Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn, authors of a non-fiction book , 102 Minutes, explore facts and provide credible sources that give insight on the feelings and thoughts of people who were inside the towers. The 9/11 Report provides a sequential timeline of events that occurred on the day of the attacks. Both the novel and graphic adaption provide brief modes of miscommunication the towers experienced which led to inadequate response to the terrorist attack. Many of the miscommunications could have saved many deaths, such as, the egotism and turf wars between the fireman and the police department. In addition, Dwyer and Flynn provide statements from people that were inside the building. When reading those statements, you gain a better understanding
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DCI Tenet’s February 2004 worldwide threat assessment to congress pointed out that Bin Laden considered acquiring WMD a “religious obligation.” Tenet warned that Al Qaeda, continues to pursue its strategic goal of obtaining a nuclear capability. (Jacobson Colon 120)
The disbelief that the United States could ever be attacked by terrorist, caused the idea of being a strong and invincible country. So when the tragedy of 9/11 occurred, they were astonished that someone would dare threaten them. By having such a high ego and thinking they were invincible, what the United States caused was to have a limited imagination. If we would have considered the bombing in 1993 as a threat and responded with the correct measures, we could have stopped Al Qaeda by capturing their leader Osama Bin Laden sooner. In addition, Richard Clarke, leader of the U.S. Counter-terrorism effort, believed we should have made terrorism one of our priorities rather than regular crimes. “Despite the World Trade Center bombing in 1996, not very much was added to our counter-terrorism defenses. Agents continued to work on traditional crimes” (Jacobson Colon
DCI Tenet’s February 2004 worldwide threat assessment to congress pointed out that Bin Laden considered acquiring WMD a “religious obligation.” Tenet warned that Al Qaeda, continues to pursue its strategic goal of obtaining a nuclear capability. (Jacobson Colon 120)
The disbelief that the United States could ever be attacked by terrorist, caused the idea of being a strong and invincible country. So when the tragedy of 9/11 occurred, they were astonished that someone would dare threaten them. By having such a high ego and thinking they were invincible, what the United States caused was to have a limited imagination. If we would have considered the bombing in 1993 as a threat and responded with the correct measures, we could have stopped Al Qaeda by capturing their leader Osama Bin Laden sooner. In addition, Richard Clarke, leader of the U.S. Counter-terrorism effort, believed we should have made terrorism one of our priorities rather than regular crimes. “Despite the World Trade Center bombing in 1996, not very much was added to our counter-terrorism defenses. Agents continued to work on traditional crimes” (Jacobson Colon