of 2974 people haven’t received any adequate true answer what their loved ones gave lives for. According to the official version, The National Commission stated - the attack was organized by Islamist extremist groups (AL-Qaeda), driven by Osama bin Laden. However, CIA groups were following to those extremists since 1990. But no steps were taken in order to stop those Islamists, Despite the brilliantly composed version, there are many misunderstandings. How could CIA not to be aware of such a…
in Pennsylvania. There was one man behind this massive attack, and that man was Osama Bin Laden. The White House and CIA director John Brennan stated “The process began with a fragment of information unearthed in 2002, resulting in years of consequent investigation.”(Brennan. Dahl.179) Seymour Hersh, a journalist,…
In March 1981. Amir and Baba are in the truck with other Afghans on the way to Pakistan. The ride makes Amir sick, and he worries he is embarrassing baba. Because they cannot trust anyone. They left home in the middle of the night. The Rifaq as Amir calls them, have divided society. People turn each other in for money or under threat. This reminds of the time when I lived in my old home town, Sini. In 2006 after more than three years after the war in Iraq. A civil war erupted in the country…
Cuba’s struggle actually originated partly because of United Fruit. Fidel Castro’s father leased land out to United Fruit and with that income he was able to allow his kids a great childhood. Che Guevara fought against United Fruit and the CIA in Guatemala, and he already had negative opinions toward the corporate octopus. In 1958, Sam Zemurray resigns from his position as the head of United Fruit and the new president is Thomas Sunderland. United Fruit began to fall on hard times during the…
This attack occurred at the World Trade Center in New York City. A jet fuel crashed into the north tower first. The impact left a huge gaping hole that was starting to burn near the 80th floor (110-story skyscraper) this impact instantly killed hundreds of people and trapped hundreds on the above floors. They began evacuation of both of the towers. Eighteen minutes into evacuating the towers a second plane came into sight and hit the south tower near the 60th floor. This collision caused a…
The Pakistani Taliban also known as Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) has been around since the 80s, and although they are not the same Taliban that the U.S. is fighting today they are closely related. The group started during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. During said time Pakistani fighters fought hand in hand with the Taliban against the Soviet. Upon their return home they adopted the name Pakistani Taliban which allows them to maintain ties with the Taliban. They often offer logistic…
“I directed our government’s senior national security officials to do everything in their power to prevent another attack..After the 9/11 attacks, our coalition launched operations across the world to remove terrorists...and capture or kill terrorist operatives and leaders,” former President of America, George Bush asserted (President Bush’s Speech on Terrorism 1). Former President Bush concluded that many Americans believe that “terrorism” can be eliminated through violence. One might question,…
In this article/journal, it is discovered how the Cold War affected the U.S. African policy and how the outcome was different than expected. The policy that the U.S. had towards Somalia during the Cold War era explained the transition of the U.S.’ policy change from an alliance to using Somalia as a battleground during the War of Terror. The change in policy became disorganized and a hectic policy framework. There was an alliance of warlords in 1991 that defeated President Siad Barre’s command,…
targets. The Manchester documents, is a famous article established by Al Qaeda which outlines training and how to protect operations. This document is listed procedures on what to do in certain situations. (Edwards, 2016) In August of 1996, Osama bin Laden issued his first fatwa, a 30-page polemic entitled "Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places," against the United States and Israel. (Edwards, 2016) The premise was to get people to…
Hollywood pollutes our minds, It defines evil for us. The Hollywood movie industry is riddled with signs that particular cultures are more evil than others. If you look at most terrorist or patriotic war movies then you will usually see that the Arabic community are being portrayed as evil. Even innocent seeming movies such as Aladdin have underlining themes of Arabs being evil. True Lies, one of the most expensive and successful films ever made is based around a terrorist threat from an Arabian…