INTERNATIONAL WORLD POLICIES: HOMONGOUS CHANGE SINCE 9/11 EVENT

"TERRORISM MUST BE OVER"

The world policy regarding international security changed since 9/11 in a drastic and gigantic way. It changed in the way that there started to exist more security rules at public and busy places, easy targets for terrorist’s attacks (airports, markets, important and big places, etc.). Since the terrible 9/11 events, national and foreign security has become an essential fact, that concerns the entire world, and that demanded new world policies regarding International securities, not only local, but also global laws. For example, extradition became a much more demanding method used by the U.S. and other countries for defeating terrorism. As well, optimism decreased all over the World. “The era of optimism about the world's future ended abruptly with the World Trade Center and Pentagon air hijack attacks in 2001. September 11, Garrett said, "created, among other things, enormous political capital for the Bush administration both at home and abroad. The attack was probably more shocking than Pearl Harbor.” (Evans). That “abruption of optimism” generated that stronger security policies were approved and that the entire World- or most of it- declared a direct war to terrorism. Finally, the economic profit given to security and protection was increased in the U.S. and other countries.

The new priorities regarding International Security starts with a basic one: terrorism must be defeated. The new priorities started with the purpose of not letting another 9/11 event to happen. In the present day, society is focusing a lot on the security ways and laws to protect from attacks. Another priority started by giving more of the national budget (presupuesto) to war and national security in some countries, leaving a bit apart the social and humanistic part of the affected society. For example, Colombia wastes more than 26 billion pesos on national defense against terrorism, according to the daily news El Espectador. (Castrillón). The priority of most of the World bécame one with a simple and elemental theses: win the “war against terrorism” “battle”.

<<Castrillón, Gloria. “Cara a Cara en Cuba: en el más completo sigilo”. El Espectador. Paz. 17/11/12. Web. 18/11/12.

http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/paz/articulo-387629-cara-cara-cuba-el-mas-completo-sigilo.>>

<<Evans, Leslie. “American and the World: What Has Changed since 9/11?” UCLA International Institute. 03/04/11. Web. 18/11/12. http://www.international.ucla.edu/article. asp?parentid=3552.>>

9/11: JUST THEORIES

The 9/11 events have had millions of possible "theories" or "myths" into who is the real responsible and what really did happen that they. Some people argue that the Al Qaeda has nothing to do with events; while others support that they were the real responsibles of what happened. Nonetheless, some others say that some missils exploted on the World Trade Center, or that the planes were driven by monitors. Following, this is the list of the most "common" theories among the 9/11 success, an event that change into two parts the world: one before and one after. 

Theories: 

"1) The New York World Trade Center (WTC) Twin Towers were destroyed by controlled demolitions.

2)  No plane hit the Pentagon on September 11. Instead, it was a missile fired by elements “from inside the American state apparatus.”

3)  World Trade Center building 7 was destroyed by a controlled demolition.

4)  The planes that hit the World Trade Center towers were remotely controlled.

5)  Al Qaida is not responsible for the September 11 attacks." (The Top September 11 Conspirancy Theories)

In fact, we can conclude that the real truth of what happened during the sunny morning of September 11-2001, has lots of possible theories and responsibles, which anyone has been proved a lot. Nonetheless, we believe (as a personal group opinion), that the insurgent group Al Qaeda was the real responsible of the 9/11 events and, moreover, knowing that his head admitted his responsability. War against terrorism began after the gigantic and tragic 9/11
event. 












<"The Top September 11 Conspirancy Theories". American.gov. 09/05/09. Web. 18/11/12. http://www.america.gov/st/webchat-english/2009/May/20060828133846esnamfuaK0.2676355.html.> 

9/11: CHRONOLOGY OF AN EVENT THAT CHANGED THE WORLD.

WHAT DID HAPPEN ON SEPTEMBER 09-2001?     

September 9/2001. The sun was fantastic in New York. Probably, most- if not all- New Yorkers and the entire world believed that it was just one day more in their lifes. Nonetheless,  it was a day that changed humanity, changed the vision towards a certaing geographic place in the World, and that, in fact, changed the World. 

It was 8 am in the morning, and two American Airlines planes departed from Boston to Los Angeles. Fourty-five minutes and one hour later, both planes respectively, crashed into the two homonguous and imponent "Twin Towers", located in the World Trade Center in New York´s downtown. Everything collapsed. The president (George W. Bush) was notified and, since then, the term "War against terrorism" has become a constant in the U.S. 

President George Bush, hours after 9/11 events, said "The attacks were evil, despicable acts of terror". And he declared America "to stand together to win the war against terrorism" (9/11: Timeline of Events). 

MOST IMPORTANT EVENT´S TIMELINE

"•    7:59 am – American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 with 92 people aboard, takes off from Boston's Logan International Airport en route to Los Angeles.

•    8:14 am – United Airlines Flight 175, a Boeing 767 with 65 people aboard, takes off from Boston; it is also headed to Los Angeles.

•    8:19 am – Flight attendants aboard Flight 11 alert ground personnel that the plane has been hijacked; American Airlines notifies the FBI.

•    8:20 am – American Airlines Flight 77 takes off from Dulles International Airport outside of Washington, D.C.The Boeing 757 is headed to Los Angeles with 64 people aboard.

•    8:24 am – Hijacker Mohammed Atta makes the first of two accidental transmissions from Flight 11 to ground control (apparently in an attempt to communicate with the plane's cabin).

•    8:46 am – Mohammed Atta and the other hijackers aboard American Airlines Flight 11 crash the plane into floors 93-99 of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building.

•    8:50 am – White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card alerts President George W. Bush that a plane has hit the World Trade Center; the president is visiting an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida at the time.

•    9:02 am – After initially instructing tenants of the WTC's South Tower to remain in the building, Port Authority officials broadcast orders to evacuate both towers via the public address system; an estimated 10,000 to 14,000 people are already in the process of evacuating.

•    9:03 am – Hijackers crash United Airlines Flight 175 into floors 75-85 of the WTC's South Tower, killing everyone on board and hundreds inside the building

•    9:31 am – Speaking from Florida, President Bush calls the events in New York City an "apparent terrorist attack on our country."

•    9:42 am – For the first time in history, the FAA grounds all flights over or bound for the continental United States. Some 3,300 commercial flights and 1,200 private planes are guided to airports in Canada and the United States over the next two-and-a-half hours.

•    9:59 am – The South Tower of the World Trade Center collapses.

•    10:28 am – The World Trade Center's North Tower collapses, 102 minutes after being struck by Flight 11.

•    11 am – Mayor Rudolph Giuliani calls for the evacuation of Lower Manhattan south of Canal Street.

•    8:30 pm – President Bush addresses the nation, calling the attacks "evil, despicable acts of terror" and declaring that America, its friends and allies would "stand together to win the war against terrorism." (9/11: Timeline of Events). 

<<"9/11:Timeline of Events". Topics. History.com. Web. 18/11/12. http://www.history.com/topics/9-11-timeline.>>

9/11 CHANGED THE WORLD: QUOTES

"Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11."- Barack Obama.

"We had no domestic attacks under Bush; we have had one under Obama" - Rudolph Giuliani.

"Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda cannot be the organizers nor the performers of the 9/11 attacks. They do not have the necessary organization, resources or leaders"- Chief of Staff of the Russian Army. 

“All of a sudden there were people screaming. I saw people jumping out of the building. Their arms were flailing. I stopped taking pictures and started crying.” - Michael Walters

“The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the principles of political, economic, and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.” - Rudolph Giuliani

“You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.” - Colin Powell

“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children.” - President George W. Bush

“And standing here in the heartland of America, we say in one voice: We will not give in to terrorists; We will not rest until they are found and defeated; We will win this struggle; not for glory, nor wealth, nor power, but for justice, for freedom, and for peace; so help us God.” -Senator Tom Harkin (Newman)

<<Newman, Levy. "10 Most Powerful Quotes About 9/11". News and Events. Web. 18.11.12. 
http://www.veteransunited.com/network/10-most-powerful-quotes-about-911/.>>

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