The 9/11 Commission Report with Related Documents
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Ernest R. May
Ernest R. May is one of the leading diplomatic historians in the United States. He is the Charles Warren Professor of History at Harvard University, where he has taught for over three decades and served as dean of Harvard College, director of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government, and chair of the History Department. In 1988 he won the Gravemeyer Award for Ideas Contributing to World Order. Among his many books, the most recent are Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision Makers and The Making of the Monroe Doctrine. He is also the advisory editor to the Bedford Books in American History series.
Table of Contents
Preface
PART ONE Introduction: The Making of The 9/11 Commission Report
The Politics of the 9/11 Era
The Creation of the 9/11 Commission
Battles between the Commission and the Administration
The Public Hearings of the Commission
The Commission Report
Shortcomings of the Report What’s Missing?
Cast of Characters Glossary of Acronyms
PART TWO The Document: The 9/11 Commission Report
Preface
1. "We Have Some Planes"
Inside the Four Flights Boston: American 11 and United 175 • Washington Dulles: American 77 • Newark: United 93 • The Hijacking of American 11 • The Hijacking of United 175 • The Hijacking of American 77 • The Battle for United 93 Improvising a Homeland Defense
National Crisis Management The President and the Vice President • United 93 and the Shootdown Order
2. The Foundation of the New Terrorism
A Declaration of War
Bin Ladins Appeal in the Islamic World Islam • Bin Ladin’s Worldview • History and Political Context • Social and Economic Malaise • Bin Ladin’s Historical Opportunity
The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988–1992)
Al Qaedas Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) The Embassy Bombings 3. Counterterrorism Evolves
From the Old Terrorism to the New: The First World Trade Center Bombing
Adaptation -- and Nonadaptation -- in the Law Enforcement Community
The Justice Department and the FBI • Legal Constraints on the FBI and "the Wall" • Other Law Enforcement Agencies …and in the Intelligence Community The CIA • Clandestine and Covert Action • Analysis • Early Counterterrorism Efforts
…and in the State Department and the Defense Department The State Department • The Department of Defense
…and in the White House
…and in the Congress
4. Responses to al Qaedas Initial Assaults
Before the Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania Early Efforts against Bin Ladin • The CIA Develops a Capture Plan
Crisis: August 1998 A Follow-on Campaign?
Covert Action
Searching for Fresh Options "Boots on the Ground?" • The Desert Camp, February 1999 • Looking for New Partners • Kandahar, May 1999
5. Al Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland
Terrorist Entrepreneurs Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [KSM]
The "Planes Operation" The Plan Evolves
The Hamburg Contingent Mohamed Atta • Ramzi Binalshibh • Marwan al Shehhi • Ziad Jarrah • Requirements for a Successful Attack
6. From Threat to Threat
The Millennium Crisis "Bodies Will Pile Up in Sacks" • Ressam’s Arrest Emergency Cooperation • A Lost Trail in Southeast Asia
Post-Crisis Reflection: Agenda for 2000 "Afghan Eyes"
The Attack on the USS Cole Considering a Response
Change and Continuity Early Decisions • Starting a Review
The New Administrations Approach September 2001
7. The Attack Looms
First Arrivals in California
The 9/11 Pilots in the United States The Fourth Pilot: Hani Hanjour
Assembling the Teams
Dissent within the al Qaeda Leadership • Moving to Departure Positions
8. "The System Was Blinking Red"
The Summer of Threat
Zacarias Moussaoui • Time Runs Out
9. Heroism and Horror Emergency Response at the Pentagon
10. Wartime
Immediate Responses at Home
Planning for War
"Phase Two" and the Question of Iraq
11. Foresight -- and Hindsight
Imagination Historical Perspective • Understanding the Danger • Institutionalizing Imagination: The Case of Aircraft as Weapons
Policy
Capabilities
Management Operational Management • Institutional Management • The Millennium Exception
12. What to Do? A Global Strategy
13. How to Do It? A Different Way of Organizing Government PART THREE Related Documents 1. Declarations by Usama Bin Ladin, August 23, 1996; May 10, 1997; February 23, 1998 2. From The President’s Daily Brief, December 4, 1998, and August 6, 2001 3. The 9/11 Commission, Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendations, December 5, 2005
Appendixes
A 9/11 Chronology (1978-2005)
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography
Index
Product Updates
Authors
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Ernest R. May
Ernest R. May is one of the leading diplomatic historians in the United States. He is the Charles Warren Professor of History at Harvard University, where he has taught for over three decades and served as dean of Harvard College, director of the Institute of Politics at the Kennedy School of Government, and chair of the History Department. In 1988 he won the Gravemeyer Award for Ideas Contributing to World Order. Among his many books, the most recent are Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision Makers and The Making of the Monroe Doctrine. He is also the advisory editor to the Bedford Books in American History series.
Table of Contents
Preface
PART ONE Introduction: The Making of The 9/11 Commission Report
The Politics of the 9/11 Era
The Creation of the 9/11 Commission
Battles between the Commission and the Administration
The Public Hearings of the Commission
The Commission Report
Shortcomings of the Report What’s Missing?
Cast of Characters Glossary of Acronyms
PART TWO The Document: The 9/11 Commission Report
Preface
1. "We Have Some Planes"
Inside the Four Flights Boston: American 11 and United 175 • Washington Dulles: American 77 • Newark: United 93 • The Hijacking of American 11 • The Hijacking of United 175 • The Hijacking of American 77 • The Battle for United 93 Improvising a Homeland Defense
National Crisis Management The President and the Vice President • United 93 and the Shootdown Order
2. The Foundation of the New Terrorism
A Declaration of War
Bin Ladins Appeal in the Islamic World Islam • Bin Ladin’s Worldview • History and Political Context • Social and Economic Malaise • Bin Ladin’s Historical Opportunity
The Rise of Bin Ladin and al Qaeda (1988–1992)
Al Qaedas Renewal in Afghanistan (1996–1998) The Embassy Bombings 3. Counterterrorism Evolves
From the Old Terrorism to the New: The First World Trade Center Bombing
Adaptation -- and Nonadaptation -- in the Law Enforcement Community
The Justice Department and the FBI • Legal Constraints on the FBI and "the Wall" • Other Law Enforcement Agencies …and in the Intelligence Community The CIA • Clandestine and Covert Action • Analysis • Early Counterterrorism Efforts
…and in the State Department and the Defense Department The State Department • The Department of Defense
…and in the White House
…and in the Congress
4. Responses to al Qaedas Initial Assaults
Before the Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania Early Efforts against Bin Ladin • The CIA Develops a Capture Plan
Crisis: August 1998 A Follow-on Campaign?
Covert Action
Searching for Fresh Options "Boots on the Ground?" • The Desert Camp, February 1999 • Looking for New Partners • Kandahar, May 1999
5. Al Qaeda Aims at the American Homeland
Terrorist Entrepreneurs Khalid Sheikh Mohammed [KSM]
The "Planes Operation" The Plan Evolves
The Hamburg Contingent Mohamed Atta • Ramzi Binalshibh • Marwan al Shehhi • Ziad Jarrah • Requirements for a Successful Attack
6. From Threat to Threat
The Millennium Crisis "Bodies Will Pile Up in Sacks" • Ressam’s Arrest Emergency Cooperation • A Lost Trail in Southeast Asia
Post-Crisis Reflection: Agenda for 2000 "Afghan Eyes"
The Attack on the USS Cole Considering a Response
Change and Continuity Early Decisions • Starting a Review
The New Administrations Approach September 2001
7. The Attack Looms
First Arrivals in California
The 9/11 Pilots in the United States The Fourth Pilot: Hani Hanjour
Assembling the Teams
Dissent within the al Qaeda Leadership • Moving to Departure Positions
8. "The System Was Blinking Red"
The Summer of Threat
Zacarias Moussaoui • Time Runs Out
9. Heroism and Horror Emergency Response at the Pentagon
10. Wartime
Immediate Responses at Home
Planning for War
"Phase Two" and the Question of Iraq
11. Foresight -- and Hindsight
Imagination Historical Perspective • Understanding the Danger • Institutionalizing Imagination: The Case of Aircraft as Weapons
Policy
Capabilities
Management Operational Management • Institutional Management • The Millennium Exception
12. What to Do? A Global Strategy
13. How to Do It? A Different Way of Organizing Government PART THREE Related Documents 1. Declarations by Usama Bin Ladin, August 23, 1996; May 10, 1997; February 23, 1998 2. From The President’s Daily Brief, December 4, 1998, and August 6, 2001 3. The 9/11 Commission, Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendations, December 5, 2005
Appendixes
A 9/11 Chronology (1978-2005)
Questions for Consideration
Selected Bibliography
Index
Product Updates
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The 9/11 Commission Report with Related Documents
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 left Americans wondering how such a breach of security could have occurred. Relatives and friends of the victims pushed for the creation of a National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States to investigate the governments preparedness for and response to the attacks and to provide recommendations for preventing future disasters. As Senior Advisor to the 9/11 Commission, Ernest R. May provides students with a firsthand account of the commissions methods and actions. His introduction, which describes the drafting process and the collaboration of the commissioners despite the bitter political divisions surrounding them, allows students to view the report as an historical document. The report itself has been carefully abridged for the classroom while preserving the essence of the complete version. A cast of characters, a glossary of political acronyms, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and questions for consideration make this edition ideal for students.
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