... unity of purpose because our nation demands it. September 11, 2001, was a day of unprecedented shock and suf- fering in the history of the United Sta... ...ing positive—an America that is safer, stronger, and wiser. That September day, we came together as a nation.The test before us is to sustain that uni... ...carry-on bag was swiped by an explosive trace detector and then passed.The video footage indicates that he was carrying an unidentified item in his ba... ...ey screened were CAPPS selectees.We asked a screening expert to review the videotape of the hand-wanding, and he found the qual- ity of the screener’s... ...he phrase,“We have some planes.” 65 No one at the FAA or the airlines that day had ever dealt with multiple hijackings. Such a plot had not been carri... ...ng that the military had not been on the call. 188 At the White House, the video teleconference was conducted from the Sit- uation Room by Richard Cla... ...ances but played little role in the overwhelmingly sec- ular struggles for independence after World War I.Western-educated lawyers, soldiers, and offi... ...ter World War I.Western-educated lawyers, soldiers, and officials led most independence movements, and clerical influence and traditional culture were... ...itional culture were seen as obstacles to national progress. After gaining independence from Western powers following World War II, the Arab Middle Ea...