Bombs In Libya

Libya is a country east of Egypt with just over 6,000,000 people. Libya’s first ruler was King Idris I, he was elected after World War II when the people were looking for a new leader. He was Libya's only King. He established embassies with many large countries such as the U.S. and also allowed U.S. military to come in to restore and maintain the rights of the Libyan people in his first decade as a king. After King Idris I died in 1969, Libya fell apart. A new ruler, Gaddafi, began destroying Libya and its government. In 1972 tensions increased so much between the American and Libyan governments the American ambassador was removed from the embassy in Tripoli. In 1979 all American embassy workers were removed after an attack. In 2011 the people

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Hinckley shot Reagan in the chest during an assassination attempt. John has santed to court and later they found Hinckley was not guilty because of insanity. Hinckely was sented to a mental hospital. After the assassinations attempt the support for Reagan increased public support for Reagan. In 1984 the Republicans nominated Reagan and Bush for a second term. Reagan promised to keep taxes down, and won 59 percent of the popular vote and carried 49 states. In the 1986 elections the Democrats regained control of the Senate. During his last two years in office, unable to run for reelection himself, Reagan found it harder to get his legislative proposals finished. Foreign affairs In the Middle East, Reagan came out several times with U.S. forces to help out with army and military needs. In the early 1980s, armed conflict broke out in Lebanon between the Christian government and a number of Muslim groups. In effort to strengthen the Christian government, Reagan sent marines to Lebanon to help out. In October 1983 a bomb killed nearly 250 marines and other U.S. service members at their Beirut headquarters. In 1986 a bomb in a West German dance club killed an U.S. soldier and injured others. Reagan claimed that Libya was responsible for the bombing activities, retaliated with air strikes against several Libyan cities on April 15, 1986 and related to the supporting of Christian government in Libya. The President Reagan was one of the greatest presidents.

BBC, 06 May 2004. Web. 13 May 2014). Since the National Guard didn’t have that many people, they started recruiting farmers who were kicked out because of the new farming system that the Sandinistas started using. The second group was lead by a dissatisfied Sandinistas leader, Eden Pastora. He set up two groups in Honduras called the “contras”, or counter revolutionary forces. Reagan wanted to support contras economically and he stated that quite openly; however, a lot of U.S. citizens did not like that. During that time, in 1985, a war between Iran and Iraq took place. Even though the U.S. publicly supported Iraq, the government also secretly assisted Iran. Among those years Iran asked the United States for help with weaponry. It is illegal to sell weapons to the hostages but Regan still thought it would help him and the U.S. One of the reasons why he did it was because he wanted to take control in the problematic Middle East and selling weapons to Iran would improve the relations with Iran and Lebanon. At the same time Reagan wanted to free the seven hostages that were held by Iranian terrorist and even though he strongly supported the rule of not negotiating with terrorists, he broke the rule by supplying Iran with weapons. After receiving money from Iran, Regan sponsored contras using that money. The United States had also supplied the contras with weapons and equipment. After the clandestine deal between the two countries was published in the

President Ronald Reagan has just ordered for all Libyan assets to be frozen. He wanted to be safe just in case Libya decided to seize the Americans. In the meantime, the U.S. was attempting to persuade the Europeans and other possible connection to Libya to the killing of nineteen individuals, five in which were

A ripple of bright light broke through the starry nights of downtown Mogadishu. A burst of smoke began to swirl up into the sky, citizens screamed in panic and pain. The buildings that were once standing tall began to tumble. The tragedy that has unfolded has been recognized as one of the most devastating catastrophes on Somalia soil.

At the time of the attack, Libya was in a state of chaos and need for help. In 2011, a civil war in Libya was occurring. Numerous people were in an effort to overthrow the leader of Libya, Gaddafi. The people that were rebelling were militants who fought along Al-Qaeda, former members of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, and jihadists that fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. To help the men that were trying to coup d'état, the United States began to send weapons over, even though western counterterrorism officials worried that the weapons would later be used for future terrorist attacks. In addition to sending weapons, the United States deployed analysts from America’s Delta Forceware to teach the rebels about weapons and different tactics. After the end of the civil war, the US State Department, including US Ambassador Stevens, decided to stay in Libya. They remained in Libya to identify and collect arms used in war, to secure Libyan chemical weapon stockpiles, and to train Libya’s new intelligence service. Dozens of CIA operatives were in Libya at the time of the attack because they were monitoring a couple of suspected Al-Qaeda members.

On March 30, 1981 John Hinckley Jr shot at the Then-President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, as he walked from the Washington Hilton Hotel to his limo. The President was hit in the armpit and two of his guards were also shot as well as his aide. President Reagan went into a 2-Hour surgery and survived the attempt on his life with a couple of scars. April 18, 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon, a man drove a truck into the US Embassy and detonated about 2,000 pounds of explosives. Instantly killing 63 people, including 13 American CIA operatives. Just a year before this brutal attack the military forces of the United States of America and some European nations stepped in to help the Lebanese government with the third part of their Civil War. The Lebanese Hezbollah and the Islamic Jihad Organization expressed a strong dislike for the American and Israeli forces on the outskirts of Beirut. The Islamic Jihad Organization later claimed responsibility for the bombing. In the aftermath of the attack the Then-Secretary of State George Shultz tasked a team with making sure that the overseas embassies were safe. Their result was the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Diplomatic Security Service. On June 14, 1985 two gunman board a

Qaeda planned carefully in the attacks on the Unites States by sending nineteen militants over a period of several years to keep our suspicions down. They also held their meeting all across the globe. The planning meetings were held in Malaysia, they took flying lessons in the United States, and the leaders of al-Qaeda were in Hamburg, Germany. This is how many militants got over to the United States undetected especially the lead hijackers Mohammed Atta who was on our “watch list”. He was the one who communicated with Osama Bin Laden over e-mail about when the attacks were going to take place. This was just the preparation of what is about to come the United States’ way.

Terrorist attacks happen all over the world, creating a sense of hysteria and panic to the people surrounding the tragic events. The third most horrific attack in history, in my opinion, happened on 23 October 1989 in Beirut. A Marine barracks was bombed in Beirut, Lebanon killing 220 Marines and 21 other service personnel. This attack was considered to be the deadliest attack to the U.S. Marines since the battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 (CNN, 2015). The bombing was traced back to the Hezbollah militant group along with Iranian and Syrian involvement. Colonel Timothy Geraghty, the commander of the barracks, after much criticism for having lackadaisical security said that it was hard to defend the compound due to local airport traffic. Countermeasure ideas for the Reagan administration were divided. Some said the president should deepen involvement in the Middle East while others feared doing that would lead to a trajectory similar to that of Vietnam. Ultimately, Reagan followed the advice of Secretary Weinberger that if we weren’t in it to win it, then we shouldn’t go to war (FoxNews, 2013). Reagan withdrew the troops in Lebanon and chose to not get involved in the Middle East. It has been over thirty years since the barrack bombing, and this attack is still considered one of the top terror attacks of all time. In fact, the Tamil Tigers performed a copycat attack a few years after this attack. When other terrorists mimic a particular attack, it is an indication of an

Libya (1985-1989): United States forces were attacked by Libyan missiles and the United States responded with missiles; United States air and naval forces conducted bombing strikes on terrorist and military facilities in Libya; United States aircraft shot down two Libyan jets that had demonstrated hostile intentions. (Collier, 1993).

Imagine being surrounded by dust and fire, the sound of explosions in the distance, along with people screaming names of friends and family members. People jumping out of the windows for a glimpse of hope. "Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly acts of terrorism. The victims were in airplanes or in their offices: secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers, moms and dads, friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended in evil, despicable acts of terror. 9/11 was a terrible event, still affects us today, TSA, the creation of the National Security and the NSA, along with ruined lives for the families of people who have died.

it was mistaken as a bomb. America also implemented the Patriot Act which allowed the U.S. Government to make things more secure while also slightly being able to infringe on people 's rights with things such as detaining immigrants, or searching a home or business without explicit permission. Though these things may have seemed mild or unimportant at the time they are things that still exist in our society and ultimately have proven to be more negative than positive.

On 12 October 2000, a 505-foot Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer named the USS Cole, was attacked by two suicide bombers while anchored in the port of Aden, Yemen for refueling. The U.S. Navy destroyer, manned by a crew of 293, had been in transit from the Mediterranean Sea to the Arabian Gulf to support United Nations Security Resolutions involving Iraq. The suicide bombers had utilized a small motorboat laden with explosives to move in close to their intended target. Within seconds, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated, ripping a 40-foot hole in the half-inch reinforced steel-plated port side of the hull. While the heroic actions of the crew saved the vessel, seventeen U.S. Navy sailors were killed and forty-two

The Team Member reported that she was terrified after entering the stall in the women’s restroom located at the North West area of Member Services. She explained that when she sat on the commode and reached over to pull down the toilet tissue she noticed some writing on the toilet tissue roll which was written on a few of the sheets then pulled the tissue down further and read the writing “Bombs are all over” and froze in terror. The Team Member reported she was absolutely terrified. She did not know if she should stay on the commode or get off because she thought to herself, what if I move and a bomb explodes? Then, the Team Member had to have made a conscious decision to get up and walk out calmly out of the stall, look around her, and walk