Operation Anaconda was the first large scale military operation that involved conventional military forces in Afghanistan. The goal of the operation was to eliminate the al-Qaeda fighters and seize key terrain in the mountainous Paktia Province. Part of that key terrain was the Shahikot Valley where an estimated two hundred enemy fighters had dug in and created an enemy stronghold. A contingent of special operations forces was assembled and given the task of establishing observation posts and reinforcing
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Alphonse Gabriel Capone‚ also known as Al Capone is recognized as one of America’s best known gangsters. Capone has a leading role in numerous illegal activities in Chicago‚ leading its reputation to be known as an unlawful city. He is the one who collapsed law and order during the prohibition era in the 1920’s by developing a business which sold bootlegged liquor‚ racketeering‚ prostitution‚ and gambling in Chicago. Al Capone has a story which is very unique to majority of other entrepreneurs which
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Terrorism is “The use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal” (merriam-webster.com). Terrorist attacks obtain international attention by targeting specific locations which demonstrate their disagreement on distinct situations both social and political. This acts kill innocent civilians in the pursuit of political or ideological goals. (terrorism-research.com) The first terrorist attack ever reported took place in the 14th century by the
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President Obama has pursued national security policies that keep the American people safe‚ while turning the page on a decade of war and restoring American leadership abroad. Since President Obama took office‚ the United States has devastated al Qaeda’s leadership. Now‚ thanks to our extraordinary servicemen and women‚ we have reached a pivotal moment – we definitively ended the war in Iraq and have begun to wind down the war in Afghanistan. Meanwhile‚ we have refocused on a broader set of priorities
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BBC News. “Times Square bomb accused Faisal Shahzad pleads guilty.” 21 Jun‚ 2010‚ Web. 12 Dec‚ 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10368329. Bergen‚ Peter L. “The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al-Qaeda.” Free Press: Simon & Schuster‚ Inc.‚ 2011. Chalk‚ Peter et al. Confronting the “Enemy Within”: What Can the United States Learn About Counterterrorism and Intelligence from Other Democracies? RAND Corporation‚ 2004. http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2004/RAND_MG100
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During his presentation and in his book Erick Stakelbeck takes us through the world of Islamic terrorism. He recounts his experience interviewing al-Qaeda terrorist leaders and his conversation former al-Qaeda operatives and associates of Osama bin Laden. During the presentation Stakelbeck tells us how the international
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it is more important for Muslims to kill American people than any other activity. Another event in the history of terrorism attacks was the USS Cole Attack in 2000. It is to be known that this event was also under the control of Usama Bin Laden’s Al Qaeda networking; killing several Americans and injuring many. Seeing and knowing about the previous attacks Usama Bin Laden has been putting into action we can see that the Twin Tower collapse was not the moment that terrorism came to America. The Twin
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proceeded to crash into the Pentagon‚ killing 125 Americans‚ and a fourth plane crashed into a field in rural Pennsylvania‚ never reaching it’s target because the passengers and crew fought back against the terrorists. The group responsible was named Al Qaeda and their leader was Osama Bin Laden. The most extraordinary fact about this war was that there have been no more successful attacks on U.S.
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Q: “What are the perceived causes of 9/11 and was this justification for the War on Terror?”Q: “What are the perceived causes of 9/11 and was this justification for the War on Terror?” The terrorist attacks of 11th September 2001 and the interventional events of the ‘War on Terror’ that followed are among the most controversial in U.S. political and moral history. An abyss of opinions involving the U.S. government‚ American public‚ responsible terrorists‚ historians‚ human rights activists and notable
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groups in recent memory. The group has displaced millions of people in the Middle East‚ helped organize killings in North Africa and recruited members from all over the world. But what do they actually want? The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is an al-Qaeda offshoot that seeks to overthrow the governments of Iraq‚ Syria‚ Lebanon‚ and Jordan‚ and establish an Islamic state governed by a harsh and brutal interpretation of Islamic law. Its long-term goals are to launch a jihad to drive Western influence
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