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    Al-Qaeda used direct and symbolic violence to create the reaction that they wanted in the American people from their 9/11 attack. Direct violence is used to physically eliminate parts of the opposition and to destroy resources used by the institution. This type of violence does not regard the symbolic results of their violence, but when paired with symbolic violence it can be very dangerous. Symbolic violence is staged for a movement, in this case Al-Qaeda, to gain attention. They directed their…

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    Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda is a big threat to the United States. When 9/11 occurred it put America in a stage of being scared and worried. Al-Qaeda is an Islamic terrorist group trying to take over and spread throughout the world. Because of the U.S Troops being sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 trying to take control over the war lords, Osama Bin Laden and his groups ‘’Al-Qaeda” has been mad at America. United States Military are trying their best to keep all of it under control. The military has to put a…

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    Recruitment Al Qaeda core beliefs are avenging the wrongs of the Jews and Christians against Muslims over the past decades. The Muslims want to revamp the world to replace the states with one true Islamic leadership. Al Qaeda wants to drive out all Americans from Saudi Arabia. Al Qaeda has transformed and adapts their recruitment methods since 9/11 to implement new and invasive method to recruit members to the organization. The United States made every effort to dismantle and to be…

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    their war on terror, specifically Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Islamic State). The Islamic…

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    Al-Qaeda Terrorism against America Everyone will forever remember when America was attacked by Al-Qaeda terrorist hijackers. The day when pain and panic took over the US, about 3,000 innocent people died including New York residents, people in Tower 2, firefighters, police officers, the passengers in the planes, and paramedics (“How Many”). September 11, 2001 the day the Pentagon Building was crashed into and World Trade Center Twin Towers collapsed. The Al-Qaeda group, hijacked planes flying to…

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    point you might be tired of learning about this topic every single year, well I am going to tell you about the information that may not come to mind, like how Al-Qaeda formed and what’s it about. Al-Qaeda is a islamic terrorist group in Afghanistan in 1988, that was founded by, Osama Bin Laden along with Abdullah Azzam. The origin of Al-Qaeda was rooted on a background of the decline of socialism and communism, in the western culture and increasing islamic influence. They have 3 goals, which…

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    Discuss the creation and evolution of al-Qaeda (25 pts.) The Creation of al-Qaeda officially begun during the Cold war around 1979 when Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union. This became an issue for the United States, and the goal was to come up with a plan that involved pushing the Soviet union of out Afghanistan. The outcome of this event leads to the development of an organization for the international Muslim regiment that was formed to rebel against the invasion and eventually get…

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    recruited throughout the Islamic World When the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, the organization dispersed but continued to oppose what its leaders considered corrupt Islamic regimes and foreign presence in Islamic lands. Frustrations: Al- Qaeda’s primary enemy is the United States, which it sees as the root cause of all Middle- East problems Beliefs and goals: Their main goal was to overthrow the corrupt “apostate” regimes in the middle east and replace them with the “ Islamic”…

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    Al-Qaeda and ISIS are two Islamist multi-national organizations which aims to spread all over the region in order to unify the Muslim world, they believe they represent religion, and use the later to justify their actions. These two Islamic groups have fought war against what they called the non-Islamic population and the west. As much as the two organizations have big similarities from how they both share the Wahhabi ideology, loathe the religious establishment of al-Azhar, involved in…

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    have happened in al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda has had tons of attacks throughout the years. Al-Qaeda has had a total of 15 bombings. The last bombing was in 2009 December 25th it was an attack on the Northwest Airlines flight 253, Al-Qaeda had sent “abdul mutallab” on a suicide mission. President Barack Obama called it an "attempted terrorist attack," and he promised to use every single element of our national power to disrupt and defeat the violent people who threaten us. Al-Qaeda is an…

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