Al-Qaeda’s origins and links Al-Qaeda‚ meaning "the base"‚ was created in 1989 as Soviet forces withdrew from Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden and his colleagues began looking for new jihads. The organisation grew out of the network of Arab volunteers who had gone to Afghanistan in the 1980s to fight under the banner of Islam against Soviet Communism. During the anti-Soviet jihad Bin Laden and his fighters received American and Saudi funding. Some analysts believe Bin Laden himself had security
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Osama Bin Laden Term Paper 1. What details of the events has each writer selected to focus on? New York Times-the writer choose to be a descriptive writer by mainly going to details about the topic and vivid events which took place on 9/11‚its relation to Osama Bin laden. They captured topics such how the president and his advisers plot with kill and stop the terrorist acts of bin laden. The Post-they focus mainly on the death of Osama Bin Laden and what was going on in America
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The events that took place on Tuesday September 11‚ 2001 were anything short of horrific. I can only attempt to select words to describe how the terrorist attacks caused a great nation to feel: shocked‚ saddened‚ appalled‚ frightened‚ even enraged. Immediately Americans rallied up‚ not long thereafter‚ calling for an act of retaliation. Obviously‚ the mastermind of the event does indeed deserve to get what?s coming to him‚ but just exactly how far should the US take it? No matter what‚ the United
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As an American culture we thrive on gratification As Eliot Aronson says‚ “We Americans seem to thrive on competition; we reward winners and are disdainful of losers.” When the United States was hunting for Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden‚ they were determined and were not going to give up; they were the “alpha male” in pursuit of win. When they “killed” Osama Bin Laden‚ the subsequent reaction of the public personally sickened me. The gargantuan number of people in the streets celebrating the
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Kalli Hartman Section Four 1/14/2013 Topic: Particulars and Details Word Count: 701 Zero Dark Thirty‚ Affecting America Describing the murder of Osama Bin Laden‚ Zero Dark Thirty remains top in the box office‚ garnering over five Oscar nominations and deeply affecting its audiences. Disturbing and poignant‚ this “R” rated production accurately depicts the nature of war in countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan‚ while viewers vicariously experience the violence of terror attacks and observe
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Food in different countries can be very interesting. There are many different practices and preparations for different styles of food. In Afghanistan‚ everything is repaired by the woman. This is due to the fact that in their country‚ women are of a lesser value then men. This is all changing as the country is being reborn after that unfortunate incident involving Asamu Bin Laden. In Afghanistan‚ Afghans are under Islamic laws and controlled in all aspects of life. Most of them are divided into clans
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The Effects of Social Media Last year on May 2nd‚ 2011 I was browsing facebook when suddenly I see a flood of statuses all with the same topic. Osama Bin Laden had been killed by US troops. My friends were posting their emotions‚ feelings‚ and opinions on this news for everyone to see. My friends had reacted to this news so quickly but I was hesitant to respond. They had seemed ecstatic regarding the death of this malevolent man. Although my feelings were ambivalent‚ I had always been taught
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The Iraq war has ended as of December 2011. Osama Bin Laden has been killed as of May 2011 and yet the war in Afghanistan is still ongoing. The jihadist terrorism threat that our nation once feared from Al-Qaeda has diminished. Many question the justification of the United State’s involvement in the Middle East over the past decade. What have our intentions been this whole time and have the lives of those brave military men and women lost been worth the fight? What more do we have to show
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Abstract My interest in this topic was first piqued by guerrilla warfare because of how it affected the American soldiers fighting in the Vietnam war. Also‚ this war was the first where a military tactic such as guerrilla warfare was ever seen causing a great influence on the battlefield. Seeing this strategy work against a world superpower really caught my eye especially because the United States was seen as being so superior. How was it that they lost a war to such a small nation on the power
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Enduring Pak-China relations Post Osama relations: During Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s visit to China‚ there have been speculations that he undertook this ‘emergency’ trip in the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s killing in Abbottabad by US forces. Nothing could be further from the truth. During the visit‚ the Chinese leadership assured Pakistan of their full support in its hour of need. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao informed Pakistan that China had urged the US to respect Pakistan’s sovereignty
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