1. Objective: To examine the circumstances surrounding, and effects of, the attacks of September 11, 2001. September 11 Television Archive

2. 9/11/01: · On September 11, 2001, the international terrorist group al- Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, attacked the U.S. in New York City and Washington, D.C. · With the use of airliners, the World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed, and the Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. was severely damaged. 9/11 Timeline (4:54)

3. Evan Fairbanks reacts to footage he captured inside WTC Building 5 on 9/11. Evan Fairbanks reacts to footage he captured inside WTC Building 5 on 9/11. (2:10)

5. Rescue and Survival (4:21)

6. Saint of 9/11 TrailerSaint of 9/11 Trailer (2:01) New York City Fire Department Chaplain, Father Mychal Judge, being carried from the wreckage of the collapsed World Trade Center.

7. The Pentagon Building, 9/11/01

8. A fourth hijacked plane crashed in Pennsylvania before reaching its intended target in Washington, D.C.

9. · Approximately 3,000 Americans lost their lives in these attacks.

10. Invasion of Afghanistan: · In response to the attacks of 9/11, the U.S. invaded Afghanistan, which had been providing shelter for Osama bin Laden and al- Qaeda. Birth of Al Qaeda (3:07)

11. · While Osama bin Laden was found residing in Pakistan and killed by U.S. Navy Seals in 2011, al Qaeda remains one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations. Osama Bin Laden death: How will it affect al-Qaeda? (3:00) Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan · We defeated the Afghan government, known as the Taliban, and are now allied with the new Afghan government.

12. “The call to wage war against America was made because America has spear-headed the crusade against the Islamic nation, sending tens of thousands of its troops to the land of the two Holy Mosques over and above its meddling in its affairs and its politics, and its support of the oppressive, corrupt and tyrannical regime that is in control. These are the reasons behind the singling out of America as a target. And not exempt of responsibility are those Western regimes whose presence in the region offers support to the American troops there. We know at least one reason behind the symbolic participation of the Western forces and that is to support the Jewish and Zionist plans for expansion of what is called the Great Israel. Surely, their presence is not out of concern over their interests in the region.... Their presence has no meaning save one and that is to offer support to the Jews in Palestine who are in need of their Christian brothers to achieve full control over the Arab Peninsula which they intend to make an important part of the so called Greater Israel....” Interview with Osama bin ladenInterview with Osama bin laden, by ABC reporter John Miller May 1998, Southern Afghanistan (2:20)

13. Previous al-Qaeda attacks on the United States 1993: World Trade Center; six dead, more than 1,000 wounded. 1996: U.S. military housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; 19 servicemen killed, 372 wounded. 1998: U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania; 224 killed, 5,000 hurt. 2000: USS Cole in Yemeni harbor of Aden; 17 sailors killed, 39 wounded.

14. 102 Minutes that Changed America / Witness to 9/11 102 Minutes that Changed America / Witness to 9/11 - Interactive

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