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The early morning attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C., blasted American security and drove the country into the type of grief and fear not felt since Pearl Harbor. For several days, Americans sought collective comfort in candlelight vigils; movie theaters were empty and churches were full.
24 sie 2024 · The war on terrorism was a multidimensional campaign of almost limitless scope. Its military dimension involved major wars in Afghanistan and Iraq , covert operations in Yemen and elsewhere, large-scale military-assistance programs for cooperative regimes, and major increases in military spending.
Read the text of President Bush’s address to Congress declaring a “war on terror.” World leaders and millions of their citizens expressed support for the United States and condemned the deadly attacks.
On September 20, in an address to a joint session of Congress, Bush declared war on terrorism, blamed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden for the attacks, and demanded that the radical Islamic fundamentalists who ruled Afghanistan, the Taliban, turn bin Laden over or face attack by the United States.
After September 11, Americans agonized over why nineteen men hated the United States enough to kill three thousand civilians in an unprovoked assault. Analysts ... Front Matter
This chapter provides a schematic overview of the constituent elements that make up the Bush ‘War on Terror’ Narrative and shows how they fit together to form a coherent text.
The "War on terror" narrative : discourse and intertextuality in the construction and contestation of sociopolitical reality
