The Aftermath at a Glance
THE NATION
Safety delays: Federal bureaucracy and airline lobbying slowed and weakened a presidential commission’s safety proposals, including one that might have prevented the attacks.
Attack: The Bush administration appears increasingly ready to launch military action against Afghanistan’s Taliban regime.
Terrorist tools: Details about the hijackers’ preparations revealed they had maps, a hand-held electronic flight computer, videos and simulator manuals on flying Boeing aircraft.
THE WORLD
Sharon rebuked: The White House dismissed as unacceptable Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s assertion that the U.S. was prepared to sell out Israel the way Britain and France betrayed Czechoslovakia before World War II.
THE ECONOMY
Some recovery: There are early signs that tourists are returning to New York, but the city’s $25-billion annual tourism industry has a long way to go.
THE TOLL
World Trade Center: 380 confirmed dead, including those on hijacked planes; 4,986 missing.
Pentagon: 189 dead, including those aboard the hijacked plane.
In Pennsylvania: 44 dead on the hijacked plane.
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