Causes Of The 9/11 Attack

One of the most shocking events that until this day still give the chills to many people, most especially in the United States is the attack on September 11, 2001. Many lives were taken, many were left wounded and many families that still to this day do not have closure of a lost one. There are many conspiracies about the September 11 attack that still have many people asking questions. There were a couple things that led up to the attack and a lot of signs that were missed that could have prevented this unfortunate event. Sadly, with the kept secrecy and untold explanations almost three thousand innocent lives were taken, leaving countless people in disbelief.

Before the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001, there was previous attack on February 26, 1993. The terrorists parked a rental van in

According to “Context of '1996-2000” (n.d.), a threat left by one of the attackers stated, “Next time, it will be very precise.” The homemade bomb that was planned to have the North tower collapse onto the South tower was about 1,200 pounds (Greenspan, 2013). According to an FBI explosives expert, he stated, “If they had found the exact architectural Achilles’ heel or if the bomb had been a little bit bigger, not much more, 500 pounds more, I think it would have brought her down” (“Context of '1996-2000”, n.d.).

Eight years later, on September 11, 2001 nineteen Islamic terrorists from Al Qaeda hijacked four planes. Two of the planes flew into New York City’s, World Trade Center twin towers making that its second attack. This time though, the terrorist attack was successful as it brought both towers all the way down to the ground. Also included was building seven that also collapsed on its own weight as well as the other four buildings that were destroyed; all seven buildings were a part of the World Trade