So the rhetoric of the immediate aftermath consists of attempts to attribute blame in the simplest fashion, to find the single cause, offer the simple solution, and absolve ourselves.
Supporting the better-than-expected financial results was a spike in passengers, despite the bothersome ban on gels and liquids, which was implemented in the aftermath of the attempted terrorist attack in London in August.
But even as the officials were mapping out the day-after scenarios, they faced a bigger question, particularly in the aftermath of an attempted coup in Turkey and an attack the Islamic State says it inspired in France: Is the United States-led coalition winning the battle but losing the larger war?
The secretary of homeland security has certainly not distinguished herself in the aftermath of the attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253.
Several websites critical of the government were shut down in the aftermath of the attempt, and 34 government-issue press cards were revoked.
The aftermath of the attempted bombing has been marked by an increasingly fierce partisan exchange over culpability heading into a midterm election year.
The aftermath of the attempted bombing fueled a national debate over whether terrorism suspects, especially noncitizens arrested inside the United States, should be handled by the criminal justice system or instead be transferred to military hands.
But there are now concerns that Erdoğan is using the aftermath of the attempted coup to crack down not just on its perpetrators but also on political opponents who were not involved in the rebellion.
Turkey's prime minister has said that testimony from suspects detained in the aftermath of the attempted coup has pointed to the direct involvement of Fethullah Gülen, an exiled cleric based in Pennsylvania.
While the aftermath of the attempted coup was still being dealt with, on January 9 , 2012 the government announced that Sanhá had died in Paris, where he had been undergoing medical treatment.
Social media are playing an increasingly large role in news gathering – none more so than this week in the aftermath of the attempted beheading of the off-duty soldier outside Woolwich barracks and the incident involving a BA flight from Heathrow yesterday morning.
