The Bush administration strenuously defended so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques" like sleep deprivation to obtain information from detainees, and admitted to harsher treatment, like the simulated drowning technique called water boarding, that was used in the immediate aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.08.24

The consensus view in the Americas is the United States turned its gaze away from hemispheric concerns after the attacks of September 11,2001, focusing instead on Afghanistan, Iraq,and the global war on terror.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

Similar security measures were put in place at those locations for a period after the September 11 terror attacks in the United States.

CNN: Spain steps up embassy security

The White House has been closed to public tours since the September 11 terror attacks -- except for school, youth, military and veterans group tours arranged by a member of Congress.

CNN: Bush friends, donors enjoy good night's sleep

She spearheaded coverage of major world news, from the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

CNN: Rena Golden, 51, a news leader and an open ear