit the towers a need to “conduct a full-scale investigation to hunt down and to find those folks who committed this act.” This reflects most of the nation’s attitude of entering the battle against terrorism as soon as the news spread of the awful incidents that had occurred. The focus of the general public was on punishing those who took part in the attack as well as the Taliban leaders who harbored these terrorists. This caused the Authorization for Use of Military Force, Document B, to be passed a week later, on September 18th.
Fifteen years have passed since the United States was attacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001. The nineteen men who were involved in this outbreak were led by Osama bin Laden. They were instructed to hijack four airplanes and deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. Families responded in fear and sorrow as they witnessed the planes crashed. Officials believe that the terrorists intended to destroy the White House or the United States Capitol.
The events that occurred on September, 11, 2001 were among the most catastrophic events in American history. The events of the day were summarized as 19 militants associated with the terror group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out targeted attacks in the United States. Out of the four planes, two of them were flown into the World Trade Center in New York, a third one into the Pentagon in Washington and the fourth one crashing off course into a field. The attacks resulted in the deaths of over 3000 people and the beginning of a soon to come American counter terrorism policy and the subsequent invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Although there are a lot of conspiracy theories around the real motives and players behind the attack,
The attacks of September 11, 2001 on our country was one of the most tragic and deadly days in our history. It brought a country together and the American strength of freedom and unity became a battle cry. After the dust had cleared, the questions came about that asked, how could this have happened? Were there not security and intelligence infrastructures and policies in place?
The terrorist attacks on 9/11 have caused many debates over the years since they occurred back in 2001. Two American planes were hijacked and ran into the twin tower buildings, another was hijacked and headed for the pentagon, but thankfully never made it. Thousands of Americans lost their lives on the days of the attacks and to this day the sorrow hangs with us. Security was a huge debate of the time because America is supposed to be the safest nation there is, so how did this happen? America had lots of changes to make the attacks on September 11, 2001.
What Happened 2. Conspiracy Theories II. What Happened A. According to the Washington Post 9/11 was a terrorist attack on the US, which the 9/11 commission concluded al-Qaeda, a global militant Islamist organization formed in the late 80s, was responsible. Nineteen terrorists, split into four groups each containing a trained pilot, embarked on a suicide mission to hijack one commercial jet and fly and crash them into US landmarks.
Terrorist campaigns were climbing in decades prior to 9/11. A group of terrorists attacked New York’s World Trade Center on February 26, 1993. The aim of this attack was to drive two bomb loaded trucks into the basement of a building to bring down both of the towers of the World Trade Center. The mission was not accomplished, but the attack did kill six people. The organizer of this attack was Ramzi Yousef, whose uncle went on to be the operational commander of the attack at the World Trade Center on 9/11.
The attacks killed 2,996 people and injured over 6,000 others. Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four planes. Two of the planes (American airline flight 11 and united airlines flight 175) Crashed into the north and south towers of world trade center in New York City. One hour and 42 minutes after the crash of the planes both 110 stories towers collapsed resulting fire and the collapsing and damage to the other towers. Including the seven world trade center tower which has 47 stories.