Fotot e rralla: Reagimet e Bush dhe Cheney pas 11 Shtatorit

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Këto foto të rralla tregojnë reagimet e para të ish- presidentit amerikan, George Bush, zëvendësit të tij, Dick Cheney, por edhe stafit, pak çaste pasi avionët goditën kullat binjake në Nju Jork më 11 shtator.
Në foto Bush duket i tensionuar, ndërsa këshillohet me zyrtarët në Qendrën e Operacioneve Urgjente, një bunker i sigurisë së lartë nëntokësor në Krahun e Lindjes në Shtëpinë e Bardhë.
Presidenti po bëhej gati për të folur për popullin në një konferencë televizive.
Fotot janë publikuar nga Arkiva Kombëtare pas një kërkese nga një producent televiziv.
Në sallë janë edhe gratë e Bush dhe Cheney.
Pak më vonë Cheney dhe e shoqja u larguan për një destinacion të paidentifikuar për mediat.
The never-before-seen images capture Cheney's reaction to the attacks, which saw four hijacked passenger planes crash in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001
The then-Vice President takes a call in the basement
Taking it in: Then-Vice President Dick Cheney rests his feet on his desk as he watches a live TV news report of the 9/11 attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. The first plane hit the WTC's North Tower at 8.46am. A second jet struck the South Tower at 9.03am
Shocked: With his glasses off, Cheney stares to his left after he was frog-marched by agents to a secure basement in the White House
Tense talks: In the images, Bush (far right) looks tense  as he confers with Cheney (far left), Chief of Staff Andrew Card (second left), National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice (center) and other officials in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC)
In charge: On the day of the attacks, Cheney was in charge at the White House. The President was visiting a school in Sarasota, Florida
Advice: Cheney holds his hand to chin as his top lawyer, David Addington (seen kneeling), starts to secure the legal authority response
Preparation: Bush speaks to Cheney, Rice and Card as he prepares address the nation about the day's atrocities, seen across the world
Top officials: Cheney speaks to Bush in the PEOC on the evening of the attacks. Bush arrived at the bunker at around 7pm, it is reported
Secure room: Cheney, his wife and then-First Lady Laura Bush (center) all look visibly tense as they stand in the PEOC during the crisis
Ready to speak: Bush is pictured clutching a piece of paper as he speaks to Card, Cheney and Rice ahead of his address to the nation
Listening: Tenet (left) and FBI Director Robert Mueller were joined by other  officials as they watched Bush address millions of citizens

 En-route: Cheney and his wife (seen in the aircraft) were later moved to other undisclosed sites as rescue workers looked for victims
On September 11, 2001, two hijacked passenger planes crashed into two World Trade Center towers (pictured) in New York, another jet struck the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in a Pennsylvania field. The attacks killed a total of 2,996 people, including the 19 hijackers
Shocking news: This photo, later seen by people across the world, shows the moment Bush was informed of 9/11 by his Chief of Staff, Andrew Card, who whispered in his ear. At the time, the then-President was attending a school reading event in Sarasota, Florida