Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden, was a Saudi Arabian born al-Qaeda founder who up until his welcomed death in 2011 remained public enemy number one for many years. The Sunni militant Islamist organisation he lead from 1988 until the day he died, has been held responsible for numerous mass-casualty attacks against both civilian and military targets, including the September 11 attack on the twin towers, New York City.
As a child, Osama led a privileged and overindulgent upbringing thanks to his fathers wealth. He decided to attend school in Jiddah, joining the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood (mujahideen), like most Saudi men, unlike his brothers who followed in his fathers footsteps. His work with the mujahideen involved helping to bring in arms, money and fighters from the Arab world to Afghanistan, which helped him gain popularity with the Arab population. However, as he began his terrorist motions he found himself banished from Saudi Arabia in 1992, causing him to shift his base to Sudan, until once again he was banished in 1996. After establishing a new base in Afghanistan, he declared war on the United States of America, initiating a series of bombings and other related attacks. His actions granted him a place on the FBI’s ten most wanted list and made him a major target of the War on Terror from 2001 to 2011.
Osama bin Laden was killed in Pakistan of May 2nd, 2011 by a U.S. military unit, ordered by President Barack Obama. With the support of the CIA and United States Navy SEALs the raid on bin Laden’s compound in Abbotabad saw him suffer the fatal gunshot wound to the head. Whereafter his body was then taken to Afghanistan to be identified by one of his wives. That evening President Obama addressed the nation with the words ...
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Osama bin Laden was an adversary of the West for years and it was known to the whole world. Unfortunately, he took it a little further by having two planes fly into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon and another plane possibly for the White House. As we all know, this is the unforgettable day of September 11, 2001. Thousands of Americans were innocently murdered that day and in our own country by a terrorist organization. The United States of America would not stand for this and rapidly sought out Osama Bin Laden for what he had done to us. This is the day that caused the United States to accelerate the search and destruction efforts of bin Laden. Soon after September 11th, the United States was very involved in Afghanistan in trying to find him.
As the United States hunted Osama bin Laden, it cleaned up the aftermath of 9/11 and started to rebuild. Osama bin Laden was found and killed in May 2011 by a military group known as Seal Team Six.
Certain revolutions in Afghanistan occurred between 1978 and 2001 which caused the US War with Afghanistan. The United States helped Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel by giving them military weapons and, as a result, the Soviet Union viewed this as if the United States was trying to have power over the Middle East. After the collapse of the Soviet regime in Afghanistan, Afghan socialists fought over power, which led to the creation of Taliban by Mullah Omar, a religious preacher who taught in Pakistan. During Mullah Omar’s time, Osama Bin-Laden came to Afghanistan and he ...
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In 1988 Osama bin Laden started the terrorist group al-Qaeda. Osama stole over 250 million dollars, and was already committing murders by then. In 1993 a bomb exploded in the World Trade Center area, the bomb was set off by al-Qaeda members. The bomb did not kill as many as the planes did, but killed up to 6 people and injuring many. In 1995 a bomb went off at a military base, and killed around 15 people, not only Americans were killed also Indian soldiers. In 1996 he called full jihad war on the US. Two years later he killed 224 people in a US embassy in Africa, and three years later his attack on US soil 9/11 was the US last straw. The reason for Osama’s killing wasn’t just because of 9/11 it was to prevent war on jihad that Osama had claimed on the US, if we wouldn’t have killed Osama in 2011 think about how many more terrorist attacks would have gone on in the
Osama bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda, was the mastermind behind the infamous terror attacks of 9/11 that left nearly 3,000 americans dead. Osama bin Laden grew up to an extremely wealthy family. When Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990, Bin Laden offered his troops and resources to defend Kuwait but was shocked by the arrogance of the Americans who would defend it instead. From then on, he was an opponent of everything American and started to focus his attacks toward The United States. Considering the terrorist acts of Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda, the US Special Forces raid to kill him was justified based on how he planned several major terror attacks, including nine eleven.
We all heard of 9/11. I mean who hasn’t heard of 9/11, do you guys know who planned and attacked the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and try to hit the U.S Capitol. It is Osama Bin Laden the dead terrorist and the leader of Al Qaeda. Osama Bin Laden is a terrorist that bombed the U.S and the western philosophy by attacking U.S embassies, the Oklahoma city suicide attack and a lot more suicide attacks that are really dangerous. He was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1957 or 1958.
Along with America's help, the ISI had assistance from a striking and very wealthy, young man named Osama bin Laden. He joined the ISI, as a favor to the head of Saudi intelligence and his good friend, Prince Turki. Bin Laden quickly assumed the important role includ...
...d his followers. It took the CIA years to discover the name of the leader, much less his location. Osama Bin Laden is the man behind the horrific events of 9/11. There was speculation that Bin Laden was living in one of the remote tribal areas of Pakistan or even across the border in Afghanistan. He was found in an affluent suburb of Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. In pursuit of Bin Laden, the CIA chased various leads about his inner circle, in particular his couriers. One of these couriers stood out to investigators because he was said to be a protege of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the 9/11 mastermind, and one of the few people Bin Laden trusted. Investigators were able to narrow down Bin Laden’s location with the help of this young man, who is unnamed. The suspected residence occupying Bin Laden was no normal residence, the wall of the 3,000 square feet compound were
troops were staying. They killed two Australian tourists. At the same time, a group of al-Qaeda operatives were caught trying to shoot rockets at U.S. planes. In 1993, al-Qaeda bombed the World Trade Center and killed 6 people. That same year, al-Qaeda created a large plan to bomb places all over New York, but the FBI raided their warehouse and arrested 12 people. Also in 1993, al-Qaeda tried to kill the prince of Jordan, and they trained Somalis to kill Americans, which lead to America leaving Somalia. In 1995, a plan to blow up 11 jumbo jets was created, but it got edited and turned into the plans for the 9-11 bombings. There were also many other attacks by al-Qaeda from 1993 to 2000 that included car bombs and suicide bombers (msnbc.com 1). On September 11, 2001, three planes flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, South Tower of the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon. This was the biggest terrorist attack on the United States as it killed a little over 3,000 people, and scared the rest of the country (History.com 1). This attack was al-Qaeda’s greatest accomplishment, and after 2001, they performed many more suicide bombings and car bombs. To stop these attacks from happening and people dying, Bin Laden was assassinated in 2011. After that, al-Qaeda fell of the
The United States demanded them to hand over Osama bin Laden. They were going to force al-Qaeda from Afghanistan. After evading capture for almost a decade, Osama bin Laden was located and killed in Pakistan by SEAL Team Six of the U.S. Navy in May 2011. The terrorist attack had a profound effect on the United States economically and culturally. The stock exchange did not open on September 11 and remained closed until September 17. Businesses near the World Trade Center were destroyed which resulted in the loss of many jobs. In New York City, about 430,000 job-months and 2.3 billion dollars were lost in the first three months after the attacks. Although the attacks were horrific, the people of the U.S. show a powerful sense of togetherness. There was a great increase in home life, time spent with family, higher church attendance and people expressed their patriotism by flying flags. Religious faith was a tug of war. Some people were turning to God to find understanding why this happen and deal with their grief. On the other hand, there were some who lost their faith entirely, unable to grasp the situation. Security was definitely on the high rise. The Department of Homeland Security was created by the Homeland Security Act to coordinate domestic anti-terrorism efforts. The FAA ordered that airplane cockpits be reinforced to prevent terrorist from gaining control of planes. The Federal government was responsible for airport security by the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. The law created the Transportation Security Administration to inspect passengers and luggage, causing long delays. September 11, 2001 is considered the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil in U.S. history. On every anniversary, in New York City the names of the victims who died are read out loud against a background of music. The President of the U.S. attends a memorial
My task in establishing a worldview seemed daunting until reviewing, “I believe God is the source of all truth”(Hindson and Towns). This inspired me to not worry and focus on God’s message to me. In studying and researching I discovered Romans is the New Testament’s most important book. The importance of Romans is summarized best by Martin Luther, “This Epistle is really the chief part of the New Testament and the very purest Gospel, and is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for word, by heart, buy occupy himself with it every day, as the daily bread of the soul”(Luther).
After reading the fourth chapter heading of Consider, the first definition of worldview that came to my mind was “view of the world” just from a literary perspective. The co-authors defined worldview as “a framework a person brings to decision-making” (Weider & Gutierrez, 2011, p.51).
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