"9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States"

Author: Zhao Bingzhi, Wang Zhixiang, Wang Wenhua, et al. Translated
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Publishing Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The "9·11" event, which shook the world, was a dark moment in the history of human civilization. At the beginning of the new century, people in the era of globalization experienced this human tragedy simultaneously. Moreover, after this event, they had to face the new war between the international community and terrorism. In the three years that followed, terrorism became an inescapable shadow over the minds of individuals in human society and governments of various countries. Terrorist activities continued to spread globally. Terrorism and terrorist acts became the most frequently used terms in international political life. They not only profoundly influenced international relations after the Cold War but also will affect the future direction of the global landscape. This investigation report is divided into 13 chapters, detailing the emergence, development, and a series of terrorist acts planned and carried out by the "Al-Qaeda" organization, as well as the measures taken by relevant U.S. authorities over the past decade to combat terrorism. It comprehensively introduces the process of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and the reactions of U.S. authorities after the attack. Without a doubt, this report is the most authoritative and detailed investigation into the "9·11" event to date. Many of the revelations in the investigation results left the American and global public deeply shocked and also prompted new awareness and reflection on the "9·11" event. On September 11, 2001, under the meticulous planning of Osama bin Laden and the "Al-Qaeda" organization he led, 19 terrorists hijacked four U.S. commercial airplanes and deliberately crashed them into the World Trade Center buildings in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. One plane crashed in Pennsylvania, resulting in nearly 3,000 deaths. The news stunned the United States, causing an uproar in public opinion, truly a shocking and sensational event. This report is divided into 13 chapters, detailing the emergence, development, and a series of terrorist acts planned and carried out by the "Al-Qaeda" organization, as well as the measures taken by relevant U.S. authorities over the past decade to combat terrorism. It comprehensively introduces the process of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, and the reactions of U.S. authorities after the attack. Without a doubt, this report is the most authoritative and detailed investigation into the "9·11" event to date. Many of the revelations in the investigation results left the American and global public deeply shocked and also prompted new awareness and reflection on the "9·11" event.