Terrorism: 9/11 On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 a group of terrorist called “Al-Qaeda” hijacked 4 airplanes and crashed them into the world trade center’s north and south tower in New York City. This left the whole world in shock. What many people thought was going to be a normal day came out to be a day that we will never forget. Nothing this devastating had ever happened in US Soil since the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. A perfectly executed plan by a terrorist group who’s intentions was to send a strong message to the world.
The word “terrorism” is defined as the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. The fbi definition: the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a …show more content…
Bin laden says, “The expansion of Israel is one of the greatest crimes, and you are the leaders of its crimes. And of course there is no need to explain and prove the degree of American support for Israel. The creation of Israel is a crime which must be erased. Each and every one who become polluted in the contribution towards this crime must pay its price, and pay heavily.”(Letter to America) what he means by this is that anyone who supports Israel and their growth will suffer great consequences since they consider it as huge crime. In 2004 and 2010 he repeated that their relationship with Israel played a huge part of why they attacked the US as well as his mention before the attack in 1998 (Inside al Qaeda) Going back to 1982 the us gave support to Israel’s invasion of the southern Lebanon (inside al Qaeda). This specific event triggered Bin Laden’s anti-Americanism. In response Osama first actions was a boycott of US goods in the 1980s and as problems escalated in the Middle East many groups began to feel the same as Bin Laden towards America.(inside al
The word “terrorism” is defined as the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. The fbi definition: the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a …show more content…
Bin laden says, “The expansion of Israel is one of the greatest crimes, and you are the leaders of its crimes. And of course there is no need to explain and prove the degree of American support for Israel. The creation of Israel is a crime which must be erased. Each and every one who become polluted in the contribution towards this crime must pay its price, and pay heavily.”(Letter to America) what he means by this is that anyone who supports Israel and their growth will suffer great consequences since they consider it as huge crime. In 2004 and 2010 he repeated that their relationship with Israel played a huge part of why they attacked the US as well as his mention before the attack in 1998 (Inside al Qaeda) Going back to 1982 the us gave support to Israel’s invasion of the southern Lebanon (inside al Qaeda). This specific event triggered Bin Laden’s anti-Americanism. In response Osama first actions was a boycott of US goods in the 1980s and as problems escalated in the Middle East many groups began to feel the same as Bin Laden towards America.(inside al