“There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was nothing demonstrating or showing that something was coming in the United States. If there had been something, we would have acted on it.” IfsStatesUnitedUnited StatesSilverSeptemberBulletsDemonstratingDodging BulletsSilver Bullets Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Fox News has learned some United States investigators believe that there are Israelis again very much engaged in spying in and on the United States, who may have known things they didn't tell us before September 11, 2001.” BelieveMayStatesUnitedKnownUnited StatesNewsEngagedSeptemberFoxesSeptember 11Fox NewsInvestigatorsSeptember 11 2001 Author:Brit Hume
“It's important that the United States not forget the lessons of September the 11th, 2001. I assure you, I'm not going to forget them.” ImportantStatesForgetUnitedUnited StatesLessonsSeptember Author:George W. Bush
“One of the reasons I decided to apply for American citizenship after something like a quarter of century of living here on a British, European Union passport and a green card, was my identification with the United States in the post-September 11th period.” StatesReasonUnitedUnited StatesCenturyPeriodsDecidedGreenUnionsBritishCardsPostsQuartersSeptemberCitizenshipEuropean UnionIdentificationPassportsSeptember 11thGreen CardAmerican Citizenship Author:Christopher Hitchens
“Remember back then we thought about al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan and a few other places? well, we've seen al Qaeda metastasize. It is now a global scourge. And you have the ascendancy of ISIL. The combination of those two groups -- their appeal to the lone wolfs and we see them acting in Belgium and in France and in Canada and the United States so the threat factors and the nature of the threats are far more complicated and far more serious today than on September 12, 2001.” WellsTwoStatesTodayRememberNatureUnitedActingUnited StatesGroupsSeriousThreatComplicatedFactorsFranceAppealsCombinationCanadaAlsAfghanistanSeptemberPakistanAl QaedaLoneBelgiumScourgeIsilLone WolfAscendancyCanada And The United States Author:Tom Ridge
“I was appointed United States attorney on September 10, 2001. And I spent the next seven years of my career fighting terrorism and putting terrorists in jail.” YearsStatesFightingNextUnitedCareersUnited StatesSevenTerrorismTerroristJailSeptemberSeven YearsAttorneyFighting Terrorism Author:Chris Christie
“And after September the 11th, the United States Congress also granted me additional authority to use military force against al Qaeda. . . .” StatesUseForceUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryAuthorityCongressGrantedAlsSeptemberAl QaedaMilitary Force Author:George W. Bush