dareyq1
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| 11 Sep 2015 05:56 PM |
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of George W. Bush. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters.
On September 11, 2001, at 8:45 a.m. on a clear Tuesday morning, an American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110-story skyscraper, instantly killing hundreds of people and trapping hundreds more in higher floors. As the evacuation of the tower and its twin got underway, television cameras broadcasted live images of what initially appeared to be a freak accident. Then, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing 767–United Airlines Flight 175–appeared out of the sky, turned sharply toward the World Trade Center and sliced into the south tower near the 60th floor. The collision caused a massive explosion that showered burning debris over surrounding buildings and the streets below. America was under attack.
The attackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. Reportedly financed by Saudi fugitive Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist organization, they were allegedly acting in retaliation for America’s support of Israel, its involvement in the Persian Gulf War and its continued military presence in the Middle East. Some of the terrorists had lived in the United States for more than a year and had taken flying lessons at American commercial flight schools. Others had slipped into the country in the months before September 11 and acted as the “muscle” in the operation. The 19 terrorists easily smuggled box-cutters and knives through security at three East Coast airports and boarded four flights bound for California, chosen because the planes were loaded with fuel for the long transcontinental journey. Soon after takeoff, the terrorists commandeered the four planes and took the controls, transforming ordinary commuter jets into guided missiles.
As millions watched the events unfolding in New York, American Airlines Flight 77 circled over downtown Washington, D.C., and slammed into the west side of the Pentagon military headquarters at 9:45 a.m. Jet fuel from the Boeing 757 caused a devastating inferno that led to the structural collapse of a portion of the giant concrete building. All told, 125 military personnel and civilians were killed in the Pentagon, along with all 64 people aboard the airliner.
Less than 15 minutes after the terrorists struck the nerve center of the U.S. military, the horror in New York took a catastrophic turn for the worse when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed in a massive cloud of dust and smoke. The structural steel of the skyscraper, built to withstand winds in excess of 200 miles per hour and a large conventional fire, could not withstand the tremendous heat generated by the burning jet fuel. At 10:30 a.m., the other Trade Center tower collapsed. Close to 3,000 people died in the World Trade Center and its vicinity, including a staggering 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York City police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers who were struggling to complete an evacuation of the buildings and save the office workers trapped on higher floors. Only six people in the World Trade Center towers at the time of their collapse survived. Almost 10,000 others were treated for injuries, many severe.
Meanwhile, a fourth California-bound plane–United Flight 93–was hijacked about 40 minutes after leaving Newark International Airport in New Jersey. Because the plane had been delayed in taking off, passengers on board learned of events in New York and Washington via cell phone and Airfone calls to the ground. Knowing that the aircraft was not returning to an airport as the hijackers claimed, a group of passengers and flight attendants planned an insurrection. One of the passengers, Thomas Burnett Jr., told his wife over the phone that “I know we’re all going to die. There’s three of us who are going to do something about it. I love you, honey.” Another passenger–Todd Beamer–was heard saying “Are you guys ready? Let’s roll” over an open line. Sandy Bradshaw, a flight attendant, called her husband and explained that she had slipped into a galley and was filling pitchers with boiling water. Her last words to him were “Everyone’s running to first class. I’ve got to go. Bye.”
The passengers fought the four hijackers and are suspected to have attacked the cockpit with a fire extinguisher. The plane then flipped over and sped toward the ground at upwards of 500 miles per hour, crashing in a rural field in western Pennsylvania at 10:10 a.m. All 45 people aboard were killed. Its intended target is not known, but theories include the White House, the U.S. Capitol, the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland or one of several nuclear power plants along the eastern seaboard.
At 7 p.m., President George W. Bush, who was notified of the attack while visiting a school,had spent the day being shuttled around the country because of security concerns, returned to the White House. At 9 p.m., he delivered a televised address from the Oval Office, declaring, “Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” In a reference to the eventual U.S. military response he declared, “We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them.”
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aoxic
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| 11 Sep 2015 05:57 PM |
everybody should know by now in social studies no need to tell us |
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| 11 Sep 2015 05:57 PM |
ok we know how to use google ok op
"This is life, truthfully I just want to fly some kites, Grab Salem and Slater and go around, riding bikes" - Tyler |
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spydig
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| 11 Sep 2015 05:57 PM |
> Americans assume all Muslims are bad now > Crusaders initiated attack on Holy Land first > Muslims allowed freedom of other faiths during Golden Age
Winning since 1776. |
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EXxmovuxs
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| 11 Sep 2015 05:57 PM |
Wow someone actuly posted something about 9/11 without making a joke congrats OP
This is were I put my dank memes []=Add post count:750=[] |
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bnm456
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| 11 Sep 2015 05:57 PM |
God bless the families and victims of 9/11 never forget |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:33 PM |
| Even though I'm not american, I feel really sorry for those who died in 9/11 May your innocent souls rest in peace. And for the first responders, thank you for giving your life just to attempt to save the people trapped in that hellhole. And for the military and government personnel in their desk job in the pentagon, you didn't see it coming. Rest In Peace. |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:33 PM |
You didn't mention that the Pentagon was built in '41.
mfw liberals |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:34 PM |
the story is all wrong. the real is story that it was an inside job by bush.
apple maps: turn into the ditch over there |
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bnm456
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:38 PM |
RIP
The victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Rest In Peace |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:39 PM |
| This is a tragic event it is truly but don't post this in OT this isn't the place you wanna post about serious stuff |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:40 PM |
| Though I already knew this, I honor those who died on the tragic day, 14 years ago. |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:40 PM |
@School
Correction, YOU and all of the other ignorant 10-year-olds don't care.
You silly goose! |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:41 PM |
"Correction, YOU and all of the other ignorant 10-year-olds don't care."
LOL YOU ASSHURT AMERICAN NOT ALL OF US HERE ARE FROM AMERICA |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:41 PM |
| @ Brick, I do have those suspicious feelings. |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:42 PM |
NO IT WUS THA JOOS XDDDDDDDDD IM SO EDGY I DONT EVEN NEED TO MAKE FRIENDS OR STOP EATING MCDONULDS 247 CUZ IM AMURICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"War is just the outcome of two rich men fighting over money." -Kyle McGowan |
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bnm456
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:43 PM |
@School You still should show respect, asshat. |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:43 PM |
There are people outside of America that care.
Also, you're pathetic if you think if you can get a rise out of me. I don't care if you don't care about today, but note that completely innocent people were lost on this day 14 years ago, and people are very sensitive about it.
You silly goose! |
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:43 PM |
It's their own fault for working in the twin towers xddd they totally got what they deserved |
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bnm456
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:45 PM |
@Hard Oh, look, another ignorant asshat!
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:45 PM |
| You should have been in those towers kid. |
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procured
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:45 PM |
Lets have another 9/11 9/11 is funny |
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DaggerJax
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| 11 Sep 2015 08:45 PM |
1. tl;dr 2. this is a very good description of these attacks
KILL IT WITH FIRE AND THROW IT IN TAR WITH SNAKES BITING ITS EVERYTHING! | OT's Meteorologist |
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