1. Explain some of the plans discussed to capture Bin Laden by Richard Clarke and why they weren't carried out on pages 45-51( Chapter 4). Do you think any of the reasons mentioned were valid?
2. Chapter 5 (pg 52) begins discussing the beginning of the planning that went into 9/11. Retell any information that surprised you about the elaborate planning that went into this attack and about the men involved.
3. Chapters 4 and 5 recall several conflicts between the U.S. and Al Queda. Many Americans felt shocked by the Al Queda attack. Given the history between the two, why do you suppose 9/11 was such a huge shock among the American people?
4. Pages 64-66 relays the events in the change of the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. Interpret how the change in leadership may have affected the U.S.A.'s inability to stop 9/11 from happening.
5. Discuss what factors you think were the biggest cause of 9/11 given the information so far.
2. Chapter 5 (pg 52) begins discussing the beginning of the planning that went into 9/11. Retell any information that surprised you about the elaborate planning that went into this attack and about the men involved.
3. Chapters 4 and 5 recall several conflicts between the U.S. and Al Queda. Many Americans felt shocked by the Al Queda attack. Given the history between the two, why do you suppose 9/11 was such a huge shock among the American people?
4. Pages 64-66 relays the events in the change of the Clinton administration to the Bush administration. Interpret how the change in leadership may have affected the U.S.A.'s inability to stop 9/11 from happening.
5. Discuss what factors you think were the biggest cause of 9/11 given the information so far.