What If 9/11 Had Not Happened?
Sep 11, 2026 Remembering 9/11, and What Unites Us Opinion letters on the 25 Anniversary. The title of documentary above " 9/11 - The day that changed the world | DW Documentary" begs the counterfactual questions "What If 9/11 Had Not Happened" both for the United States and for the World System . I heard live coverage of 9/11 on the radio driving to work that day, as did many other Americans. Most Americans learned about the terrorist attack on the United States through their TV sets. But a large portion of the population who lived and worked outside of the Eastern time zone first heard news of planes flying into the towers of the World Trade Center through their radios while they were driving to work. I was one of those people. When I pulled into the YMCA parking lot in downtown Spokane, Washington, just before 5:30 a.m. PT, I was listening to columnist Molly Ivins read a clever essay on Morning Edition . When I turned my car back on shortly after 7 a.m...