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Why Is Osama Bin Laden's Assassination Unjust?

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Osama Bin Laden, famous for the terror and misery he inflicted on millions of people and their nation. He was a known sexist, rapist, and abuser, he was also the former leader of a terrorist organization known as Al-Qaeda. His assassination occurred on May 1, 2011, he was assassinated by American Navy Seals. Osama Bin Laden’s assassination was just because he was the cause of thousands of people's deaths from multiple terrorist attacks that he led, and charged for rape and sexual assault, however others might say his assassination was unjust because he was fighting for the freedom of his country. Bin Laden, Osama “Subsequently, bin Laden apparently used al-Qaeda and allied groups to carry out a series of terrorist acts directed at the United States. These included the near-simultaneous bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on Aug. 7, 1998, which claimed over 200 lives; the suicide bombing of the U.S.S. Cole at Aden, Yemen, on Oct. 12, 2000, killing 17 Americans; and the catastrophic aerial assault on the WORLD TRADE CENTER and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2011 (Funk and Wagnalls page 1).” Osama Bin Laden …show more content…

In other words some people believed he was fighting for the rights of his own country. Osama Bin Laden Fast Facts CNN News“1979 - Travels to Afghanistan to join the jihad (holy war) against the Soviet Union. He remains there for a decade, using construction equipment from his family's business to help the Muslim guerrilla forces build shelters, tunnels and roads through the rugged Afghan mountains, and at times taking part in battle.” Many people believe his acts of terrorism was to fight for the freedom of his countrey. This source stated how he helped people by building shelters and tunnels for his people. Although at first he was helpful towards his people but in the end his main motive was to hurt and kill innocent

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