tailieunhanh - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 13 P54

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 13 P54 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | REFLECTIONS ON LAW AND SOCIETY PRESIDENTIAL Speeches George w. bush Address to Congress September 20 2001 On September 11 2001 two hijacked aircraft crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City destroying the complex. Another plane hit the Pentagon headquarters for the . military outside Washington . A fourth plane also believed to be heading for Washington . crashed in rural Pennsylvania when passengers attempted to retake control from the hijackers. Almost 3 000 people were killed in the attacks. Within hours of the attacks the . government had blamed them on terrorists. Speculation centered around the al Qaeda organization and its leader Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was believed to be operating out of Afghanistan a nation controlled by the Taliban a radical Islamic group sympathetic with bin Laden s ideals. President george w. bush and other administration figures were soon on television and radio telling the nation not to fear and warning the world that the United States would respond to the attacks with determination and vigor. On September 20th President Bush spoke before a joint session of Congress in the . Capitol. His speech served many purposes. It honored those who had died in the attacks and those who were struggling to deal with the aftermath. Bush also sought to reassure Americans that they were safe and that steps were being taken to prevent future attacks. The central message of the speech however was that the United States remained strong and unafraid and that it intended to eliminate terrorist threats through a war on terror. President Bush identified al Qaeda as being behind the September 11th attacks and warned the Taliban in Afghanistan that if they failed to cooperate in stopping al Qaeda they would be viewed as collaborators. President Bush went on to make it clear to the American people and the world that a protracted struggle against not just al Qaeda but world terrorism as a whole was underway. President Bush s speech