Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda recruited 19 hijackers, who took over four commercial jets, crashing one into each of the World Trade Center buildings, one into the Pentagon, and the final jet was attempted to crash into the Capitol, but crashed into an open field in Pennsylvania
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Heroes and Villains: Al Capone Heroes and Villains: Al Capone written by Diane Yancey was overall a fairly informative and intriguing account of his life. She explained how vice-like Al Capone's grip was on Chicago; together with its law enforcers and was capable of influencing the U.S. to repeal amendments. Not only did Yancey inform the reader Capone's smuggling and importation of liquor and other various items, but also prostitution, extortion, bribery, and violence,, but only after other means
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ISIS in Iraq ISIS is a terrorist organization that has the goal is to take over the world under a Caliphate rule. ISIS seeks to expand its control over territories and population by using inhumane actions against thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens. ISIS murders, enslaves, imprisons, tortures, and rapes innocent men, women, and children everyday, that being said; ISIS is one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations to not only Iraq, but to the world. II. Background of Country: Iraqi history
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On September 11, 2001, four planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania. These planes had been hijacked by “19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda” who planned to carry out suicide attacks on the U.S. (9/11 Attacks). On this day, at 8:45am, the first plane crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, instantly killing many and trapping many more on higher floors. “Then, 18 minutes after the first plane hit, a second Boeing
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In William Rivers Pitt’s article The Sin of 9/11 caused me to think about what opened the door to the terrorist attack of 911 on the world trade center and the pentagon? Thank goodness for the brave passengers of United flight 93, who foiled the terrorist attack by forcing the plane to the ground in Pennsylvania. William Pit explained how Americans from the conservative right thought Bill Clinton was not tough enough on terrorism. Mr. Pit on the other hand believes that Bill Clinton had successful
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In his speech to his followers in Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden “declared war” on the United States, with the belief that they were persecuting Muslims. He states that by discontinuing the use of American goods coupled with Mujahedeen militant operations, they will be able to defeat the Americans. Bin Laden then motivates his audience by listing their previous attacks on the US and the lack of reciprocated action. He continues to rally his followers by comparing the motivation of the radical Islamic
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On September 11, 2001, a day that will be forever in our minds, the United States was targeted. Where two towers once stood, there lay only rubble. Our nation’s defense building, the Pentagon was left in a state of destruction and mayhem. A field in Pennsylvania held the twisted metal corpse of the fourth and final plane, brought down by the brave passengers on board. 2,996 men, women and children died that day. Yet like a phoenix, we rose from the ashes of destruction and fought. Joining with country’s
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since the terrorists were Muslims themselves. Following September 11th, 2001, the FBI reported a 1,700 increase in hate crimes against Muslims (Doc 5). Anti-Muslim incidents became the second highest among religious-biased incidents. The founder of Al-Qaeda, a militant organization that claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks, was a Muslim. Later, Bin Laden was killed on May 2, 2011, by the United States special forces. President Obama announced that U.S. forces killed Bin Laden at a hideout
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9/11 World Trade Center Tragedy which is a big loss of one of the worst ever in the history of mankind. 9/11 World Trade Center Tragedy, This is a four-fold attack against the United States in Washington DC, New York City. The 9/11 attacks had both immediate and long-term economic impacts, some of which continue to this day. It was known that the U.S. economy was in a transition from an unsustainable to a sustainable rate of growth. But after the 9/11 attacks occurred nearly 70 percent of the jobs
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America has been attacked by radical Muslims (terrorists) multiple times over the past decade; WTC bombings, Boston Marathon bombings, etc. The reasons Muslims hate America are plentiful and Osama Bin Laden wrote in his “Letter to America” that the reason al-Qaida attacked America is because “America attacked and continues to attack the radical Muslims.” Schweikart states that these Muslim terrorists are poor and uneducated and hate America because we support Israel. The belief that these terrorists are
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