Al-Anon/Alateen

Three hours in, three hours more. Inside this metal death trap called an airplane sits me and three hundred others. This flight to Ireland had me anxious from the minute I had been told we were taking this trip. I understood that the overall trip would be amazing, but my enthusiasm was masked by evident fear, the fear of flying. It was not necessarily the fear of flying in a plane, as I had done that twice already. Likely, it was the concern of flying over water that terrified me. My fear is…

Osama Bin Laden was the world’s most wanted terrorist; he masterminded the September 11 terrorist attacks and led the infamous al-Qaeda terrorist network. He thus became the symbol of Islamic terrorism as he called for attacks on the United States, its allies, and the west in general until his death in 2011. For many people event today, he remains the epitome of terrorism and its evils. However, according to the case study “Bin Laden Justifies Terrorism,” Bin Laden believed that his tactics of…

Soviet regime in Afghanistan is precedent for Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgence as a political and military force. After the Soviet Union withdrew its forces from Afghanistan, the U.S. discontinued its support of the mujahideen immediately thereafter leaving a political void. By 1996 the Taliban established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which would serve as headquarter for al-Qaeda. The September 11 terrorist attacks coordinated by al-Qaeda in 2001 would mark the beginning of the United…

On September 11, 2001, the United States and many of its citizens became eager for revenge on Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban. As an effect of losing nearly three thousand American lives, President George W. Bush signed and enacted a joint resolution, allowing him to “use force against those responsible for attacking the United States,” on September 18, 2001 (“U.S. War in Afghanistan”). Only a week after the heart-breaking attacks, the nation widely supported what would turn out to be the most…

The best known and accepted by millions of people the version is currently given by the Government of the United States, this says that the attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon were the cause of a terrorist plan designed and executed by Al Qaeda terrorist group led by Osama…

Osama Bin Laden was described. Born on March 10, 1957, no one knew how much havoc he would wreak all over the world. In his 54 years of life, he accumulated 6 wives bearing 21 children. During this time he also founded the Islamic terrorist group named Al-Qaeda in 1988. His main goal in life was to advance Islamic revolutions throughout the Muslim world through the use of war, bloodshed, fear, and violence. Between the years of 1991-1996, he was part of many terrorist attacks that lead to many…

wanted to apprehend him because the president has said, ‘Frankly, my belief was if we had captured him, that I would be in a pretty strong position, politically, here, to argue that displaying due process and rule of law would be our best weapon against al-Qaida, in preventing him from appearing as a martyr, '(Press,…

supporters; it is estimated that the September 11th attacks costed between $350,000 and $500,000 due to the need for flight training and funds for at least nineteen hijackers, that high profile attack was able to raise a lot of money and support for Al Qaeda, if they didn’t have the cash to commit that attack they would not…

A Case Study of the United States Critical Infrastructure There are services within every society that acts as the life force behind its success; whether rudimentary or advanced these services are employed in order to maintain a functional nation. The United States of America is no different, several systems and assets support our nation by providing essential services from water supply, economic, healthcare, communication and transportation (Critical Infrastructure Sectors, 2015). Whether…

Name: Saud AlHamdan. Professor: Alexander Deluise. English 1104. 28 Nov 2016. Terrorism and How to End it Terrorism is the use of different acts of violence to spread fear for individual religious, political and social objective. It involves the performance of non-humane acts in the society. The terrorists and their supporters have conflicting interests with the governments and other parties. Therefore, they prefer to engage in illegal acts to pass their thoughts to the individuals in the…