9/11 through the British Media

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This paper presents an outlook on the events of 9/11 as they were reported in the British media. The paper discusses whether the war on terrorism is an example of post-modern warfare. The paper discusses the actual attack and explores the measures taken against the attack. A description of the plans, the result of the attack, and accounts of people trying to escape the buildings that were struck are presented in the paper. The paper provides responses from various British journalists for and against the war on terrorism that has been declared by the United States.

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"In a BBC News article dated Thursday 13 September 2001, it was reported that it was on September 11, 2001 that a number of terrorist attacks were carried out on America. One attack was launched on the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, located in the heart of the United States of America, at 08.45 AM. Several eyewitnesses have reported to the BBC through e-mail and through direct contact that they were stunned beyond belief that such a thing could actually occur in the world's super power, America. One eyewitness, Mac Delaney, states how he was engaged in some work at the South Tower of the World Trade Center, when he felt the aircraft strikes the North Tower of the Center. Initially there was widespread panic thinking that there had been an accident of some sort, and people did not know what was actually happening. However, when the word came through that they were to evacuate the second tower, people who were in the building scrambled for safety, and as a result, the stairwells as well as the elevators were jammed beyond their capacity, and only a few people managed to get out and run, 'like there was no tomorrow'. (11 September, Key Reports and Video)"

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