After September 11, 2001, nothing is the same: 15 years since the Twin Towers fell in New York

On this day, 15 years ago, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York were destroyed by passenger plane impacts.

A memorial has been erected at the site where the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York once stood. According to the official version, the perpetrators were members of Al Qaeda, who hijacked four planes, two of which were flown into the Twin Towers, one into each. After the impacts, the buildings collapsed like a house of cards, leaving only rubble and ash.

On that day 15 years ago, 2,753 people died in the collapse of the buildings.

The third plane hit the Pentagon, and the fourth crashed near Somerset, Pennsylvania, after passengers resisted the hijackers.

At the site where the Twin Towers once stood, the September 11 Museum has been built, which opened in 2014.

During the collapse of the WTC towers, tons of steel, concrete, glass, and asbestos also fell, and due to carcinogenic substances, many who worked and assisted at Ground Zero fell ill.

The September 11 attacks are the most significant events that have occurred so far in the 21st century in terms of the general economic, social, cultural, and military consequences that followed in the United States and many other parts of the world.

Handwritten notes in a "notebook" literally reflect the shock, pain, and resolve that took hold in the American presidential plane when news of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, broke.

The notes were written by Ari Fleischer, White House spokesman during the term of George W. Bush, who decided to publish them on the 15th anniversary of the worst attacks on American soil since Pearl Harbor.

There are six pages in total, and they are the only original transcript of what Bush and his associates said on the plane.

"We are at war," Bush said into the phone. On the other end was Vice President Dick Cheney. "When we find out who did this, they won't like me as president. Someone is going to pay," Bush said.

George W. Bush was visiting Florida at the time of the attacks on New York and Washington. Air Force One took off as soon as the impacts were known.

"I always take notes. That's how I do my job," Fleischer told Reuters. "But on September 11, it was especially important because I had to write down what the president said and did. I was glued to my seat all day, listening and writing."

Although some parts are known to the public, Fleischer had not previously published these notes in their entirety.

The notes show that Bush was overwhelmed by raw emotions and was impatient for revenge.

"I can't wait to find out who did this. And when I find out, we won't just slap them on the wrist," he said.

Fleischer also describes how Bush tried to convince the Secret Service to return to Washington as soon as possible. But he did not succeed. Air Force One first landed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, then at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. They landed in Washington only in the evening.