Patterns of global terrorism 2001 / Department of State United States

In 2001, terrorism cast its lethal shadow across the globe yet the world's resolve to defeat it has never been greater. When the terrorists struck on september 11, their target was not just the United States, but also the values that the American people share with men and women all over the world who believe in the sancitity of human life and cherish freedom. Indeed, citizens from some 80 countries were murdered in the attacks. Nations of every continent, culture, and creed, of every region, race, and religion, answered President Bush´s call for a global coalition against terrorism. In the months since the attacks, we and our Coalition partners Have taken systematic measures to break terrorism´s global reach. Country by country, region by region, we have strengthened law enforcement and intelligence cooperation and we have tightened border controls to make it harder for terrorists to move about, comunicate, and plot. One by one, we are severing the financial bloodines of terrorist organizations.