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the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and the fourth was disrupted and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Al Qaeda was founded in 1988 by Osama bin Laden to consolidate the international network he established during the Afghan war. The…

This chapter explores how other jihadist groups, notably ISIL, are likely to impact the standing and operations of AQ. It seeks to determine the likely impacts on AQ caused by specific actions by these other groups such as their recruitment and support. In doing so, emphasis is placed on two main aspects. These are the effects of other jihadist groups on the recruitment of AQ and the extent to which, if at all, competition between AQ and these other jihadist groups can push AQ into carrying a…

communication within the constitution. Therefore the freedom of speech is still considered a right, not a privilege. Censorship is necessary in some cases, like the aforementioned hypothetical incident with information regarding the terrorist Osama Bin Laden, however, when it comes to censoring a person’s rights on the grounds of national security, it needs to be taken into account that every person has the right to say whatever to whomever, whenever and wherever they…

“The human failing I would most like to correct is aggression … It may have had survival advantage in caveman days, to get more food, territory or partner with whom to reproduce, but now it threatens to destroy us all” said by the theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking (Phillip 1). He explains that human aggression is the reason for our inevitable self destruction. 1984 is a novel, by George Orwell, about a dystopian society that has a government similar to a dictatorship. The main character,…

ideology helped influence the leader of Al Qaeda thus we will take a brief look into his path to Al Qaeda leadership. Osama Bin Laden began attending meetings at the University where Islam extremists went to speak. These speakers caught the attention of Bin Laden so he continued to frequent these meetings more often. The foundation of Al Qaeda ideology and the leadership of Osama Bin Laden led to many terrorist attacks across the world causing many casualties and striking fear into the hearts of…

other but that soon disturbed by an evil man from their country. One Saudi Arabian man going by the name of Osama Bin Laden, who was seen as a terrorist in his own country, declared war on the state of Washington in the United States. He believed that the U.S. didn’t respect their religion so he called for jihad on them. “Jihad”, meaning a war struggle against unbelievers, was what Bin Laden had done. He believed they were polluting his country with their people, stealing their resources while…

Osama bin Laden’s Plan of Attack Results in the United States Plan to Kill “For bin Laden, Islam was more than just a religion: It shaped his political beliefs and influenced every decision he made” (History, n.d., paragraph 3). Bin Laden believed strongly in Islam, which influenced some of his most life changing decisions. Osama bin Laden planned to attack the US, because he believed that Islam still needed to seek revenge on the US for declaring war on them; his plan of attack suddenly turns…

In order to understand “War on Terror” and how it began, one must first go back to understand when it all began. On September 11, 2001 the country faced what has been one of the strongest attacks against America. On that day Americans first witnessed what would be something that would mark the country forever. The American life changed for good, people no longer felt protected or at peace. It was no longer the same; it was as though something had been taken away from them. Statistics show how on…

The insurgency is blamed for catastrophic attacks aimed against Somali nationals and foreign aid workers. In June 2006, members of Al Shabbab kidnapped four western aide workers and more than a dozen Somali’s. (Article, Fall of Mogadishu Leaves US Policy in Ruins, The Guardian 2006). This incident greatly affected the presence of aid workers in Somalia and has resulted in the African Union amending its policy on sending western aid workers into Somalia. Shabbab has also carried out car bombing…

dramatization of the search for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Centering on the work of Maya Lambert, a Central Intelligence Agency officer, the film has raised controversy due to its historical inaccuracy in depicting torture. The film justifies torture by portraying that enhanced interrogation techniques provided key information in the hunt for Osama bin Laden. In the film, Maya Lambert locates Osama bin Laden by following a lead from a tortured…