Osama bin Laden

Messages to the World: The Statements of Osama Bin Laden Bruce Lawrence (the compiler) points out that while occasional fragments of bin Laden's words are cited, official pressures have ensured that, for the most part, his voice has been tacitly censured - as though too dangerous to hear."Messages to the World" contains interviews with the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, and various statements attributed to him. There is something obscene about reading the self-justifications of an…

was Osama bin Laden, commonly known as America’s prime adversary. He and his organization, Al Qaeda, took responsibility for atrocities committed against the American people, atrocities like the September 11th attacks, one of the nation’s darkest days. However, in the 1970’s and 80’s, the United States itself funded bin Laden and his colleagues. A man from an esteemed Saudi Arabian family that was on fairly good relations with the U.S.…

I would imagine the term hero or heroism would mean many different things to many different people. To a child, a hero may be Superman, to an anti-American, Osama bin Laden may be a hero, to an aspiring astronaut, perhaps Neil Armstrong comes to mind. From my perspective a hero is simply one who selflessly stands out from the crowd in a way that positively impacts another. An example may be an individual that witnesses a tragic event that takes time to offer assistance in any way they can.…

At a young age, Osama Bin Laden studied economics and business administration at King Abdulaziz University before dropping out his third year and doing what he did. Bin Laden’s schooling certainly wasn’t a meaningless three years; however, his lack of interest in his education prompted him to drop his major and pursue his real passion in religion. It’s interesting how one young student’s choice of university changed the course of history. Being born a first generation American, I didn’t have the…

students understand the role ideology has played and continues to play in shaping world events: This course goal was accomplished for me when we did the topic of Osama bin Laden and his hatred for the United States. Because the United States is a liberal, capitalist society where everyone has the freedom to do what they want, Osama bin Laden hated that. He felt as if a country should have control over every aspect of its citizens’ lives. His hatred for American was carried out in a series of…

kindness in their existence. Osama Bin Laden is a prominent symbol of someone that is evil. Osama Bin Laden was the leader of a terrorist organization identified as Al Queda. Bin Laden acts qualify him to be evil, although he isn't. In a collaborated article written by CNN Bin Laden’s early life consisted of him operating his fathers 1 million dollar construction company which repaired, restored, and constructed new roads that were affected by the 1979 Holy War. Bin Laden built homes for the…

September 11, 2001 was a very devastating day in U.S. history due to the attack on the Twin Towers located in New York, NY and the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. 19 Islam 's who were associated with the terrorist group al-Qaeda, which was led by Osama Bin Laden and a few others, hijacked the plane shortly after takeoff in hopes to carry out the suicide attacks and terrorism performed that day in the United States. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, terrorism is “the unlawful use or…

Osama bin Laden was born March 10, 1957, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His parents where named Mohammed bin Laden and Hamida al-Attas. Mohammad bin Laden was a millionare, and Hamida was his tenth wife. They soon divorced after Osama was born. Osama was brought up as a Sunni Muslim, with his mother and step siblings. Osama liked to read, write poetry, and also play football, but his central concentration was on religion. He went to school at Al-Thager Model school from 1968 to 1976. At King…

Osama Bin Laden and Mahatma Gandhi were very different men who led very different lives. These men both had a large impact on the world in such dissimilar ways. Mahatma Gandhi was a pacifist and a supporter of peace and compassion; Osama Bin Laden was an extreme militant and an advocate for war and intolerance. Gandhi was the primary leader in India’s independence movement. He was a small man that had a great heart, and when people saw this they felt the need to follow his…

of its use by the Bush administration and the intelligence gained through torture eventually leading us to finding Osama Bin Laden. Many try…