Monday, September 20, 2010
Who is Bin Laden?
Who is Osama Bin Laden?
Bin Laden is the seventh son of fifty brothers and sisters, his parents were Syrian. Bin Ladens father was a devoted Muslim and made sure his sons were devoted to Islam. Bin Laden lost his father at the age of thirteen. Bin Laden married at 17 to a relative of his family. Bin Ladens first encounter in Afghanistan was during the Soviet war in which he was part of a "jihad" which means "the holy war." He wanted to protect Afghanistan which was an Islamic Muslim country from the Soviets. Once the Soviet invasion was over he started Al Qaeda which means "the base." The name Al Qaeda came about because Bin Laden made bases in Afghanistan to train men for the "Jihad" army he was building. Bin Laden and his family had a construction company and thats how he funded Al Qaeda.
Bin Laden is the seventh son of fifty brothers and sisters, his parents were Syrian. Bin Ladens father was a devoted Muslim and made sure his sons were devoted to Islam. Bin Laden lost his father at the age of thirteen. Bin Laden married at 17 to a relative of his family. Bin Ladens first encounter in Afghanistan was during the Soviet war in which he was part of a "jihad" which means "the holy war." He wanted to protect Afghanistan which was an Islamic Muslim country from the Soviets. Once the Soviet invasion was over he started Al Qaeda which means "the base." The name Al Qaeda came about because Bin Laden made bases in Afghanistan to train men for the "Jihad" army he was building. Bin Laden and his family had a construction company and thats how he funded Al Qaeda.
Attacks which Bin Laden plotted:
1993 bombing of the World Trade Center
1995 truck bombing of a Saudi National Guard training center
1998 explosions at U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
2001 attacks on the World Trade Centers.
Who are the Taliban?
The Taliban were also known as the “students of Islamic knowledge movement." They came to power during Afghanistan's civil war. They had policies including the treatment of women, and supporters of terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda.
From 1996-2001 the Taliban ruled over Afghanistan and in 2001 once the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred the United States issued a war against terrorism. The U.S. put pressure against the Taliban to give up where Bin Laden was hiding and the location of Al Qaeda training camps, in which the Taliban refused. By December U.S. troops defeated the majority of the Taliban rule. But today the Taliban still active in Afghanistan with the help of Al Qaeda.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
What is Terrorism? Who Took Responsibility for the Attacks on 9/11?
What is terrorism?
The definition of terrorism is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce for a political purpose, the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism, a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
The definition of terrorism is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce for a political purpose, the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism, a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
What happened on September 11, 2001?
At 8:46 a.m. A plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. At 9:03 a.m. Another plane smashes into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. By 10:30 a.m. Both Towers collapse to the ground. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
Who took responsibility for the attacks?
The terrorist group Al Qaeda and their leader Bin Laden admitted responsibility for the attacks on 9/11. Bin Laden says in a video, the reason behind the attacks was for the injustices against the Lebanese and Palestinians by Israel. He says that if the United States stops threatening the security of Muslims further attacks can be avoided.
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What is Terrorism? Who Took Responsibility for the Attacks on 9/11?
What is terrorism?
The definition of terrorism is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, for political purposes, the state of feat and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization. A terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.
What happened on September 11, 2001?
At 8:46 a.m. A plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. At 9:03 a.m. Another plane smashes into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. By 10:30 a.m. Both Towers collapse to the ground. The third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington D.C.
Who took responsibility for the attacks?
The terrorist group Al Qaeda and their leader Bin Laden admitted responsibility for the attacks on 9/11. Bin Laden says in a video, the reason behind the attacks was for the injustices against the Lebanese and Palestinians by Israel. He says that if the United States stops threatening the security of Muslims further attacks can be avoided.
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