...Introduction The death of Osama Bin Laden, The master mind behind the attacks on 9/11, was a big relief for the United States and the rest of the world, because we killed the biggest threats in recent history, the leader of the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda. Who is Osama bin Landen? How long was Osama on the run before getting captured and killed? How did the death of Osama bin Laden affect us? All these questions will be answered thought out this paper. Who Was Osama Bin Laden Osama bin Laden was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1957. Osama was the 17th of more than 50 children. Osama got married at the age of 17 years old in 1974. During his marriage he had 11 children. He separated to from his wife just days before the 9/11 attacks in 2001....
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...Osama Bin Laden Biography Osama bin Laden and His fusion of Terrorism Introduction: Osama bin Laden, born in 1957, comes from a wealthy Saudi Arabian family that owns a multinational construction business. He used his inborn wealth to finance Afghan forces fighting the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980's. After the 1991 Gulf War, he was distressed that Saudi Arabia allowed U.S. forces to remain in the Arabian Peninsula. To advance his agenda of expelling the U.S. from the Islamic world, he worked with other anti-Western fundamentalists to organize a secretive, highly compartmentalized terrorist network, known as al-Qaida. It is through his upbringing, education, culture, and wars in Islamic countries, that Osama bin Laden has sought to purge the Islamic world of the influences that he believes have corrupted and degraded it. Osama bin Laden’s family: Osama Bin Laden was the 17th son of 51 children of Muhammad bin Laden. His father was of Yemeni descent, and his mother was from Saudi Arabia. Osama's father was the dominant figure in the family, and Osama may have obtained his strong Islamic heritage from his father. "He had a tough discipline and observed all the children with strict religious and social code. He maintained a special daily program and obliged his children to follow.1 Over and above the strict Islamic teachings that he received from his father; Osama bin Laden also received religious indoctrination...
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...Bin Laden Is Dead: America Still Unsafe Devry University English 135 June 28, 2011 Introduction So, in the end it was not a cold, dark Afghan cave that sheltered the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden. It was a huge million dollar home in Abbottabad, Pakistan, with far too much security and 18-foot high walls, much taller than necessary to protect the two couriers who allegedly lived there alone. A U.S. bullet into his head, among other places, is what brought the sudden end to Bin Laden's life after a 10-year hunt for the spiritual leader of the global Al-Qaeda terrorist franchise and the master plotter of the 9/11 attacks, which killed nearly 3,000 people. The death of Osama bin Laden has raised many questions; what impact does his death have on U.S. counter-terrorism activities, Al-Qaeda and Islamic extremism, and U.S./NATO efforts in Afghanistan? More importantly, is the world any safer now than it was before? U.S. efforts to combat terrorism Without doubt, the death of the Al-Qaida leader is a great achievement in the global fight against terrorism. The spontaneous celebrations that broke out across the U.S. show how eagerly Americans were waiting to see this day. “History's most expansive, expensive and exasperating manhunt has finally ended, but the most expensive war against terrorism still has a long way to go.” (China Post, 2011) While we take comfort in his removal, we must not become complacent in our efforts to win the war on terror. Bin...
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...EH 101-2BE 24 September 2015 A Battle Won in the War on Terror President Obama gave a speech confirming the death of Osama bin Laden. His ten minute speech was something that the American people needed to hear. After ten long years, some justice had finally been served, and president Obama was able to inform America of this great success. The president is attempting to inform the country of the events leading up to Bin Laden’s death. All of the conflict with Osama bin Laden began on a date most people will never forget. On September 11, 2001 al-Qaeda, bin Laden’s terrorist group, launched an attack on American soil. Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and another into a field in southern Pennsylvania. As a result of this terrorist attack on the United States, 2,996 people were murdered and more than 6,000 people were injured. This was a proclamation of war by al-Qaeda. Because of this horrible tragedy, Osama bin Laden became the number one wanted man and was hated by all Americans. For the ten years that followed the attacks, people were permanently scarred and emotionally rocked. Everyone wanted bin Laden dead. And therefore, Obama’s speech on May 1 was some of the best news that the United States had received. Through his speech the President is trying to inform the nation that now is a time to rejoice ,but the war on terror is far from over. President Obama achieves this through invoking powerful emotions connected to past events. Throughout...
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...today then this would have never happened and we would still have the Twin Towers today. Also Al Qaeda was planning this for years so they could absurd how everything work so they could make a good plan which very sadly worked when it shouldn’t have. Why did Al qaeda attack the Twin Towers has been a question that I have wanted to find a answer for for a while and threw all of my research I have found a answer. Al Qaeda attacked the U.S. because they felt an outrage against the U.S. They also focused all of their anger on us because we are the strongest country in the world and they thought that if they attacked us that they could take us over and spread world wide fear and most importantly they wanted to become the strongest country in the world and over throw us but as you know that was not how it ended at all. Know we know why they picked the U.S. but why did they pick the Twin Towers they could have picked something in California. They reason that Al Qaeda attacked the Twin Towers was because the Twin Towers were supporting the U.S. economic system and the towers were a tremendous landmark and had tremendous value in the U.S history. AL Qaeda also wanted to kill a lot of people but they didn’t have to capacity and strong enough military to take are military down so they picked the Twin Towers. The twin towers showed how powerful the U.S. was and how rich they were to be able to build all of these towers and amazing buildings and skyscrapers. The dumbest mistake they made...
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...AMERICAN PULIC UNIVERSITY OSAMA BIN LADEN: FALL OF LEADERSHIP POST 9/11 MIND OF A TERRORIST BY TERI DANIELLE MOUNT SAN DIEGO, CA FEBRUARY 2014 OSAMA BIN LADEN: FALL OF LEADERSHIP POST 9/11 Under Osama bin Laden's leadership, al Qaeda has become the most dangerous terrorist organizaiton in the world, responsible for more than 10,000 deaths (Terrorism [2011], 1). As the leader of this organization, he was strategic, intelligent and knew how to attack his enemy both economically and culturally. He was a mastermind and was able to communicate and exert influence upon his followers, affiliates and to the entire world as we know it. He was also the mastermind behind the tragic act that took the lives of thousands in the United States terrorist attack known as 9/11. However, since the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, bin Laden's ability to communicate and influence others has changed drastically. As al-Qaeda's leader, bin Laden meticouslly planned 9/11 and wanted it to be the attack that caused the United States to “bleed-until-bankrupt” by creating a wars between Americans and the Muslim world (Gartenstein-Ross 2013, 1). As a leader, his strongest form of communication lied in his ability to take down his enemies from behind the scenes. After the attacks on 9/11, he repeatedly made it known that he was not responsible for the attacks. However, did the...
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...Group 1: The War in Afghanistan * Find facts about al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden. Osama Bin Laden Born Sheikh Osama bin Muhammad bin ’Awad bin Laden, was born in March 10th 1957 in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. He was the founder of the Islamist militant organization Al-Qaeda, an organization that was responsible for many attacks in different parts of the world killing thousands of civilians as well as the high-profile targets. He did most of his work under the name of the Islamic religion and specially the sharia law. Osama was born in a very wealthy family, to a Saudi Arabian father and a Syrian mother; he had a total of 52 siblings. In his early ages Osama studied engineering, economics, business administration and religion where he specified in interpreting the Quran and Jihad at King Abdul-Aziz University in Saudi Arabia. Osama got married when only 17 years old, to his second cousin from his mother side of the family. Throughout his life Osama got married five times, and ended up having about 24 children. His strong religious conviction got him to join the local Islamic groups, in 1973. And in 1979 he took to Afghanistan, after the then Soviet Union had invaded the country, and in the 1980’s he officially joined the war in Afghanistan as a volunteer, against the soviet occupying power. One of his main struggles in live was the growing influence of the United States in the Middle East. He felt that the policies of the US government were the prime reason of the unhappiness...
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...politics. In the United States, the separation of church and state is acceptable. In other countries such as Afghanistan, Iran and other parts of the Muslim world, the two are not separated. Since religion plays a large role in many Muslim countries, the impact that it has on politics is more obvious. Some religions have more power in politics than others. Since most people are Muslim in Muslim countries, religions like Christianity and Buddhism have little effect on politics. Many of the Muslim countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Afghanistan base their political system on the Koran. Countries like Turkey do not base their political system on the Koran. Many fundamentalists of the Muslim faith should not be considered terrorists or people that support terrorists. Many fundamentalists want to just support Islam. Even though many Muslims supported the actions of Osama Bin Laden, many condemned them. Many Muslim fundamentalists have the goal of reviving their faith. Radical Muslim fundamentalists support Jihad (another name for war), against those that want to corrupt their faith. Osama Bin Laden and his followers would be an example of this. Conservative fundamentalists want to protect their religion and keep it from outside influence. However, this is not seen as a war. The Iranian revolution has its roots in an ongoing resistance to secular modernization. The Shah introduced many western ideas. This fast suggestion of western ideas and change caused...
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...people just sit in disbelief when they see a terrorist attack, whether it be on tv or right next to them. Explaining what he thinks about the reaction in the United States against terrorism, Anup Shah said, “It was with disbelief and shock that people around the world saw footage of the terrorist attack in the U.S...”(Shah). Terrorism is horrific and must be stopped for the safety of our loved ones. Terrorism is also a worldwide problem, everywhere people's safety is being taken and destroyed by these horrendous events. Terrorism has caused global fear around the world and has taken the peace from people’s lives. Three events that have taken the peace from people’s lives are the attack of 9-11, Osama Bin Laden, and Al Qaeda and in understanding these events, hopefully they can be prevented. First, the tragedy that happened on September 11th, 2001 was possibly one of the worst incidents of this time for the United States. Many people lost their lives and safety that day. Four separate planes were hijacked that day by terrorists and their intent was to hit the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the White House. Luckily, some men upon one of the planes stood up to the terrorists and landed the plane in a field in Pennsylvania instead of hitting the white house. K. Lee Kerner said, On September 11, 2001, 19 al-Qaeda-trained terrorists hijacked four U.S. commercial airliners. The hijackers crashed two of the...
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...Osama Bin Laden’s Death: a Hit or a Miss for the US? A Reaction Paper on the Death of Osama Bin Laden Raquel G. De Leon Philippine Christian University May 28, 2011 Bin Laden’s Death: A Hit or a Miss for the US? The United States caught the world by surprise with its announcement that it finally killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan on May 1, 2011. Following a decade of manhunt and costly war against Iraq and the Taliban, the mastermind of the 11 September 2001 attacks to the US’ economic and military symbols has finally repaid his actions. He was killed in his safe house in Pakistan and was buried to the sea following Islamic burial traditions. The raid, however, was unknown to Pakistani authorities, which could compromise whatever relations the two countries still have. Nonetheless, Osama is dead, and the US can now relax with the thought that its shores are now safe from the claws and pangs of terrorism, or is it so? Bin Laden’s death caused a flurry of reactions from all over the world. Some say that justice to the bombing victims had been served. Others, however, insist that although the US Military annihilated him, he already drained American coffers with trillion in dollars considering the costly wars it waged with the Iraq and the Taliban, as well as the expensive manhunt that lasted for a decade, thus raising the question of the significance of such death. Reactions do vary, with one saying that there is not any single human being, either directly or indirectly;...
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...“Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen. The location was a fortified compound in an affluent Pakistani town two hours outside Islamabad. The target was Osama bin Laden. Normally, the U.S. shares its counterterrorism intelligence widely with trusted allies in Britain, Canada, Australia and elsewhere. And the U.S. normally does not carry out ground operations inside Pakistan without collaboration with Pakistani intelligence. But this mission was too important and too secretive.” (Huffington Post, 2011) Pakistan and the United States have been allies throughout the war on terror. Pakistan has provided troops along with convoy routes for quick resupply to coalition forces in Afghanistan. Many say that the United States has bought these routes through their yearly multi-billion dollar aid to Pakistan. Others say that the United States will use force and step on or over anyone that gets in its way. More and more of the general US public believe and voice that Pakistanis are simply pulling the wool over the United States’ eyes by providing training grounds to terrorist cells. Pakistan is as much a problem as is al-Qaeda. But are Pakistani-US relations strained? Many will lead you to believe that it is or that there is simply no relationship, only a puppet and its master. Throughout this paper and by using the one example...
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...example, Harry Truman (the 33rd president of the USA) acted as a commander in chief when he made decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II. Obama fulfilled the role of a commander in chief when he made the decision to kill Osama Bin Laden, send armed forces to Libya’s coast, and send fighters and warships to the Crimea region....
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...Harris is an american citizen trying to protect his home country from future terrorist attacks. He speaks out to prevent attacks in his works by defending torture. Harris (2005) knows that he is one of very few people who supports torture, but he believes that it is an ethical necessity on the war on terror. The idea behind torture is that it provides information to prevent terrorist activities from occurring. Since 9/11, torture has increased by US enforcements to protect their homeland from terrorist attacks. They believe that torture is the answer to any question that they might have. Harris, thus believes that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages to torture. He references what was gained from torture in finding Osama Bin Laden and that his ethics were lost when he decided to bomb the US (Harris,...
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...11 attacks”. Moreover, Osama released a video to the public. In the video he confessed that he was responsible for the attack. “He ordered the Sept. 11 attacks, bin Laden said he did so because of injustices against the Lebanese and Palestinians by Israel and the United States”. Furthermore, Osama planned the attack because he wanted revenge. "We fought you because we are free and want to regain freedom for our nation”. Moreover, years later Osama got caught and killed on may, 2011. “(approximately mid-morning on May 2 in Pakistan), President Obama addresses the nation and announces that Osama has been killed”. Thus, the terrorist wanted revenge but america wanted death upon him. The site has been rebuilt into a memorial plaza. It’s a dedication for the ones who lost their lives. “The 9/11 Memorial was dedicated on September 11, 2011”. Moreover, after the twin tower attack the government pledged to build the memorial. “A number of prominent leaders–including New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and U.S. President George W. Bush–pledged”. However, the amount of labor took years...
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...Usama Bin Laden Angel L. Roman Strayer University SEC 310 Professor Darrel Nerove December 1, 2013 On May 2nd 2011, the United States executed a covert mission in Pakistan that lead to the death with the most wanted terrorist, Usama Bin Laden. For almost 10 years, the United States and its agencies where looking for Usama Bin Laden all over the world for the atrocious acts against the United States in September 11, 2001. The United States was dedicated in taking down everyone responsible for the terrorist acts on that day and finally in May 2nd 2011, the US was able to find him. The President of the United States, Barack Obama, made a speech on the mission that was taken place. He spoke how after he took office he made a priority to capture or kill Bin Laden and how there was intelligence of a possible lead of Bin Laden in Pakistan. President Obama’s speech about what the United States has in the future about terrorism was not going to stop there, because terrorism was not going to stop at Bin Laden. There is always someone that is going to take his place and still networks of al-Qaeda all over there world that need to be dismantled. President Obama stated (2011), yet his death does not mark the end of our effort. There’s no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us. We must –- and we will -- remain vigilant at home and abroad. The killing of Usama Bin Laden was a big step in combating terrorism, it has made a huge empty hole in al-Qaeda, because...
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