The 9/11 attacks were a series of coordinated terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, in the United States. The attacks were carried out by 19 terrorists associated with the extremist group Al Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden.
Here are some key points:
Four passenger planes were hijacked, two of which were flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.
Another plane was flown into the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, while the fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers attempted to regain control of the plane from the hijackers.
The attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people, including 246 on the four planes, 2,606 in the World Trade Center and surrounding areas, and 125 at the Pentagon.
The attacks prompted the United States to launch a “War on Terror,” including the invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban, which had provided a safe haven for Al Qaeda.
The attacks also led to increased security measures at airports and other public places, as well as increased scrutiny of foreign travelers and immigrants.
The site of the World Trade Center was rebuilt with a new tower, One World Trade Center, and a memorial to the victims of the attacks, including the names of all those who died.
The attacks were a turning point in the history of the United States and the world, and have had a lasting impact on global politics and security.
What The Twin Towers Meant To America
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11 sep. 2021
1 The tiny town that became a beacon of hope on 9/11 | 60 Minutes Australia
2 The Looming Tower: Discussion with Lawrence Wright and Ali Soufan at the Foreign Fighters Forum
19 nov. 2018
3 Understanding the Bin Ladens
2 mei 2008
4 Original WTC Design Features (History Channel, 2002)
20 dec. 2020
5 The Al-Qaeda Factor: Plots Against the West
1 feb. 2012
6 Steve Coll Briefing – “After Osama: Where Do We Go From Abbottabad?”
11 mei 2011
7 Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda: Lessons from the Abbottabad Documents
1 jun. 2012
Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda:
Lessons from the Abbottabad Documents
The Navy SEAL team that ended Osama bin Laden’s life last May also grabbed a massive collection of digital and physical material from his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Seventeen of the documents the SEALs swept up that night were released earlier this month by the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, which also produced a detailed report analyzing and contextualizing the writings by al-Qaeda’s most important leader and several of his top lieutenants. The New America Foundation is proud to host the lead author of that report, Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined?, for a discussion of the Abbottabad documents and what they tell us about the past and future of al-Qaeda.
Participants
Featured Speaker
Nelly Lahoud
Associate Professor at the Department of Social Sciences, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Senior Associate, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point.
Moderator
Brian Fishman
Counterterrorism Research Fellow
New America Foundation
8 Manhunt: The Ten Year Search for Osama bin Laden: From 9/11 to Abbottabad, Peter Bergen
5 nov. 2012
9 Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa’ida since 9/11
14 mei 2012
Hunting in the Shadows:
The Pursuit of al Qa’ida since 9/11
This event was presented by the New America Foundation’s National Security Studies Program and was a conversation with Seth Jones about his new book, Hunting in the Shadows, which chronicles the efforts of the United States and its allies to find and stifle the shifting, multipronged threat posed by al-Qa’ida and its affiliates.
Participants
Featured Speaker
Seth G. Jones
Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
Author, Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of al Qa’ida since 9/11
Moderator
Brian Fishman
Counterterrorism Research Fellow
New America Foundation
10 Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda
16 apr. 2013
16 apr. 2013
Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda
On September 11, 2001, as Central Intelligence Agency analyst Philip Mudd rushed out of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House, he could not anticipate how the terror unleashed that day would change the world of intelligence and his life as a CIA officer. Mudd, now a fellow with the New America Foundation’s National Security Studies Program, would later serve as deputy director of the CIA’s rapidly expanding Counterterrorist Center and then as senior intelligence adviser at the FBI.
Please join the New America Foundation’s National Security Studies for a conversation with Philip Mudd and Peter Bergen about Mudd’s new book, Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda, which provides a first-person account of his role in two organizations that changed dramatically after 9/11. The book also sheds light on the inner workings of the intelligence community during the global counterterror campaign.
Philip Mudd
Senior Research Fellow, National Security Studies Program, New America Foundation
Author, Takedown: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda
Peter Bergen
Director, National Security Studies Program, New America Foundation
11 Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al-Qaeda
20 sep. 2011
Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al-Qaeda
Friday, September 16, 2011 – 12:15pm – 1:45pm
On September 16th, the New America Foundation’s National Security Studies Program held a discussion with New York Times correspondents Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker on their groundbreaking new book, Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda.
Participants
Featured Speakers
Eric Schmitt
Author, Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda
New York Times Correspondent for terrorism and national security
Thom Shanker
Author, Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda
New York Times Correspondent for the Pentagon and national security
Moderator
Peter Bergen
Director, National Security Studies Program
New America Foundation
12 One World Trade Center: Engineering an Icon
30 okt. 2015
13 – 20th Anniversary of September 11 : Walking the World Trade Center Grounds in September 2021
In première gegaan op 9 sep. 2021
14 Official 20 Year Time-Lapse – Rebuilding the World Trade Center
9 sep. 2021
This unique film documents two decades of the rescue, recovery and rebuilding at the World Trade Center site in New York City. It is the longest running time-lapse project in the company’s history, including never-before-seen EarthCam footage spanning 20 years.
EarthCam has been on site since 2001 when EarthCam CEO & Founder, Brian Cury, installed a webcam just days after the attacks to webcast the rescue mission to the families of the missing. As rescue became recovery and eventually rebuilding, EarthCam set to work to develop new robotic DSLR camera technology necessary to document this revered 16 acre site in the highest resolution possible.
Every few minutes for 20 years, panoramic images captured the transformation of downtown Manhattan from over 100 viewing angles, totaling 13.3 million individual photos.
“We appreciate EarthCam’s unprecedented contribution of 20 years of historic images, which have meticulously recorded the rebuilding that transformed this sacred space,” said 9/11 Memorial President and CEO Alice M. Greenwald, “This creative time-lapse both honors the legacy of those who were killed and embodies hope for the future, as we see these remarkable new structures that surround the Memorial as evidence of lower Manhattan’s resilience and renewal.”
All two decades of content, in addition to the original EarthCam camera have been donated to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
“This is an emotional milestone for EarthCam, as the history of the company has been so intertwined with this site.” said Brian Cury, CEO and Founder of EarthCam, “We’re grateful to many partners, friends, and to the extraordinary team at EarthCam whose dedication and passion supported this effort over the past 20 years, so that we may share this historic archive and honor the lives lost due to the September 11th attacks.”
Produced & Directed by Brian Cury
Archival Producers: Lana Moskalyova & Juan Navas
Webcam Technology: Bill Sharp, Colin Sheehan, Dylan Stark, Michael Winfield
Editors: Travis Cooper & Brian Cury
Special Thanks:
Riese Restaurants, Millenium Hilton New York Downtown, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, Empire State Realty Trust, Hyatt Regency Jersey City On The Hudson, The Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., National Park Service, Kaitlyn Leubling, Daniel Ortiz, Madison Housel, Joseph Alon, Kyle Storm, Taylor Smith, Joseph Nizza, Amanda Valentin, Charles Dilkes, Elisabeth Van Rensalier, Lisa Kelly, Jason Brossa, Todd Maloof
15 Reflections on the Post-9/11 DecadeReflections on the Post-9/11 Decade
8 sep. 2011
Reflections on the Post-9/11 Decade
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 – 12:15pm – 1:45pm
The 9/11 attacks and the tumultuous years that followed have dramatically changed the United States. On September 7th, the New America Foundation President Steve Coll, New America National Security Studies Program Director Peter Bergen, and Foreign Policy magazine Editor in Chief Susan Glasser discussed a look back on the 9/11 attacks and the way they shaped — and continue to impact — our lives today
Participants
Featured Speakers
Peter Bergen
Director, National Security Studies Program
New America Foundation
Steve Coll
President
New America Foundation
Moderator
Susan Glasser
Editor in Chief
Foreign Policy
16 – 9/11: The moment the world changed 20 years on | Under Investigation
30 aug. 2021
9/11 – 20 Years On It was the day that shook the world – September 11, 2001, now forever known as 9/11. Twenty years on, Under Investigation returns to the very moment the world changed to investigate what went wrong and reveal what experts fear is yet to come.
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17 – 9/11—”How The Twin Towers Collapsed” (C4 documentary, 2001)
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