War on Terrorism

Explain the role that neoliberalism plays in international communications. According to the lesson on neoliberalism, David Harvey defines neoliberalism as a theory of political economic practice that asserts the best way for societies to advance is by opening up their markets to free trade and converting their government systems to democracies. In other words, based on the lessons, neoliberalism is based on the idea that a free market is the most effective route to economic success. A free…

September 11, 2011 was a very rough time to say the least for many citizens of the US. On this day the US was put to test by a terrorist group named Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda hijacked four different planes and flew two of them into the twin trade centers in New York. Another plane was flown into the pentagon in Washington DC, and the last plane crashed in the middle of nowhere in Pennsylvania because the passengers on the plane fought back against the terrorists who were hijacking it. By watching a…

It’s significant because without 9/11, the majority of citizens of the USA wouldn’t know about 9/11, and the government wouldn’t have started a “War on Terrorism” campaign to stop Al Qaeda in its tracks. The attacks are also the reason why people have to go through the hassle of the annoying long security checks or airplane rules. It majorly affected the society we live in today, mainly because the citizens…

After the United States won the cold war, they decided to pro long their stay in Saudi Arabia, instead of sending troops home. Osama Bin laden including nearly all of the Muslim community is offended, in response Osama declares a Holy War in 1998. As a way to strike fear into the United States Osama Bin Laden decides to attack American interests, first the Kenyan American Embassy then Tanzania…

alternating between explosions, airplanes, Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. The “media machine” was preparing for war. The groups in power wanted to attack someone and the approval of general society would justify the actions. The term “war on terror” was created to justify an attack on Iraq and Afghanistan. The media supported and cultivated the new hegemonistic view that we needed to go to war and that patriotism was a predominant role we all must show. We needed to defend ourselves with an…

Osama bin Laden and his terrorist group al ‘Qaeda could devise and carry out such a devastating attack on the United States was almost unthinkable. However, we know now that the United States severely underestimated bin Laden’s declaration of holy war on the U.S in 1991. Despite the U.S having knowledge about threats made by al ‘Qaeda, they were able to follow through with their plan that fateful day and the U.S learned just how serious and dangerous al ‘Qaeda could be. But how did bin’ Laden…

Case study 1 Apocalypse and the influence of 9/11 on the apocalyptic movies Apocalypses have always been in people their heads, the thought of the end of the world has been and still is really popular in the film industry. Bendle says “Apocalypses are one of the oldest narrative forms, and they have informed some of the most imaginative and terrifying imagery in cultural history” (Bendle, 2005). In the years before 9/11 the apocalypse movies, books and magazines have been a great and widely…

had visible buildup to these enormous changes, even if it was less than had been present in previous generations. The jarring advances in weaponry, industry, and people’s social lives (including the division of labor) of World War II followed similar changes from World War I. Revolutionary movements regarding Civil Rights and feminism followed in the footsteps of movements that dated back to the 19th century. Technology repeatedly changed and grew, but always in manners similar to before, and…

Drone warfare, first strongly used in 2002 by the CIA to target Osama bin Laden after the series of attacks that occurred on United States soil on September eleventh. During the time of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, there was an estimated total of 100,000 flight hours by conducted by drones in support. Also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs for short, drones are used by the military primarily for surveillance purposes. However, during recent years, drones have…

Fifteen years ago, the United States wasn’t officially engaged in any wars. Few of us had ever heard of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, and ISIS didn’t even exist. We deported half the number of people we do today. Our surveillance state was a fraction of its current size. And — perhaps hardest to believe — we didn’t have to take off our shoes to get through airport security. America’s involvement in the War on Terror — prompted by the 9/11 terrorist attacks — resulted in a dramatic change in our…