The events of September 11, 2001, demanded a need for immediate public information. Federal and State government agencies worked furiously to make information pertaining to the terrorist attacks available as soon as possible. The Internet played an important role by providing data about the attacks as they happened.
Some of the after effects of the attacks included the removal of once public information from government websites in the name of homeland security and the beginning of a war against terrorism. It was with disbelief and shock that around the world, people saw the news footage of the events on “September 11, 2001 of the planes-turned-missiles that saw the destruction of the World Trade Center towers and damage of the Pentagon” (Baer, 2003). What is probably the worst terrorist attack on the United States, is totally inexcusable and to be condemned.
Some 3000 were killed. Initial fears were that it was over 6000. A number of factors for this revised number, were said to include initial overestimates; more than one person reporting the same missing person; heroic rescue operations, etc.
The subsequent bombing of Afghanistan to attack Osama Bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network and the Taliban for harboring them has also led to some 3,500 civilian deaths, according to an independent study released at the beginning of December 2001. The ghastly terrorist attacks led to a mixture of political, social and economic reaction around the world.
While visible efforts were seen by politicians to try to separate terrorists from Muslims in general, it has not been easy. On the one hand, from years of economic and geopolitical history, there are some aspects of distrust, while on the other hand; extremists in the Muslim and Christian communities are further adding to the antagonisms.
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