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
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 1957 and he was surrounded by 49 brothers and sisters. His family was really rich because of his father who was a billionaire, and owned one of the biggest construction companies of the kingdom. Bin Laden attended a high leveled school during his childhood, which combined British style secular education with Islamic worship. During his college years, he went to King Abd Al University to study four different courses: civil
Osama bin Laden was perceived to be a brave, intelligent, and independent man who always held a high standard for himself and the Muslim world. He was driven by the term jihad, which means “holy war”. People viewed him as a genuine professional that embraced all aspects of his culture. The Christian West is considered Islam’s main enemy due to the perceived belief that they oppose Muslims and their culture. Muslims believe that the Israelis are trying to oppress them by claiming their rightful land
The history of the United states consisted of victories, losses, and the ones who cause it. Osama Bin Laden was a man who caused the loses of many lives and also caused the victory of strength. Although Osama has caused an abundance of negative impacts to the United States, many things were learned from it. As unbelievable as it is, Bin Laden was an advantage in many ways that may not overrule the negative but is still significant. We have learned that the attacks were due to actions committed by
Osama Bin Laden was on the FBI’s most wanted list for 10 years. He was responsible for the deaths of thousands of American soldiers and American citizens, as well as the 9/11 terrorist attack. The American Special Forces have been trying to track him down for a long time and have not succeeded, until May 1st, 2011. The mission that killed Bin Laden was called “Operation Neptune Spear” and that mission changed American history forever. Osama Bin Laden was born into Muslim family on the 10th of March
meet. Whoever did this, needs to be put away, or killed. The man who planned it, Osama Bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011, 10 years after the terror attacks on the World Trade center that killed many Americans, innocent Americans. Osama bin Laden’s killing was just, and he deserved what he got, there is no doubt in my mind he got what he deserved.
Although al Qaeda had some failures in the past, his leader Osama Bin Laden was able to effectively lead the organization and make it into one of the world’s largest terrorist organizations. His charismatic leadership; his willingness to lead by example; his education; and his father’s inheritance were key factors that helped him have success as the leader of al Qaeda. Osama Bin Laden’s ability to communicate and exert influence upon various audiences could be compared and contrasted with how the
deaths of thousands of people? Osama Bin Laden terrorized hundreds of thousands of people in his lifetime. Because of this, he was assassinated by U.S. Navy SEALs on May 2, 2011. The raid started at around 1 a.m. when 23 Navy SEALs arrived at Bin Laden’s military center in Abbottabad. Unsure of that Bin Laden was inside, the Navy SEALs entered the compound. After about 40 minutes inside the compound, 5 men had been killed. No Americans were killed, however, Osama Bin Laden was. Through the use of
mujahideen, who were the group fighting against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden started Al Qaeda with the money that his wealthy Saudi father left him when he died, when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan (Moyer). He called the invasion an attack on Islam itself. Soon enough, though, Al Qaeda grew into a group recruiting bloody jihadis, spreading fear, and punishing those against their views. (Currie 70-71) Bin Laden only focused on destroying military installations and soldiers and left
Osama Bin Laden is brought up to a be Muslim extremist. He spent most of his adulthood waging a holy war against the west. Most people know him as the man behind 9/11, and the leader of “Al Qaeda” . He is one of the most popular terrorist leaders in modern history. Laden was a terrorist leader who became very influential with the help of his money, and a common goal that he and his followers all had: Muslim domination. It all started with the birth of Al Qaeda. Osama then started to get involved
By: Caden charlton 1. The death of Osama bin laden The reason why i think that Osama bin ladens death is the most important is that he was the one responsible for allot of peoples deaths.Like the bimbing if the world trade towers, and an attempt to bomb the national guard training center. He also tried to kill a egyptian president named Hosni mubarak. not to mention that he all of the other people that he killed and his men killed. That had inspired us to take him down people attacking the
Vinhanh Nguyen Mrs. Childress English 9 H P.5 3/12/17 Osama Bin Laden Intro: 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
The man who was behind the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. How could is death be unjustified? Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2nd 2011 at his compound base in Pakistan. He is most known for being the man behind the 9/11 attacks but he was also involved in more plans to harm the U.S. Osama bin Laden’s assassination was justified because he wanted to carry out plans to kill and harm americans, and he was the man behind the 9/11 attacks which is the largest terrorist attack on U.S soil; though some
profile of a powerful visionary individual of our time, Osama bin Laden (Ross, 2015). Although bin Laden can be considered a visionary leader, he was not an ethical leader. In this paper I will discuss Osama bin Laden’s traits as a visionary leader, such as his Full Range Leadership trait of Idealized Influence and how it was displayed in his effort to gain followers for Al Qaeda. I will then touch on his Team Dynamics pattern of Advancer and how bin Laden, as a visionary leader, capitalized on this
Osama Bin Laden’s Claimed Motivations for 9/11 are False Where did the animosity which lead to the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 originate? It is obvious at this point in time that the leader of the al Qaeda network, Osama bin Laden, was the mastermind behind the attacks, but the reasons why the attacks occurred and the fact that a small majority of people can support such acts remains very unclear. Osama bin Laden stated in his February 1998 Fatwah, “The ruling to kill the Americans
Osama bin Laden was the terrorist mastermind who orchestrated the largest terrorist attack on United States soil in history. He induced the deaths of nearly three thousand unsuspecting Americans and struck fear into an entire nation. Through impeccable communication and influence bin Laden was able to organize the 9/11 attacks, but afterwards al Qaeda began to face their downfall. Osama bin Laden was a fierce leader with excellent leadership skills, substantial communication resources and strong
of Osama Bin Laden and his associates. The film details U.S. and foreign government interagency cooperation between organizations, such as the military, CIA, FBI, and Pakistan ISI, to track down and kill Osama Bin Laden. The story centers on certain CIA agents and the methods used to extract information from alleged terrorists so Bin Laden’s location could be determined. Set in the threatening regions of the Middle East, CIA operative Maya, whose only job at the CIA has been to find where Bin Laden
inside of him or her, some are bigger and some are smaller. Osama Bin Laden had a goal: to hold power over the Western World. He killed thousands of innocent Americans with his terrorist planes; however, he achieved his goal. People all over the world are petrified of another attack; today, all airports have a thorough security check. The Taliban won in a way because they still have power over the world through the fear of terrorists. Osama Bin Laden was a monster who did not try to reconcile anything
leader of al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was responsible for thousands of deaths on the September 11th terrorist attacks in the US along with leaving children without a father or a mother for the rest of their lives. The speech was what Americans were waiting for after all the evil that bin Laden has done in the world. Throughout the speech, Obama uses rhetorical appeals such as ethos, pathos, and logos to address the nation saying that justice is served by killing Osama bin Laden and making the
bad. Actions of these human beings ring through time and continue to have an impact on those living today. In this past century, the human race has seen two prominent men stand out in the categories of good and bad, Mahatma Gandhi and Osama bin Laden. Gandhi and bin Laden have many similarities in background and leadership, but it is their difference in impact that affect the billions of people alive today. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as Mahatma Gandhi, was born in October 1869 in a city located