September 11, 2001

1. September 11, 2001 Where were you?

2. The terrorist attacks against the U.S. began with the World Trade Center bombing in NYC in 1993.

3. Al-Qaeda Translation: "The Base“ A global Sunni Islamist militant group founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 80s. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad.

4. Terrorist attacks after 1993 WTC bombing 1998: In Kenya & Tanzania truck bombs exploded almost simultaneously near 2 U.S. embassies, killing 224 (213 in Kenya and 11 in Tanzania) and injuring about 4,500. 4 men connected with Al-Qaeda were convicted of the killings in May 2001 2000: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Colewas heavily damaged when a small boat loaded with explosives blew up alongside it. 17 sailors killed were killed. The attack was linked to the al-Qaeda terrorist network.

5. On September 11, 2001… • Flight 11 takes off at 7:59am • Flight 175 takes off at 8:14am • At 8:19 Betty Ong a flight attendant on Flight 11 calls air control informing them of a hijack • Flight 77 takes off at 8:20am • A hijacker on Flight 11 tells passengers to stay calm at 8:24 • Flight 93 takes off at 8:42am • At 8:46 Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower of the WTC • Around 8:59 Flight 175 is hijacked. Passengers are calling and telling loved ones goodbye • At 9:03 Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower of the WTC timeline WTC 9-11 Interactive timeline

6. “They began jumping not long after the 1st plane hit the North Tower, not long after the fire started. They kept jumping until the tower fell. They jumped through windows already broken and then, later, through windows they broke themselves. They jumped to escape the smoke and the fire; they jumped when the ceilings fell and the floors collapsed; they jumped just to breathe once more before they died. They jumped continually, from all four sides of the building, and from all floors above and around the building’s fatal wound…For more than an hour and a half, they streamed from the building, one after another, consecutively rather than en masse, as if each individual required the sight of another individual jumping before mustering the courage to jump himself or herself. One photograph, taken at a distance, shows people jumping in perfect sequence, like parachutists, forming an arc composed of three plummeting people, evenly spaced. Indeed, there were reports that some tried parachuting, before the wind generated by their fall ripped the drapes, the tablecloths, the desperately gathered fabric, from their hands. They were very much alive on their way down, and their way down lasted an approximate count of ten seconds. They were all, obviously, not just killed when they landed but destroyed, in body though not, one prays, in soul. One hit a fireman on the ground and killed him; the fireman’s body was anointed by father Mychal Judge, whose own death, shortly thereafter, was embraced as an example of martyrdom .”

7. “No one ever got used to it; no one who saw it wished to see it again although, of course many saw it again. Each jumper, no matter how many there were, brought fresh horror, elicited shock, tested the spirit, struck a lasting blow.”

8. September 11, 2001 continued: • Around 9:12am Flight 77 is hijacked • At 9:37am Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon • Around 9:57am Flight 93 is hijacked • At 9:59 the South Tower collapsed • At 10:03 Flight 93 crashes into a field • At 10:15 part of the Pentagon collapsed • At 10:28 the North Tower collapsed • President George Bush announces the beginning of the War on Terror

9. Deaths on 9-11-01 AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 11: 81 81 passengers, 9 flight attendants and 2 pilots UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 175: carried 56 passengers, 7 flight attendants and 2 pilots AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 77: 58 passengers, 4 flight attendants and 2 pilots UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT 93: 38 passengers, 5 flight attendants and 2 pilots • PENTAGON: 125 deaths at the Pentagon, 55 of which were military personnel • WTC: North Tower- 1,355; South Tower- 630 • Rescuers/1st responders: 411 (firefighters, paramedics, police officers, EMTs) • Nearly 3,000 lost their lives Sara Low, Flight Attendant from Batesville, Arkansas

10. Details • The youngest person to die on 9-11 was 2 years old. • 1,588 people were forensically identified from recovered physical remains • 300 foreign citizens from over 50 countries died • Nearly 1,600 lost their spouse • Over 3000 kids lost a parent • 1,337 vehicles were crushed • More than 1.5 million hours worked over 261 days to remove debris from the WTC site

11. And people continue to die "On 9/11 I thought, 'This is World War Three - this is it.' It was like a living h*ll to walk into that. I got sick to my stomach - some of the body bags looked like spam inside. It was horrible. I cried. I have no regrets of being there. If I recovered 100% from this and it happened again, I'd go right back. That's what I hate about the whole thing - it just stopped my whole life." New York State Corrections Officer Greg Quibell, 53, at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, April 2, 2007. He worked at Ground Zero from September 12, 2001 until Thanksgiving 2001, and has endured four rounds of chemotherapy to combat leukemia. Greg died on August 27, 2008.

12. And people are still sick "We found 150 full bodies and 20,000 body parts. It was like being in h*ll down there - arms, legs, people cut in half - a gruesome job. There were guys down there that were spitting up blood. And now many, many people are sick It’s a sad state of affairs that everybody’s sick now. I always have my inhaler with me. I never know when I’m not gonna get my next breath. I’m just glad to be alive" Former FDNY Deputy Chief Jim Riches lost his oldest son, FDNY firefighter Jimmy Riches, on 9/11. He worked on the pile and found Jimmy's body on March, 25th, 2002. Soon Chief Riches fell ill and wound up in a coma. His lung capacity is reduced by 30% and he had to retire. New York, NY, July 27, 2008.

13. War on Terror • Operation Enduring Freedom • Deaths: 1,750 WIA: 13,700 • Operation Iraqi Freedom • Deaths: 4,421 WIA: 31,921

14. Terrorist attacks since the 2001 terrorist attack on WTC by the Al-Qaeda 2002 February: American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and executed June: In Pakistan a bomb explodes outside American consulate killing 12. 2003 In Saudi Arabia suicide bombers kill 34, including 8 Americans at housing compounds for Westerners. Al-Qaeda suspected. 2004 May: In Saudi Arabia terrorists attack the offices of a Saudi oil company, taking foreign oil workers hostage and leaving 22 people dead including 1 American

15. Terrorist attacks since the 2001 terrorist attack on WTC by the Al-Qaeda 2004 (continued) June: In Saudi Arabia terrorists kidnap and execute Paul Johnson Jr, an American. 2 other Americans and a BBC cameraman were killed by gun attacks 2005 In Jordan suicide bombers, linked to Al-Qaeda, hit 3 American hotels killing 57 2007 January: In Greece the U.S. embassy is fired on by an anti-tank missile causing damage, but no injuries December: In Algeria more than 60 people were killed when Al-Qaeda terrorists detonate 2 car bombs

16. Terrorist attacks since the 2001 terrorist attack on WTC by the Al-Qaeda 2008 May: In Iraq a suicide bomber kills 6 U.S. soldiers and wounds 18 others June: A suicide bomber kills at least 20 people, including 3 U.S. marines June: In Afghanistan 4 U.S. servicemen are killed when a roadside bomb explodes near a U.S. military vehicle June: In Afghanistan 9 soldiers and 15 NATO troops die when Taliban militants attacked an American base August: 15 suicide bombers backed by 30 militants attacked a U.S. military base. No troops were killed September: In Yemen a car bomb and a rocket strike the U.S. embassy killing 16 people. 24 suspected Al-Qaeda militants are arrested

17. Terrorist attacks since the 2001 terrorist attack on WTC by the Al-Qaeda 2009 February: In Iraq a suicide bomber kills 4 American soldiers and their Iraqi translator April: In Iraq a suicide attack kills 5 American soldiers and 2 Iraqi policemen June: In Little Rock, Arkansas, a Muslim convert is charged with shooting 2 soldiers outside a military recruiting center. 1 is killed and the other was wounded December: A Nigerian man on a flight to Detroit attempted to ignite an explosive device. The device failed to detonate. The alleged bomber was linked to Al-Qaeda December: In Afghanistan a suicide bomber acting killed 8 American civilians

18. Terrorist attacks since the 2001 terrorist attack on WTC by the Al-Qaeda 2010 2 packages on separate cargo planes are found consisting of 300 to 400 grams of plastic explosives. The packages were going to the U.S. and discovered at a stop. Al-Qaeda assumes responsibility

19. Terrorist attacks since the 2001 terrorist attack on WTC by the Al-Qaeda 2011 January: Al-Qaeda kill two Frenchmen in Niger April: A bomb kills 15 people in Morocco after an internet threat May: Osama bin Laden was killed in an attack by U.S. CIA in Pakistan. August: 30 members of the American special forces and 8 Afghan National Army men were killed in Afghanistan when the Taliban shot down their helicopter. The majority of those killed were from Navy Seal Team 6, the unit (not same personnel) that killed Osama bin laden. August: 7 government troops were killed and 6 were injured in Yemen in an Al-Qaeda attack

20. 10th Anniversary of 9-11 Al Qaeda considered attacking the U.S. rail sector on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks BAGHDAD -- Al-Qaida in Iraq vowed to carry out "100 attacks" across the country, starting in the middle of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan (August), in revenge of the death of Osama bin Laden