Rudolph W. Giuliani

About the author: At the time of the September 11, 2001, attacks, Rudolph W. Giuliani was finishing a second term as mayor of New York City. He addressed the United Nations General Assembly at a special session on terrorism on October 1, 2001.

New York City, the most diverse city in the world, was the victim of a vicious and unjustified attack. The terrorist attacks were directed at the ideals of the United States and the United Nations, including peace, tolerance, and political and economic freedom. While the long-term solution to terrorism is the spread of the principles of democracy and freedom, the immediate response of nations must be to band together to condemn and combat terrorist groups and to ostracize countries that support terrorism. The coming...