# 9/11: Could its disastrous legacy have been avoided?

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Podcast: [In The News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-the-news-4008521)
Published: 2026-09-11T03:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/in-the-news/episodes/911-could-its-disastrous-legacy-have-been-avoided
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## Resource

Twenty five years ago al-Qaeda militants hijacked four commercial planes in the US and flew two into the World Trade Center in New York and one into the Pentagon , while the fourth crash-landed in a Pennsylvania field. Almost 3,000 people were killed on that day and the world was changed forever. How the US responded to that attack on home soil reverberates still - through everything from airport security to geopolitics – and above all, America’s place in the world. The attack also prompted a rise in Islamophobia. Denis Staunton, Irish Times correspondent and author of the daily Global Briefing newsletter, explores how the world changed after 9/11 and what might have happened if the US had responded to the attacks in a different way. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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