"On September 11 last year international terrorism entered a new dimension"
- Otto Schily
About this Quote
Otto Schily's quote is referring to the terrorist strikes of September 11, 2001, which were executed by the terrorist team al-Qaeda. The assaults, which targeted the World Trade Center in New York City and also the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., were the deadliest terrorist attack in background. The attacks marked a transforming factor in worldwide terrorism, as they demonstrated the ability of terrorists to perform massive, worked with strikes on a global scale. The attacks likewise highlighted the requirement for increased protection procedures as well as international teamwork in order to prevent future assaults. The assaults of September 11, 2001, were a wake-up phone call to the globe that terrorism is a serious threat that must be addressed.
"The war being fought in Afghanistan and Iraq is bringing about a fundamental change to the environment that has given rise and power to the extremists who export terrorism"
"While there's been much progress on terrorism, there's still much work to do and it is very important that the countries work together in order to address this threat together"
"Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military"
"The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming - all these are very clearly tied to energy"
"One of the most important post-9/11 efforts made to counter terrorism and the spread of weapons of mass destruction is President Bush's Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)"
