Reply #23: "Classroom discussion and debate topics:" [View All]

[jayctravis]

1. What happened at the meeting between FBI counterterrorism expert John O'Neill, and the U.S Ambassador in Yemen? Why was the ambassador unwilling to help O'Neill and his team?

3. Why didn't the United States provide assistance to General Massoud of the Northern Alliance to fight the Taliban? Why did U.S. officials ignore General Massoud's warnings that Bin Laden might strike?

And there's a debate question, essentially, "Knowing what you know now, do you think the attacks on 9/11 could have been prevented?"

http://content.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/a/ABC_pdf_4.pdf

Then there's a discusson of the media on another one:

http://content.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/a/ABC_pdf_5.pdf

"Which medium do you think was the most truthful? Which was the least honest?"

I guess it's a good thing to teach media objectivity, but I'm getting the vibe like those ebay phishing emails that say "Do not give out your password! Click the link below to update your information!"