Al Capone

The aim of this essay is to investigate ‘To what extent did the American funding in the Afghan war against the Soviets lead to the formation of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda?’ This essay would be focused on both monetary and weaponry funding by the USA government to the Mujahedeen fighters in Afghanistan. To keep the scope of this investigation manageable several types of sources will be used, however, only two of them would be evaluated. These sources were chosen since they expressed a variety…

The war in Afghanistan was originally sparked my by the terrorist attacks on 9/11. The US was determined to find Al-Qaeda leader, Osama Bin Laden. After Afghan leaders refused to hand over Bin Laden the US decided to use military force. In October 2001, the US began bombing Afghanistan. They targeted Bin Laden's Al-Qaeda fighters and also the Taliban. In November 2001 the Northern Alliance, that consisted mainly of the United States and The United Kingdom, took control of Kabul, the capital of…

US was not prepared for that magnitude of devastation and as a nation our guard was down concerning terrorist activity. As acting president, I would have had homeland security in place of the first world trade center attack in 1993. Bin Laden and al- Quada was already on our radar so perhaps, the homeland security department could have been another tool to prepare our country in handling…

American Airlines flight 11 hit the north side of the north tower, traveling at a speed of 490 miles per hour. Less than thirty minutes after, flight 175 hit the south tower, killing everyone on board and hundreds in the building (“9/11: Timeline). Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked a total of four planes and killed nearly 3,000 people during their attacks on The World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the attempted crash into the U.S. Capitol (“How The 9/11”). Firefighters, businessmen and women, and…

What makes up terrorism is the illegal use of violence and threatening, especially against people not in the military, in the pursuit of political aims. Do I believe the " war on terrorism is justifiable I would say yes because, this may sound "foolish" to some people, but doesn't it make a nation "stronger"? Take September 11 for example. The United States has not had a glimpse of real threat in the big picture of terrorism since, security has greatly improved, and people can work together and…

World War One would have occurred, even without the assassination of Heir to the Austria-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand. A. Tharoor, Ishaan. "The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Drumbeats of War." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 28 June 2014. Web. 04 Dec. 2015. B. The Article was written to inform readers about Ferdinand’s assassination details, effects, and how different countries are remembering the assassination as the 100 year anniversary passes…

It also includes the definition of an individual who was part of or supporting Taliban or al Qaeda forces, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United states or its coalition partners. One example of someone who may be deemed as such is a person who was involved in the September 11th attacks because they wouldn’t have hijacked these planes if they weren’t supporters of Taliban or al Qaeda forces. Moreover, another example of someone who may be deemed as such is…

There is a drone war that is never ending.Drones are a military grade unmanned aircraft.Drones carry military related materials like missiles and bullets.People fear drones because of the thing they can do.Drones strikes have taken innocent people's lives. .Drones strikes started after the September 11,2001 attacks.Drone attacks have killed innocent people in the line of fire.People's loved ones are killed and they revolt against the United States to seek justice for their family.Civilians…

heightening. America also changed how it dealt with extremist, after the devastating 9/11 incident, no one wanted to live through that again. The United States started advancing on counterterrorism and focused on “disrupting, dismantling, and defeating al-Qaeda” The United States airport security and construction of future airplanes changed tremendously. Following the 9/11 attacks U.S congress federalized airport security through the Aviation and Transportation Security…

Counterterrorism is a complex topic that can be used through many formats. For example, economic, social, religious, political, military and security. The difficult aspect of counterterrorism is deciding which tactic will be most successful to the mission. Every domestic and international situation should be responded to using the measure that will produce the best results. The United States government is focused on using military tactics in a softer format and political measures. The current…