to Osama bin Laden and his terrorist organization, al’ Qaeda on September 11, 2001. Millions gathered around their televisions in shock at the devastation this terrorist organization created. Thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives after al’ Qaeda operatives devised and carried out their plans to hijack planes and divert them into key U.S. landmarks. Osama bin Laden praised the work of his followers and the United States realized just how serious of a threat al’ Qaeda and Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden’s hatred towards the United States drove him to do horrifying and unreasonable things. This is one example of why I believe mankind in inherently evil. “The human world, it’s a mess..” (Sebastian) This quote said by Sebastian the crab from the movie The Little Mermaid. And the reason I chose to open up this essay with it is because it’s true. The human world is corrupted and full of sin, lust, pride, selfishness, hatred, jealousy, arrogance, rudeness, and so many other evil things
influence in the Middle East, Osama bin Laden formed al-Qaeda, a global militant Sunni Islamist Organization, in 1988. The terrorist activities of this group resulted in the creation of America's Operation Neptune Spear which successfully led to his capture and death in 2011. Osama bin Laden was born on March 10, 1957 to Mohammed bin Laden and Hamida Ghanem. His father was a Saudi millionaire, however, his mother was only a slave to the bin Laden family when Osama was born. In 1962, Saudi Arabia
September 11, 2001 Osama Bin Laden, leader of the Al-Qa’ida terrorist group, ordered for 19 of his men to hijack four planes. Their plan was to attack certain points in the United States of America. The attacks were suppose to be on New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the white house. Many innocent Americans and other nationalities were murdered by the terrorist that day. This day struck many years of conflict for both side with many years of war. Osama Bin Laden was responsible for
During the 1990s, Osama bin Laden, a fundamentalist militant and leader of Al-Qaeda, issued several fatwas (legal edicts) opposed to the stationing of US troops in Saudi Arabia. By middle of 1996, Al-Qaeda was barely functioning as a terrorist organization, and had only thirty members. Facing irrelevance and anxious that he was losing his leadership role over Islamist militants worldwide, bin Laden, announced a "blessed jihad" to oppose the United States and its Western allies on August 23, 1996
On September 11, 2001 , the United States was attacked under the influence of Osama Bin Laden. Ever since these attacks took place the United States increased their security measures on who and what enters into the country to protect its grounds. The actions of Bin Laden came from a terrorist group named Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda was a terrorist group whose founder was Bin Laden. Al Qaeda led to evolution of Isis which is an insurgency and not a terrorist group. The evolution of Isis came from a book named
Osama Bin Laden was one of the most remarkable terrorist leaders in the world. His tactics of manipulation and philosophy on his engagement of targets of opportunity was like no other. His principle of creating an Islamic Empire by taking advantage of Islamic countries was the foundation of his evil plan to retaliate against The United States. It is important to emphasize the origin on how Bin Laden came with the idea to attack our Homeland. After the Cold War, the retreat of Russia from Afghanistan
business administration seems to be light-years away from the subject of global terrorism, but Osama bin Laden found a way to use his knowledge for the advancement of his final position in life: terrorist CEO. A combination of factors led to his rise as the head of al-Qaeda: personal charisma, militant religious fervor, educational background, and a well-funded bank account. To his disciples, bin Laden is portrayed as a humble, pious man. When in view of his followers, he was careful to cultivate
converse with one person it would be the orchestrator of the terrible September 11th terrorist attacks. Osama Bin Laden is the reason for the misconstrued view of Islam that is currently seen in the world. In my opinion the origin of Bin Laden is similar to a prominent religious figure in that of the Buddha. Both came from affluent lives, but abandoned it all for their beliefs. However Bin Laden spread the doctrine of negativity, and even worse a false ideal. An ideal that has sadly influenced many
Inside the Execution of Osama Bin Laden Osama Bin Laden was the most wanted terrorist in the world last saw the barrel of a United States Navy Seal. The master mind was an al-Qaida leader known for some of the greatest attacks of terrorism in the world. This wasn't your average person, Osama was smart. He never had contact with the outside world, he casted threats though unknown, unanimous, untraceable, devices. The United States tracked him for years, he ended up being know for the greatest attacks
U. S. supports Bin Laden and the Mujahedeen During the1970s, The USSR was the biggest threat to America and radical Islam were not as a concern of the USA. With this being known the USA began funding and training Islamic militants to fight Russian in Afghanistan (Cganemccalle, Newsome.com, 2011). These militants, known as the Mujahedeen would rebel the Russians out of Afghanistan and later become known as the Taliban, Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. One of the most prominent members of the
III. These are the impacts of Bin Laden’s death. The death of Osama bin Laden by American forces signifies a symbolic victory on the war on terror movement. Bin Laden is the first leader and forefather of Al Qaeda terrorist movement that is based on extreme Islamic beliefs to execute political and religious purposes. Many Americans applauded as justice was served to the man who planned the attacks of 9/11, which slayed thousands of innocent Americans almost fifteen years ago. Many people decided
Terrorism Paper In 1988, Osama Bin Laden founded what is the most widely know terrorist network today, Al Qaeda. It started off small with only three members, but it grew vastly over the years. This is the organization that held the blame for the September 11th attacks on the United States, along with numerous other outbreaks against the world. In 1992 after establishing Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden was banished from Saudi Arabia, he then founded a new base in Afghanistan, where he declared a war
The 9-11 tragedies changed the lives of the world and united our Country. The terrorist group that planned the attacks on the United States was al-Qaeda. The leader of al-Qaeda was Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and then he would move to Afghanistan where he would start al-Qaeda. Al- 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
western perspective, Osama Bin Laden in nothing more than an inhuman murderer, therefore no one spends time to investigate why he does what he does, and for what reasons thousands of people sacrificed their lives for his cause, however, a quick glimpse through his excerpt shows that he does have an ideology that can be very appealing to a large number of people, any person that feels targeted by the United States can potentially find his claims to be persuasive, therefore, Bin Laden is not simply an
The invasion of Afghanistan (October 2001 - December 2014) The invasion was triggered by the September 11 attacks. It was intended to target terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida organization, which was based in the country, as well as the extreme fundamentalist Taliban government that had ruled most of the country. Taliban is the ultraconservative political and religious faction that ruled Afghanistan. Barack Obama, the president in 2008, said this: “We did not ask for this fight. On
“A declaration of Jihad,” on August 23, 1996 deals with Osama bin Laden order to sanction a defensive war (jihad) after he gained refuge in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden is a well-known terrorist and is the leader and founder of al-Qaeda. In 1979, the origins of al-Qaeda can be traced back to this year because that is when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Originally, Osama bin Laden used al-Qaeda as a way to enlist Muslim into the resistance. After, the Soviets left not shortly after the United States
Osama bin Laden, who was born into a self-made affluent Saudi Arabian family with a strong religious and moral background. After becoming discontent with the world around him, bin Laden began to seek a world with pure Islamic law not influenced by western powers. After the creation of al Qaeda, he used his business background, ambitious nature and key religious messages to influence the actions of his followers. The creation a resilient global terrorist network relies on the same fundamental building
It is very agreeable to say that Osama Bin Laden was the CEO of all CEO when it came to managing his terrorist people (Hoffman 1999, 2). Considering his enormous success his influence among them was boundless. He could easily have been the “face” for western terror. What he was able to accomplish was quite an accomplishment, and until today the western world, specifically America, continue to be in great danger because of his success. I believe he had incomparable attributes. We all know that he
public, and also send a message simultaneously to their counterparts that they were not to be taken lightly. Since then, it has never been forgotten and was one of the worst tragedies to occur in recent history. In an otherwise positive note, Osama Bin Laden has since been killed and his death has directly caused a morale decrease in the terrorist faction. Terrorism was always in play when it came to the United States, but it only came into the limelight with the 9/11 attacks. The attacks brought