The twin towers of the World Trade Center fell, a portion of the Pentagon burned, America was in shock. ... On the morning of September 11, 2001 two planes were crashed into the World Trade Center. ... The attack of the World Trade Center threatened the U.S financial system. ... According to Marc Davis,"On the first day of NYSE trading after 9/11, the market fell 684 points, a 7.1% decline, setting a record for the biggest loss in exchange history for one trading day". ... " Located in the World Trade Centers were more than 50 domestic and international banking organizations. ...

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My first recolection of terrorism on U.S. soil was the first Wolrd Trade Center bombing in 1993. ... Now that we are still dealing with the latest attacks on the World Trade Centers, I find myself almost indifferent. ... To reinforce this statement I have found, in further research, this excerpt taken from the unclassified policy founded on June 21, 1995 directed toward the Vice President and other state officials, including the Secretary of State, Treasury, Defense, the Attorney General, etc.: "It is the policy of the United States to deter, defeat and respond vigorously to all terrorist a...

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The world watched in horror as television broadcasts showed the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center burn and collapse on September 11, 2001, killing as many as 3,000 people. ... In understanding Anti-American resentment we have to look at the reasons for it, faults in past and present U.S. foreign policy, and the best action with regard to future international peace and security. ... How can we amend foreign policy to better promote international peace and security? ... In terms of international law, there is a clear option in these kinds of situations--going through the UN Se...

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Information divulged in the trial may provide critical intelligence to international terrorist organizations and compromise US security interests to include the safety of US persons and the defense of our country and its allies. ... High profile international terrorists tried in the US court system will and have generated great international publicity, which as we know, is exactly what terrorist organizations use to recruit their forces and gain international recognition for their cause. ... While supporters of the civilian trials proclaim that "due process " and justice must be afforded to al...

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On this date, four flights were hijacked within the United States and two were flown into the World Trade Centers, one was flown into the Pentagon, and the last one crashed in Pittsburg. ... On September 28th, 2001, seventeen days after the terrible events that occurred in the United States, the United Nations Security Council adopted resolution 1373 based on Article VII of the United Nations Charter which deals with international peace and security. ... They are 49/60 of 1994, which is the declaration on measures to eliminate international terrorism, and 51/210 of 1996, which reaffirms 49/6...

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It is clear that there existed missed opportunity based on the signs the CIA was receiving: the first World Trade Center bombing eight years earlier, the African embassy bombings in 1998, the USS Cole attack in Yemen in 2000, and the recent HUMINT (human intelligence) whisperings ofsomething big? ... No wonder, Woodward suggests, that Powell was placed in charge of assembling the international coalition after the attacks, which successfully removed him out of the country for large periods of time and out of the public eye. ...

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The second type of terrorism is International, which involves groups or individuals whose activities are foreign based and directed by countries outside the United States. ... The initial shock of the World Trade Center attack has passed. ...

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If the America Government wasn't so concerned with being the best country in terms of power and more concerned with international peace and welfare than we could have avoided war and everything it comes with. ...

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