from Yemen. More Islamist fighters are going home from Afghanistan and Iraq. In the first six months of 2005‚ 700 Yemeni fighters returned from Iraq. Yemen has already been the scene of jihad attacks‚ notably on the USS Cole. Formed in January 2009‚ Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) had launched attacks in and from Yemen. The 2009 Christmas day ‘underpants bomber’ has been trained in Yemen. The 23 year old attended lectures at the radical Iman University in Sana’a. The university was established
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Muslim fundamentalists. This bitterness motivated nineteen Muslims to hijack American passenger jets and attack New York City and Washington D.C. on September 11‚ 2001. Incited by religious fanatics‚ trained and financed by Osama Bin Laden’s Al Qaeda terrorist network‚ they killed three-thousand innocent people on 9/11 and triggered an escalating cycle of violence which has taken the lives of tens of thousands of other innocent people‚ and has made another 9/11 virtually inevitable. Tragically
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U.S. History Mr. Browne Pablo Neruda Academy Argumentative Essay Project Statement: President Obama’s decision to assassinate American citizen Anwar al-Awlaki was illegal because it violated Awlaki’s rights as a citizen under the United States Constitution. Question: Do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Task: Using the documents included in this packet‚ your knowledge of United States History‚ and any independent research you choose to conduct‚ write a five paragraph
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continuing support for Israel and its military presence in Saudi Arabia. However the policies towards the Middle East do not justify the 9/11 attacks by the Al Qaeda network. The attack was acted out of frustration by people who failed to confront the oppressive governments internally in their dual struggle. President George W. Bush confronted Al Qaeda and demanded that Afghanistan turn Bin Laden over to the U.S. After Taliban failed to meet the demand‚ the U.S. provided military assistance to the Northern
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The United States of America has a priority on assuring its citizens have ‘life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” as proposed by its founding fathers. However‚ on September 11th‚ 2001‚ this idea was challenged by a paramilitary organization‚ Al-Qaeda who was based in Afghanistan. This group had nineteen of its members hijack four of American airplanes. Two planes hit the twin towers of the New York City World Trade Center. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon building in Virginia. The last
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On October 7‚ 2001‚ the United States and its British ally initiated Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and attacked Taliban and al-Qaeda targets in Afghanistan. The war had the backing of most just war theorists those who believe that wars must meet certain criteria before they can be deemed just. This essay will discuss various aspects of the causes and conduct of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how they fit into established ethics of war in Western traditions. First‚ this analysis will
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The speech given by President George W. Bush on September 20 2001 in regards to the attack of September 11 2001 was strong and powerful. President Bush addressed what happened‚ as well as addressing Americas actions in response to it. He made it clear as to who caused the attacks and his plan on how we would respond. President Bush made it known that America is no stranger to war. We know it all too well. However he stated that‚ " Americans know wars on forgien soil‚ except for one Sunday in 1941
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during a time that changed the face of the world; the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks of the World Trade Center‚ Pentagon and Flight 95. She was outspoken against the policy‚ rhetoric and agenda of Al Qaeda. On the 4th of October 2002‚ Bhutto gave a speech to the world stating that Al Qaeda not only victimized western society‚ but victimized Muslim Nations and the people of Islam. In her speech she invites the Democracies of the world to help thwart terrorism by replacing Dictatorships with
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challenging issues for not only US but also all over the world. According to Wikepedia‚ terrorism is the general sense‚the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. For example‚ in the morning 9/11/2001‚ 19 al-Qaeda terrorist hijacked four commercial passenger air planes. 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
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the biggest risk comes from the rebel forces that might seize control of Syria if Assad’s regime does fall. While Syria has never attacked the United States‚ we have been attacked by al-Qaeda and we remain at war with al-Qaeda. Do we really want to fight alongside our terrorist enemies in Syria? Do we want al-Qaeda fighters to get their hands on heavy weapons? We should not be teaming up with the enemies‚ we should be destroying them. This idea of bombing Syria will hopefully blow over. Not only
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