As soon as the "911 incident" broke out, the Bush administration immediately launched a series of emergency measures.

Politically, the controversy was shelved, the strategy was unified, and the two parties joined forces to go to the national crisis together;

In terms of domestic affairs, all flights in progress were suspended, all international flights were transferred from Canada, and a huge amount of state aid to airlines was applied to Congress;

In terms of security, we will conduct large-scale investigations into all suspicious elements entering the country in a short period of time, and strengthen law enforcement and security forces in public places;

Economically, the stock market, bond market, foreign exchange market, and futures market were suspended, leaving enough time for the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Reserve to react;

Diplomatically, it proposed to NATO to activate the mutual defense mechanism in accordance with paragraph 5 of the Covenant: if any country instigated the attack, it would be considered a military attack on the United States, and it would also be considered an attack on all NATO member states;

Militarily, in the name of the commander-in-chief of the three armed services, a request for a military counterattack by force was submitted to the House of Representatives......

On September 13, the Secretary of State held a press conference to identify al-Qaeda Ben ** as the prime suspect in the terrorist attack;

On September 14, the House of Representatives passed a decision to strike back by a large majority, authorizing President George W. Bush, commander-in-chief of the three armed services, to launch force at any time to strike at terrorists.

The Republican Party and the Democratic Party in the United States have great ideological differences, and many times the opposition parties oppose congressional proposals for the sake of opposition, which is inefficient.

The United States is a meritocracy, and there can be party disputes and arguments over small matters. However, at the crucial juncture when the fortunes of the country are decided, the Republicans and the Democratic Party will always maintain a high-profile unanimity and greatly improve the efficiency of government operations.

So far, the Republican administration of George W. Bush has become a "quasi-wartime government," and it has indeed demonstrated excellent crisis management ability and immediate action response, which has aroused the people's patriotic feelings.

Under these circumstances, the media and public opinion environment, which has vigorously criticized the overly radical policies of the Bush Jr. administration over the past year, has also undergone tremendous changes in an instant.

A large number of television programs and news reports are extolling the self-denial and patriotism of government officials, civil servants, police officers, and military personnel. On the two fronts of the "new war" at home and abroad, American public opinion is almost one-sided.

The New York Times and CBS TV jointly conducted a large-scale poll, and more than 90% of the American people support a retaliatory military strike against al-Qaeda!

The Washington/Stanton Post, on the other hand, made a front-page headline that provided a rationale for war: "According to the United Nations Act, a sovereign state can only carry out military strikes against another sovereign state if it is voted on by the UN Security Council, such as the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and so on." Otherwise, it would be considered a military invasion in violation of international law. ”

"When a sovereign country is militarily invaded by another country, that country can directly launch a self-defense counterattack to protect its sovereignty without passing a UN Security Council resolution, such as South Korea, South Vietnam, Kuwait, etc. ”

"The '911 incident' is a long-planned military operation by al-Qaeda, targeting the World Trade Tower, the economic center of the United States, and the Pentagon, the military center of the United States. This is the second military attack on the US mainland since the Pearl Harbor attack. This time, we don't have to go through the UN, it's our sovereign counterattack!"

The New York Post expounded at length the evil of al-Qaeda, which orchestrated the car bombing of the World Trade Center in '93, the attack on the Quabal Tower in '96, the car bomb attack on the US Embassy in '98, and the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000......

At the same time, there are also some quotations on the way extremists are administered in Afghanistan: women are not allowed to work, otherwise they will be shot, women are not allowed to show their faces when they go out, they will be shot, they are not allowed to look at their private caches**, and girls over the age of 8 are not allowed to go to school, otherwise their parents will be shot......

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Whether it is the East or the West, ancient or modern, the strategy for waging war is the same.

First, we will mobilize the media to explain the evil of the enemy and our justice, then we will stir up the people, incite the people, and get the greatest public support; and the third step will be to get the military funds and start the war!

At present, the situation in the United States as a whole is very tense, and in the media reports, except for reports on the families of the victims and the rescue process, it is a war theory of retaliatory strikes, and it is basically the argument that "those who commit strong and strong United States will be punished even if they are far away."

The smoke of gunpowder has been filled.

The smell of war is getting stronger.

In just a few days, the Bush administration has won enough public support and the approval of the leaders of both parties...... Approve the national debt, get military spending, start a war!

The waiting time should not be too long.

Don had no interest in military matters, let alone war. He's focused on the stock market, when will it restart!

Before that, what he was most worried about was that he made too much money in the "911 incident", which made many media eyes red and morally kidnapped.

Now, it seems that it is not a big problem.

Almost all the media focused on the terrorist attack and future war, and even a lot of gossip tabloids, which were very honest during this time.

In the entire media circle in the United States, there has been a wave full of positive energy!

Negative information, almost nothing.

That's so cool!

All flights are grounded, but private jets can, and Scott Swift has returned to New York to preside over the big picture.

Compared with the last time the bubble burst of the Internet, this time the bears are obviously bigger, wider and more invested!

Towne Capital spent a total of $2.13 billion and used 25 times leverage to short 183 stocks on the Nasdaq and 124 stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.

It's like a huge black hole that will be on the NASDAQ and NYSE, absorbing like crazy!

It's going to be an insane fortune!

Back in New York, Scott Swift immediately went from being an unpopular figure in the past few months to a hot spotlight!

Don't look at the plane crashing into the building, the location is still the World Trade Center in Manhattan, but what is the disaster for the greedy capitalists of Wall Street?

Disaster is money!

"Donn, this group of people on Wall Street, I really know their essence!"

On the phone, Scott Swift couldn't help but sigh.

Tang En smiled, "I know, there must be a lot of financial capital, showing you okay?"

"It's human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, I'm talking about Wall Street!"

"Oh, what's wrong?"

Scott Swift said slowly: "Do you know? When the terrorist attack came, the financial predators on Wall Street were not thinking about the safety of the country, not about accident rescue, but about making money. ”

Don couldn't help but pout when he heard this, aren't you the same?

He has no feelings for Lao Mei, and when the "911 incident" broke out, his heart still fluctuated, and he felt pity and sadness.

But Scott Swift, an out-and-out American, can laugh out loud, and it is also the nature of a Wall Street wolf.

"Isn't the stock market urgently stopped? Isn't it possible to have a large futures future?" asked Don suspiciously.

Scott Swift said: "Yes, the U.S. stock market is in an emergency call, but there is also Europe? And the Nikkei! This is Manhattan, and the global economy is involved. ”

"Oh? How did they do it?"

"Specifics...... It's not clear yet, but I've heard some gossip that there are two big-name financial predators who are frantically shorting airline stocks. ”

Don nodded, "Yes, the hijacking incident will definitely cause great fear of the plane to the people." It is conceivable that in the next few months, flights in the United States will face the dilemma of no customers, which will affect the people/flow of international flights, and the airlines will collectively lose money, which can be expected. ”

"As things stand, Tokyo is down 4.8 percent, London is down 6.2 percent, Paris is down 11.4 percent and Frankfurt is down 12.3 percent," Scott Swift said. The heavy short-selling of airline stocks has fallen even more, with the share prices of British Airways, Lufthansa, and Air France all falling by more than 30%. ”

Donn blinked, "What about us? I remember we also shorted a few airline stocks, right?"

"There are 3 of them, which is not much. Scott Swift sighed regretfully, but then smiled, "But it doesn't matter, in addition to airline stocks, travel stocks and insurance stocks, they will also fall sharply! Especially in the insurance industry, the stock price of 30 billion US dollars in huge compensation will have to be cut in half!"

"Oh, how many stocks do we have?"

"14 travel stocks and 25 insurance stocks!"

Don's heart lit up.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Now, the world's stock markets are waiting for the US stock market to reopen, and it is conceivable that the Federal Reserve will definitely take measures to stabilize people's minds." ”

Scott Swift smiled disapprehantly: "What can the Fed do? At most, it will make some adjustments in interest rates and exchange rates, and it will not be able to control the outcome of panic selling by stockholders." In my opinion, this time...... Without a trillion dollars, it can't be stopped!"

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The latest news is that the stock market will reopen next Monday, September 17.

This is, of course, good news for Donn.

In comparison, the performance of STA TV network this week is too bland, with only more than 20,000 subscribers.

This weekend, the second episode of "Band of Brothers" did not play as expected, but was replaced by a comedy, "Meet the Father-in-law" produced by Universal Pictures and starring Robert DeRoney.

The film was released in October last year and grossed a total of $330 million.

Ratings...... Not bad, at its peak, there were more than 16 million home users online.

It can be seen that the attraction of movies is still greater than that of TV series.

Of course, it is likely that this weekend, many families have given up their entertainment activities and chose to watch movies at home.

It's been an eventful time.