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U.S. Government Response & Resources

White House

• Patriot Day, 2006
  A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America (September 11, 2006)

[The 9-11 Commission] National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
"...is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks."

• 9-11 Commission Final Report
  "The Commissionís Final Report provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. It also includes recommendations designed to guard against future attacks."
• Hearings
  "Staff statements, prepared testimony, archived video, and transcripts will be posted in the online archive as they become available.
  • Staff Statement No. 15: Overview of the Enemy - (dead link) (June 16, 20004)
  • Staff Statement No. 16: Outline of the 9/11 Plot - (dead link) (June 16, 2004)

U.S. v. Zacarias Moussaoui
"The jury has rendered a verdict in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. The verdict was for life in prison instead of execution for his role in the attacks of 9/11 on the United States."

• Trial Exhibits
  "The following web pages link to all 1,202 exhibits admitted into evidence during the trial of U.S. v. Moussaoui, with the exception of seven that are classified or otherwise remain under seal. This is the first criminal case for which a federal court has provided access to all exhibits online."
• Appeal - See U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - (dead link)

Congressional Reports

• Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 (July 2003)
  "This report (available as both S. Rept. 107-351 and H. Rept. 107-792) consists of 832 pages that presents the joint inquiryís findings and conclusions, an accompanying narrative, and a series of recommendations."

Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September 11, 2001
"Since the attacksñand our responses to themñgrew out of historical circumstances, this bibliography is not limited to documents that directly concern September 11. Many of them do, but others show how we have dealt with terrorism in the past, what the political circumstances of past terrorist acts were, how we have prepared in the past and for the future, what our weaknesses to future attacks are, what kind of future attacks are likely, and from whence those future attacks are likely to come."
U.S. Government Information, Oklahoma Dept. of Libraries

Documents From Congress' Joint Inquiry into 9/11
"From June to October 2002, the Intelligence Committees from the US Senate and House teamed up to probe, more or less, 9/11."
- From The Memory Hole

The President's Daily Brief
Documents: The 6 August 2001 PDB headlined "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US."
- National Security Archive, George Washington University

The White House [Historical Resources]

• President's Remarks to the Nation (Sept. 11, 2002)
• The Spirit of Freedom - Remembering September 11, 2001 (Sept. 11, 2002)
• President's Remarks at the Pentagon (Sept. 11, 2002)
• Bush's 1st Remarks (Sept. 11, 2001)
• Bush's 2nd Remarks
• (Sept. 11, 2001)
• President Declares "Freedom at War with Fear" (09/20/01)
  September 20 Presidential address to the nation
• America Responds to Terrorism
• The Global War on Terrorism: The First 100 Days
  By President George W. Bush;
• President: The World Will Always Remember September 11 (12/11/01)
• Radio Address by Laura Bush to the Nation (11/17/01)
• President Bush Speaks to United Nations (11/10/01)
• President Discusses War on Terrorism (11/08/01)
• Bush: Attacks Have Created New Spirit in America - (dead link) (10/30/01)
• Education Partnership with Muslim Nations Launched (10/25/01)
• President Establishes "America's Fund for Afghan Children" (10/11/01)
• President Unveils "Most Wanted" Terrorists (10/10/01)
• Presidential Address to the Nation (10/07/01)
• Radio Address of the President to the Nation (09/29/01)
• President Welcomes Sikh Leaders to White House (09/26/01)
• President Meets with Muslim Leaders (09/26/01)
• Executive Order on Terrorist Financing (09/24/01)
• Letter to Congress on American Campaign Against Terrorism (09/24/01)
• Radio Address of the President to the Nation (09/22/01)
• President Signs Authorization for Use of Military Force Bill (09/18/01)
• "Islam is Peace" Says President (09/17/01)
• President Addresses Nation in Radio Address (09/15/01)
• President's Remarks at National Day of Prayer and Remembrance (09/14/01)
• Transcript of White House Daily Briefing - (dead link) (09/13/01)
• Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives (09/12/01)
• President Tours Pentagon (09/12/01)
• President Bush Meets with National Security Team (September 12, 2001)
• Statement by the President in Address to the Nation
• (September 11, 2001)
• Press Briefing by Attorney General John Ashcroft, Secretary of HHS Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta, and FEMA Director Joseph Allbaugh (September 11, 2001)

• National Security Council

FirstGov
Official website for searching the U.S. Government

• U.S. Government Resources for September 11 Events

General Accounting Office (GAO)

• Impact of Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center (May 29, 2002) [.pdf]
  "Review of Studies of the Economic Impact of the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks on the World Trade Center"

GPO Access

• Senate Joint Resolution 22
  "Expressing the sense of the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on
  September 11, 2001."

Thomas - U.S. Congress on the Internet

• Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001
  Sections include: Bills & Joint Resolutions ; Legislation With Floor Action ; Legislation Without Floor Action.

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• The Worldwide Threat in 2000: Global Realities of Our National Security
  Statement by Director of Central Intelligence, George J. Tenet, before Senate Foreign Relations Committee, March 21, 2000
  • State's Hull on Global Terrorism Report - (dead link)
  • (05/01/01)
  • Powell Statement on 2000 Global Terrorism Report - (dead link) (04/30/01)

Congressional Reports

• Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 (July 2003)
  "This report (available as both S. Rept. 107-351 and H. Rept. 107-792) consists of 832 pages that presents the joint inquiryís findings and conclusions, an accompanying narrative, and a series of recommendations."

Environmental Protection Agency

• World Trade Center (WTC) Disaster
  • "WTC Report": Toxicological Effects of Fine Particulate Matter Derived from the Destruction of the World Trade Center [.pdf]
  • "WTC Report Links": Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World Trade Center Disaster (External Review Draft) - (dead link) (October 2002)
    Includes additional documents and fact sheets available for download.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

• FBI Director Denounces Attacks Against Arab-Americans - (dead link) (09/17/01)
• FBI Names 19 Hijackers; Seeking Information from Public - (dead link) (09/14/01)

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• Unclassified Version of Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet's Testimony before the Joint Inquiry into Terrorist Attacks Against the United States (June 18, 2002) [Posted October 17, 2002]

U.S. Army

• An Army of One Remembers...
  September 11, 2001

U.S. Department of Defense

• U.S. Strategy for the War on Terrorism
  Speech by Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas J. Feith, Political Union University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Wednesday, April 14, 2004.
• Rumsfeld Issues Statement on Enduring Freedom - (dead link) (10/07/01)
• Defense Department Briefing on Reserve Mobilization - (dead link) (09/14/01)

U.S. Department of Justice

• Indictment of Zacarias Moussaoui (12/11/01)
• Ashcroft: Transcript of News Conference Regarding Zacarias Moussaoui - (dead link) (12/11/01)
• Justice Dept. Releases Photographs of 19 Suspected Hijackers - (dead link) (09/27/01)
• Ashcroft Outlines Proposed Changes in Anti-Terrorism Laws - (dead link) (09/24/01)
• Transcript- DOJ Officials Brief on Terrorist Investigation - (dead link) (09/14/01)
• September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 - (dead link)
• Office of the Inspector General
  • Special Reports - (dead link)
    • Analysis of the 2nd Response by the DOJ to Recommendations in the Office of the Inspector General's June 2003 Report on the Treatment of September 11 Detainees (January 2004)
    • The September 11 Detainees - (dead link) (June 2003)
      A Review of the Treatment of Aliens Held on Immigration Charges in Connection with the Investigation of the September 11 Attacks.

U.S. Department of State

• The Network of Terrorism
  "A summary of what is known about the terrorist attacks of September 11 and their connection to Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda terrorist network. The site also links bin Laden and al Qaeda to previous attacks on American lives; summarizes the oppressive conditions of life under the Taliban regime; provides a sampling of opinion from the Islamic world; and describes American humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. A photo gallery documents the unforgettable horror of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."
• Map of Countries Suffering Casualties September 11 - (dead link)
• Counterterrorism Office
• International Security - (dead link)
• Response to Terrorism - (dead link)
• Photo Galleries
  • Attack on the U.S. - (dead link)
  • U.S. Recovery - (dead link)
  • World Response - (dead link)
• (for Oct. 7- see our Military Response page)
• Powell on September 11th Terrorist Attacks - (dead link) (11/14/01)
• Bush Order on Military Trials in Terrorist Cases - (dead link) (11/13/01)
• U.S. "a Kinder Nation" Since September 11, Mrs. Bush Says - (dead link) (11/08/01)
• President Bush Announces Military Strikes in Afghanistan - (dead link) (10/07/01)
• Powell Identifies Foreign Terrorist Organizations - (dead link) (10/05/01)
• U.S. Senate Committee Recommends Lifting Pakistan Sanctions - (dead link) (10/05/01)
• Congressman's Resolution Condemns Bigotry Against Sikhs - (dead link) (10/05/01)
• Bill Would Enhance U.S. Ability to React to Biochemical Attacks - (dead link) (10/05/01)
• Fact Sheet- U.S. Announces $320 Million in Aid to Afghanistan - (dead link) (10/04/01)
• Drug Trade is Primary Income Source for Taliban, DEA Says - (dead link) (10/03/01)
• Boucher Says Afghans Will Decide Future of Afghanistan - (dead link) (10/03/01)
• NATO Says Conclusive Data Links Al Qaida to Sept. 11 Attacks - (dead link) (10/02/01)
• Fact Sheet- Results of Anti-Terrorism Campaign, Sept. 14-30 - (dead link) (10/01/01)
• U.S. to Assist Those Seeking Peaceful, Developed Afghanistan - (dead link) (10/01/01)
• Identical Letters Link Terrorists on Three Hijacked Flights - (dead link) (09/28/01)
• White House: Taliban Must Turn Over Bin Laden - (dead link) (09/20/01)
• Secretary Powell Calls for Action from Taliban - (dead link) (09/20/01)
• Bush, Powell Talk with World Leaders on Fight Against Terrorism - (dead link) (09/18/01)
• House Condemns Bigotry Against Arab-Americans - (dead link) (09/17/01)
• Congress Authorizes Use of Force - (dead link) (09/14/01)
• Respect Arab-Americans and Muslims, Bush Says - (dead link) (09/13/01)
• Powell Points to bin Laden as Suspect - (dead link) (09/13/01)
• Transcript: Ashcroft Briefs on Terrorist Investigation - (dead link) (09/13/01)
• Transcript: Powell Calls for Global Coalition Against Terrorism - (dead link) (09/12/01)
• Pre-September 11
  • Executive Summary of U.S. Commission on National Security Report - (dead link) (January 31, 2001)
  • Link to Official Texts and Commentary - (dead link)
  • Patterns of Global Terrorism
  • UN Resolution 1267 - (dead link) / UN Resolution 1333 - (dead link) [re: The Taliban]
  • Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations - (dead link)
  • Fact Sheet: On Criminal Charges Against Usama Bin Laden - (dead link) (05/12/00)

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

• MMWR
  • Surveillance for World Trade Center Disaster Health Effects Among Survivors of Collapsed and Damaged Buildings (April 2006)
    "This report summarizes data from health outcomes collected during interviews conducted from September 5, 2003, to the close of the World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) enrollment on November 20, 2004."

General Accounting Office

• GAO Reports about Airport Security
• Homeland Security: Progress Has Been Made to Address the Vulnerabilities Exposed by 9/11, but Continued Federal Action is Needed to Further Mitigate Security Risks
  January 2007.

U.S. v. Zacarias Moussaoui
"The jury has rendered a verdict in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. The verdict was for life in prison instead of execution for his role in the attacks of 9/11 on the United States."

• Trial Exhibits
  "The following web pages link to all 1,202 exhibits admitted into evidence during the trial of U.S. v. Moussaoui, with the exception of seven that are classified or otherwise remain under seal. This is the first criminal case for which a federal court has provided access to all exhibits online."
• Appeal - See U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - (dead link)

New York Government (NYC.gov) - 9/11 NYC Services Center

• World Trade Center (WTC) Health Registry
  "...is a comprehensive and confidential health survey of those most directly exposed to the events of 9/11/01."
  • Clinical Guidelines for Adults Exposed to the World Trade Center Disaster

CBSNews.com - 60 Minutes

• Rice Leads Counterattack (March 28, 2004)
• Clarke's Take On Terror (March 21, 2004)
  "Richard Clarke says the White House Dropped the ball against terrorism before Sept. 11."

CNN.com

• Bush news conference (10/11/01)
• Bush address (09/21/01)

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