Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism and the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Abstract
The attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC, came as a terrible surprise to most Americans-from the upper echelons of political power to the streets of small-town America. Though most Americans do not live in New York or Washington, all were deeply affected by the terrorist attacks. And perhaps for the first time in many Americans' lives, the complex web of interconnected political and social threads in which we live came into specific relief. The new world that we now inhabit comes as a sharp contrast to the heady and seemingly more carefree era of the dot-com economic boom, the Oslo accords, and relative peace. Before the attacks occurred, before they were planned, before some of the participants were even born, chains of events leading to the present situation were already in motion. Officials and strategic advisors over the years have predicted that some day events such as the September 11 attacks would occur, and the federal government responded to those predictions by evaluating, planning, and training. As the documents included in this bibliography attest, that work continues, and will continue into the foreseeable future. This bibliography is intended to serve as a means of access to information produced by the United States Government concerning the events of September 11. Unlike so many of the nations of the world, the United States considers fundamental the right of its citizens to know what their government is doing, the logic behind its actions, and the ramifications of its policies. To this end, our government produces copious quantities of informational materials that are freely accessible to the public through libraries and the Federal Depository Library system. This bibliography presents a sampling of the materials available through the Depository system, via the Internet, or both.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 17, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA403622
Entities
People
- Kevin D. Motes
Organizations
- Federal Government of the United States