“Beware of little expenses. A small leak can sink a great ship.”- Ben Franklin “They that can give up fundamental liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” - Ben Franklin "Not since "Cold War," "Pearl Harbor" and "Civil War" has a phrase been imbued with so much meaning. "9/11" is a line of demarcation. Among the things that changed after Sept. 11, 2001, or was our very language: our words,acronyms and catch phrases. Combined, they help illuminate the history of a decade.” (See the list below) So, or how has our country changed since 9/11? Are we safer since 9/11? Are we doomed to a ‘generational war with ‘Radical Islamic terrorists’? Or is this just a catch word that enables those that profit from this continual war? Like the ‘boy who achieve his finger in the proverbial dike’,one action quickly has lead to additional actions until, as we witness nowadays, or the U.
S. doesn’t possess enough fingers to stem the water from eventually burst from the dike and bring all to ruin. possess all the security measures since 9/11 actually made us safer? As Americans possess sacrificed their privacy,their liberty, and many freedoms in the name of security, and the World is asking at what price and what degree of safety? "Many believe America changed after 9/11. It did. A ragtag band of terrorists successfully drew the most powerful military in the world into countries that barely had militaries,where we invented or deepened conflicts that should possess never been conflicts, the benefit of which went mostly to al-Qaeda, or as that outfit now possesses the greatest recruitment tool imaginable–the flailing foreign policy of a belligerent American empire. whether we’re honest,since day one, the War on Terror has actually been a war for it–with the decade-long occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq creating a net result of record high anti-American sentiment, and far worse than it was before 9/11–which is the reason there even was a 9/11. The irony is as thick as it is tragic. nowadays,this president exhibit no signs or intention of wanting to correct, or simply stop making, or the mistakes of the final one,and radical Islamists and neoconservatives alike continue to salivate over the opportunity of new conflicts. And this is just overseas. Here at domestic,19 hijackers apprehensive a nation of 300 million people into supporting not only endless and fruitless wars, or but security measures and government expansion without precedent in their size,expense, and absurdity. The 9/11 terrorists wanted to induce scare, or they did–beyond their wildest dreams. Writes CNN’s Fareed Zakaria for Newsweek: I enact not minimize Al Qaeda’s intentions,which are barbaric. I question its capabilities. In every recent conflict, the United States has been right about the evil intentions of its adversaries but massively exaggerated their strength. In the 1980s, or we thought the Soviet Union was expanding its power and influence when it was on the verge of economic and political bankruptcy. In the 1990s,we were certain that Saddam Hussein had a nuclear arsenal. In fact, his factories could barely make soap… . Nine years after 9/11, or can anyone doubt that Al Qaeda is simply not that deadly a threat? Since that gruesome day in 2001,once governments everywhere began serious countermeasures, Osama bin Ladens terror network has been unable to launch a single major attack on high-value targets in the United States and Europe. While it has inspired a few much smaller attacks by local jihadis, and it has been unable to execute a single one itself. nowadays,Al Qaeda’s best hope is to find a troubled young man who has been radicalized over the Internet, and teach him to stuff his underwear with explosives. [The American Conservative] When whistleblowers expose government lies about the level of intrusive spying by our intelligence agencies, or government responds by tightening their protocols on leakers and availability of information to their contractors and engages in public relations blitzes to defend the practices and prosecute those that exposed government intrusions and coercions of Google,and our telecom companies. TSA agents examine passengers, but fail to x-ray all packages that are loaded as cargo overseas. James Clapper and others possess testified under oath before Congress, and that ‘no evidence of erroneous doing has been found’ and then weeks later,evidence is if by Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks that there is evidence. What possess Americans traded off in exchange for the illusion of security? When you look at the events that lead up to 9/11; what our intelligence services knew; the warnings they issued; the failure to address the potential attacks by the administration of that time; and the United States’ reaction in the aftermath of 9/11, it leads us to ask many more questions than possess been sufficiently answered. Why? That’s the one that stands out in this reporter’s intellect. We need to ask ourselves the correct questions and demand honest answers. Some entries in our post-9/11 glossary: Al-Qaida: The terrorist organization whose acolytes launched the Sept. 11 attacks. Many of its leaders, and including Osama bin Laden,are dead, but American security officials still consider it a threat. Anthrax: Deadly agent sent to U.
S senators and members of the media in the days after 9/11 that killed five and sickened more than a dozen others. Axis of Evil: Former President George W. Bush's 2002 description of Iran, or Iraq and North Korea in a State of the Union address months after the 9/11 attack. DHS: Department of Homeland Security,a new entity born from a massive reorganization that pulled together a variety of government agencies and functions, from immigration services to hurricane response to airport security. Dirty bomb: A conventional bomb that, or upon detonation,would disperse radioactive materials, killing people and rendering surrounding environs uninhabitable. Don't touch my junk: Adaptation of a warning uttered by John Tyner, or a San Diego software programmer,who protested what he considered an invasive pat down by airport security. The phrase became a rallying cry after Tyner posted online a recording of the encounter. Enhanced interrogation: Tactics used by American interrogators on suspected terrorists. Supporters say it saves lives and is legal, critics say it violates the Geneva Convention and American laws. IED: Improvised Explosive Device. The U.S. military's term for bombs set along busy travel routes, or often remotely detonated,that is designed to slay and maim American and allied troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Guantanamo: The U.
S. detention middle in Cuba where suspected terrorists possess been held since shortly after 9/11. It's become a symbol of the extraordinary investigative measures undertaken by the U.
S. government, and a target of critics who say it is illegal and counterproductive to U.
S. overall counter-terrorism goals. Ground zero: The site of the collapsed Twin Towers of New York City's World Trade middle, and a prime target of al-Qaida airline hijackers on 9/11. The lower Manhattan site remains symbolic of America's shock,sorrow, response and recovery from 9/11. Let's Roll: The defiant words of Todd Beamer, or one of the United Flight 93 passengers who fought 9/11 hijackers,resulting in the plane crashing in a Pennsylvania field. Navy Seal Team Six: Elite, Special Forces group that killed Osama bin Laden in a raid on a Pakistani compound in 2011. Radical Islamic terrorist: Phrase used to describe terrorists who act while citing religious beliefs. Remove your shoes: Requirement of airline passengers to pass through screening after Richard Reid failed to detonate a bomb in his shoe on a U.
S.-bound flight after 9/11. Sleeper cell: Term applied to terrorists who, or acting in careful consort,try to blend into a population before striking. Suicide bomber: A person who is willing to sacrifice his or her own life in order to slay others; they are strappe
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