Commission Report 911The authorized hardcover, indexed edition of the national bestseller. Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomac, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil. In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism. This volume is the authorized edition of the Commission's final report. |
Contents
WE HAVE SOME PLANES | 1 |
12 IMPROVISING A HOMELAND DEFENSE | 14 |
13 NATIONAL CRISIS MANAGEMENT | 35 |
THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEW TERRORISM | 47 |
22 BIN LADINS APPEAL IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD | 48 |
23 THE RISE OF BIN LADIN AND AL QAEDA 19881992 | 55 |
24 BUILDING AN ORGANIZATION DECLARING WAR ON THE UNITED STATES 19921996 | 59 |
25 AL QAEDAS RENEWAL IN AFGHANISTAN 19961998 | 63 |
73 ASSEMBLING THE TEAMS | 231 |
74 FINAL STRATEGIES AND TACTICS | 241 |
THE SYSTEM WAS BLINKING RED | 254 |
82 LATE LEADSMIHDHAR MOUSSAOUI AND KSM | 266 |
HEROISM AND HORROR | 278 |
92 SEPTEMBER 112001 | 285 |
93 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AT THE PENTAGON | 311 |
94 ANALYSIS | 315 |
COUNTERTERRORISM EVOLVES | 71 |
32 ADAPTATIONAND NONADAPTATIONIN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY | 73 |
33 AND IN THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | 82 |
34 AND IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY | 86 |
35 AND IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT | 93 |
36 AND IN THE WHITE HOUSE | 98 |
37 AND IN THE CONGRESS | 102 |
RESPONSES TO AL QAEDAS INITIAL ASSAULTS | 108 |
AUGUST 1998 | 115 |
43 DIPLOMACY | 121 |
44 COVERT ACTION | 126 |
45 SEARCHING FOR FRESH OPTIONS | 134 |
AL QAEDA AIMS AT THE AMERICAN HOMELAND | 145 |
52 THE PLANES OPERATION | 153 |
53 THE HAMBURG CONTINGENT | 160 |
54 A MONEY TRAIL? | 169 |
FROM THREAT TO THREAT | 174 |
AGENDA FOR 2000 | 182 |
63 THE ATTACK ON THE USS COLE | 190 |
64 CHANGE AND CONTINUITY | 198 |
65 THE NEW ADMINISTRATIONS APPROACH | 203 |
THE ATTACK LOOMS | 215 |
72 THE 911 PILOTS IN THE UNITED STATES | 223 |
WARTIME | 325 |
101 IMMEDIATE RESPONSES AT HOME | 326 |
102 PLANNING FOR WAR | 330 |
103 PHASE TWO AND THE QUESTION OF IRAQ | 334 |
FORESIGHTAND HINDSIGHT | 339 |
112 POLICY | 348 |
113 CAPABILITIES | 350 |
114 MANAGEMENT | 353 |
WHAT TO DO? A GLOBAL STRATEGY | 361 |
122 ATTACK TERRORISTS AND THEIR ORGANIZATIONS | 365 |
123 PREVENT THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF ISLAMIST TERRORISM | 374 |
124 PROTECT AGAINST AND PREPARE FOR TERRORIST ATTACKS | 383 |
HOW TO DO IT? A DIFFERENT WAY OF ORGANIZING THE GOVERNMENT | 399 |
131 UNITY OF EFFORT ACROSS THE FOREIGNDOMESTIC DIVIDE | 400 |
132 UNITY OF EFFORT IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY | 407 |
133 UNITY OF EFFORT IN SHARING INFORMATION | 416 |
134 UNITY OF EFFORT IN THE CONGRESS | 419 |
135 ORGANIZING AMERICAS DEFENSES IN THE UNITED STATES | 423 |
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS | 429 |
TABLE OF NAMES | 431 |
COMMISSION HEARINGS | 439 |
NOTES | 449 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Never Saw It Coming: Cultural Challenges to Envisioning the Worst Karen A. Cerulo Limited preview - 2008 |