As we all know, on September 11, 2001 Muslim terrorists attacked the United Stated. They hijacked 4 airplanes in mid-flight. The first 2 planes flew right into 2 skyscrapers at the World Trade Center in New York City. Obviously, the buildings caught fire and collapsed. The third plane demolished part of the Pentagon (the US military headquarters) in Arlington, Virginia. The final plane crashed in Shanks Ville, Pennsylvania. Both articles agreed that exactly 19 terrorists hijacked the 4 planes; and that the attack was made by Al Qaeda, which was led by Osama bin Laden.…
On September 11, 2001, 19 al-qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying at least two nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon and a fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville Pennsylvania after the passengers and flight crew fought back.…
September,11,2001 there was a big tragedy that affected the whole United States. A group of 19 militants that are associated with Islamic terrorism from Saudi Arabia hijacked, and took control over four airplanes. Two planes were purposely crashed into the World Trade Center in New York. The hijackers had this all planned out on what they were going to do. After, the two planes headed towards the World Trade Center, the other two planes were headed towards the Pentagon and the White House, but these two planes luckily did not make it to their destinations they crashed in a Western Pennsylvanian field. The terrorists were Islamic ISIS, Saudi Arabia, and was not just these two groups of people the attack included seven more Arab nations. The…
On September 11, 2001, a disastrous tragedy happened. Four planes were being hijacked by 19 Islamic terrorists on Tuesday. The terrorist’s leader was Osama bin Laden who planned the attacks. Two of the planes were flown into the World Trade Center in New York City, the third plane hit the pentagon that was supposed to hit the White House, and the last plane crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. From that day, multiple changes were made after this horrible occurrence.…
Many people have some understanding as to why it happened, but no matter how much we absorb, more questions arise in our consciousness. What made those terrorists take countless innocent lives while taking their own lives in the process of their heinous act? After 9/11, Americans were shocked that terrorists could hijack planes and destroy buildings and be responsible for the incredible loss of life. Needless to say, the 9/11 hijackers started out as unexceptional men, and the frightening thing about this is that there are more people just like them. Though it may be difficult to try and put a human countenance on these atrocious men, it is necessary in order to comprehend and combat the rising threat and influence of terrorism.…
The attacks of September 11th, 2001 were one of the most devastating events that happened in U.S history. An Islamic terrorist organization, Al Qaeda, headed by a expelled Saudi nationalist Osama bin Laden, directed four airplanes to deliberately crash into New York City’s World Trade Center ,the Pentagon outside Washington, DC , and in rural Pennsylvania causing the death of over three thousand innocent civilians and injuring over six thousand. Osama Bin Laden stated that the attack was in response to America’s support of Israel and the U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia. 9/11 resulted in an almost immediate and continuous increase in security procedures both in the United States and worldwide wherever a large gathering of people occurred. In addition,…
The War on Terror is tough to define. It is considered a war, but not in the traditional sense. When one thinks of war they think of enemies, a battlefield, weapons, and death. However, the war on terror is slightly different. The lines that define enemies and allies are blurred, there is no battlefield, and the weapons come in all shapes and sizes. Nonetheless, there has still been death.…
On September 11, 2001 a horrific event took place that left a scar on the United States. Nineteen militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against the World Trade Center buildings, the Pentagon and the last crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. More than two thousand people were killed in this act of terrorism including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. Osama bin Laden denied involvement in the attacks immediately after the attacks, but later confessed to the crimes in a statement issued in 2004. The attackers were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. Reportedly, the attacks were financed by…
On September 11, 19 people from from the Islamic extremist group, Al-Qaeda, hijacked four planes and did the unthinkable. They flew two planes, one for each tower, into each World Trade Center. These attacks caused a lot of death and destruction.…
Since September 11, 2001, considerable attention has been devoted to the study of terrorism. Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence, especially against civilians. Many things are associated with terrorism but the one thing everyone ties it back to is Islam. Many terrorist attacks have been carried out by radical Muslims, who believe they are doing the right thing under the rule of jihad. Jihad a word commonly mistaken for holy war is as described by the Quran and teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w), "jihad" has many meanings. It can refer to internal as well as external efforts to be a good Muslims or believer, as well as working to inform people about the faith of Islam. This research paper is about is Islam a threat to the United States of America or if Islam is even a threat at all. The questions are what is Islam, why is it perceived as a threat, have these attacks been…
According to Pedahzur (2006), terrorist groups exist for the purpose of planning and executing attacks to accomplish their mission. Included among the objectives of terrorism are demonstrating the group’s power over population and government, exact revenge for perceived persecution and satisfy the group’s vengeance while at the same time gaining publicity for their actions. Accordingly, the September 11 attacks can be interpreted both as a direct signal to the United States to behave in a certain way and as an indirect signal to potential sympathizers that the united states is not invulnerable. Looking at it from this point of view, it can be debated that the most important cause of the terrorist attack was to diminish US prestige in the Arab world by…
On September, 11, 2001 members of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda attacked the first and second world trade center. By flying two boeing 767-200ER and 757-200ER passenger airplanes into the world trade centers and one into the pentagon, also in an empty field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attack killed nearly 3,000 people including the 19 hijackers an injured 6,000 people. The attack caused $10 billion in property and infrastructure damage. The terrorist attack started the War On Terror. The War On Terror was war with islamic terrorist groups like Al-Qaeda, and the Taliban, and to stop terrorism.…
Due to the violent events that extremists have been responsible for and involved in, Islamophobia has increased in the recent years of America. After the attack of 9/11, Muslims are now seen to be terrorists, and the whole religion of Islam is believed to be filled with violence. The terrorist group Al- Qaeda took responsibility for the attack. A man named Mohammed Atta and 19 others, all Muslims and part of Al- Qaeda, were responsible for the hijacking of the…
On September 11, 2001 a group of Muslims were charged of hijacking four airplanes, and intentionally crashing two of those into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and blowing it up with explosives, causing hundreds to die. This horrific incident was one of the main reasons that made…
on a mission to commit the most massive terrorist attack on United States soil. Two of the planes…