Al Qaeda
With the war on terrorism becoming more and more violent, US officials are looking for a way to stop the violence that Al Qaeda is inflicting on the United States of America. Al Qaeda isn’t a new problem to the United States. Al Qaeda is defined as “a radical Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to the elimination of a Western presence in Arab countries and militantly opposed to Western foreign policy: founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988” (Dictionary.com). “In approximately 1989, bin Laden and co-defendant Muhammad, Alef founded “Al Qaeda,” an international terrorist group. This group was dedicated to opposing non- Islamic government with force and violence. One of the principal goals of AL Qaeda was to dive the United States armed forces out of Saudi Arabia and Somalia by violence”(Al Qaeda). Bin Laden, the founder of Al Qaeda was a very cruel man that only cared about his power within the world. Al Qaeda means “the base” in Arabian. Al Qaeda’s base, or headquarters, was established in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1991. “Al Qaeda has become an organization with affiliates and …show more content…
These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steal of American resolve” (Aaron Y. Zelin). Al Qaeda has tested our nation’s patriotism in many of ways by testing the faith of not only the American people but people across this world. “While the war on terrorism has cost the US some 1 trillion al Qaeda remains a global threat. In fact, in August 2008, Ted Gistard the US government’s senior terrorism analyst said in a report that by forging closer ties to Pakistani militants, al Qaeda is more capable of launching an attack in the US than it was in 2007. The Pakistani militants have given al Qaeda leaders a safe haven in remote areas to train recruits” (Laura Hayes, Borgna Brunner, and Beth Rowen). Al Qaeda has carried out many attacks on the world, but a few
With the war on terrorism becoming more and more violent, US officials are looking for a way to stop the violence that Al Qaeda is inflicting on the United States of America. Al Qaeda isn’t a new problem to the United States. Al Qaeda is defined as “a radical Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to the elimination of a Western presence in Arab countries and militantly opposed to Western foreign policy: founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988” (Dictionary.com). “In approximately 1989, bin Laden and co-defendant Muhammad, Alef founded “Al Qaeda,” an international terrorist group. This group was dedicated to opposing non- Islamic government with force and violence. One of the principal goals of AL Qaeda was to dive the United States armed forces out of Saudi Arabia and Somalia by violence”(Al Qaeda). Bin Laden, the founder of Al Qaeda was a very cruel man that only cared about his power within the world. Al Qaeda means “the base” in Arabian. Al Qaeda’s base, or headquarters, was established in Khartoum, Sudan, in 1991. “Al Qaeda has become an organization with affiliates and …show more content…
These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steal of American resolve” (Aaron Y. Zelin). Al Qaeda has tested our nation’s patriotism in many of ways by testing the faith of not only the American people but people across this world. “While the war on terrorism has cost the US some 1 trillion al Qaeda remains a global threat. In fact, in August 2008, Ted Gistard the US government’s senior terrorism analyst said in a report that by forging closer ties to Pakistani militants, al Qaeda is more capable of launching an attack in the US than it was in 2007. The Pakistani militants have given al Qaeda leaders a safe haven in remote areas to train recruits” (Laura Hayes, Borgna Brunner, and Beth Rowen). Al Qaeda has carried out many attacks on the world, but a few