On September 11, 2001, there we nineteen individuals who are members of a terrorist group called Al-Qaeda; they hijacked four of United States airplanes and they used them to attack various targets on the East Coast (Pressler, 2011). Two out of the four hijacked airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City; the third plane hit the Pentagon that lies just outside of Washington D.C.; and the fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania. There were over three thousand people who were killed on September 11th by the four hijacked airplanes.
Al-Qaeda? Who Are They? Al-Qaeda is a small and violent group of terrorist who practices the Islamic Religion and they want to create an Islamic state that is independent from other countries. …show more content…
The Department of Homeland Security is a merge of twenty-two governmental agencies into one; including Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the United States Coast Guard, and the Federal and Emergency Management Agency. The Department of Homeland Security placed one-hundred and thirty United States inspectors at ports in major European, Asia, and Muslim nations (Library, 2015). After the September 11th attack, the ideas were turned into policies, which resulted in changes in the government’s structure. The Department of Homeland Security’s new concept is “the interaction of evolving threats and hazards with traditional governmental and civic responsibilities for civil defense, emergency response, law enforcement, customs, border control, and immigration.” The Department of Homeland Security creates a large importance on the need for joint actions and efforts across the previous discrete elements of the government and society. On November 25, 2002, President Bush signed the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Former Governor of Pennsylvania Tim Ridge became the Department of Homeland Security first Secretary. The Department of Homeland Security has the mission of protecting the United States from further terrorist attacks; reducing the nation’s vulnerability to terrorism; and minimizing the damage from potential terrorist attacks and natural disasters. The Department of Homeland Security is the greatest federal reorganization since President Truman merged the Defense
Al-Qaeda? Who Are They? Al-Qaeda is a small and violent group of terrorist who practices the Islamic Religion and they want to create an Islamic state that is independent from other countries. …show more content…
The Department of Homeland Security is a merge of twenty-two governmental agencies into one; including Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the United States Coast Guard, and the Federal and Emergency Management Agency. The Department of Homeland Security placed one-hundred and thirty United States inspectors at ports in major European, Asia, and Muslim nations (Library, 2015). After the September 11th attack, the ideas were turned into policies, which resulted in changes in the government’s structure. The Department of Homeland Security’s new concept is “the interaction of evolving threats and hazards with traditional governmental and civic responsibilities for civil defense, emergency response, law enforcement, customs, border control, and immigration.” The Department of Homeland Security creates a large importance on the need for joint actions and efforts across the previous discrete elements of the government and society. On November 25, 2002, President Bush signed the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Former Governor of Pennsylvania Tim Ridge became the Department of Homeland Security first Secretary. The Department of Homeland Security has the mission of protecting the United States from further terrorist attacks; reducing the nation’s vulnerability to terrorism; and minimizing the damage from potential terrorist attacks and natural disasters. The Department of Homeland Security is the greatest federal reorganization since President Truman merged the Defense