By The Associated Press
Published: 9/11/2026, 6:11:26 AM EDT
—the latter #Washington’s longest war—and detentions and harsh interrogation of terror suspects in an #international network of secret #CIA prisons. The U.S. #military found and #killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in #Pakistan in 2011, but accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed still awaits a trial 23 years after his capture.
The attacks changed U.S. air travel, prompted new federal #surveillance and intelligence-gathering powers and #banking #regulations, and generated ongoing debate over the balance between security and freedom. The Department of Homeland Security, many state anti-#terrorism laws and billions of dollars in state and local #counterterrorism funding all are post-9/11 creations.
So, too, is the culture of #individual vigilance summed up by the slogan “ if you see something, say something.”
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