Brenda Carino English 104 Ward Churchill Response Ward Churchill’s perspective on the September 11‚ attack in 2001 is very intriguing because he states that the United States had done the same damage in other countries specifying Iraq mostly‚ therefore deserved what the terrorist had planned which was bomb the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. In his article he states that there was 500‚000 iraqi children whom the United States army supposedly murdered intentionally which he has no proof of
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Many Muslims throughout the world were affected by the attack against the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11th‚ 2001. Although the United States and other countries of the West were obviously affected nationally‚ how did these 9/11 attacks affect Muslims individually‚ especially those living in the United States and other countries in the West? The United States has been called many things‚ such as the "Melting Pot"‚ the "Land of Opportunity"‚ and the "Golden Mountain". The United
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that have impacted the people and the government. One event has had more impacted on me then the other events. That event is the 9/11 attack on the United States. This event was one of the first major acts of terrorism in the United States killing over 3‚000 people. The terrorists hijacked four airplanes and crashed two of them into the World Trade Center towers. After 9/11‚ the United States declared war on terrorism and the goal of capturing Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and putting them to justice
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There are many things that make a huge impact on people during their lifetime‚ but I think everyone can say even if they weren’t alive when 9/11 happened‚ it still has a huge impact on them. We watched a video in class‚ and I was amazed at the disaster September 11th was!! The way people pulled together and the heartache that shook the nation when two airplanes crashed into the twin towers‚ and the threat of terrorism that struck our sheltered country had to be scary. It automatically has a huge
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On September 11‚ the world was shaken by the events of that day. Terrorist invaded our country‚ killing thousands of innocent people and injuring thousands more. September 11th was a horrible days in our history. The terrorist acts of 9/11 showed how unprepared The United State had been as a nation. People wondered‚ why is this happening? How is it possible that this could happen in America? What can be done so it never happens again? September 11th is the day people understood the concept that freedom
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What prompted the terrorist attacks of 9/11? Has the united states response to these attacks made our country safer? On September 11‚ 2001 a group of terrorist called Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 airliners and made a devastating attack against the United States. One plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City‚ and the other plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington‚ D.C. Close to 3‚000 people died in the World Trade
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In the post-9/11 world‚ public officials have tried to define terrorism and understand its roots. President George W. Bush argued that terrorism is incited by “‘persistent poverty and oppression.’” Because these factors “‘can lead to hopelessness and despair‚’” he argued‚ “‘failed states can become havens for terror’” (Krieger and Meierrieks 3). While valid‚ this argument falls slightly short of understanding the full problem. Many argue that terrorism is incited by individuals with psychological
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found in demolition explosives called Thermite. Bishop Richard Williamson‚ whose talk was held Nov. 4‚ 2007 in Bedford‚ Mass. In his talk he said‚ "Without 9-11‚ it would have been impossible to attack Afghanistan or Iraq. The forces inside the United States government and driving the United States government absolutely wanted to attack and destroy Iraq. The destruction wrought upon Iraq is unspeakable. And now the same forces want to do the same thing to Iran . . . They may well be plotting
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The premise for the first argument is that relative to the death toll on 9/11‚ the panic level showed by American following the events was irrational. The conclusion is that to that extent Americans gave the terrorist exactly what they wanted: to spread fear. 1. The author provides examples of other situations that happened in 2001‚ an earth quake that killed almost 20‚000 people and statistics of how many people die yearly in car crashes‚ as examples of Americans milder reactions as support to
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peace before September 11‚ 2001 a devastating and cowardly plan was being hatched in Afghanistan in terrorist training camps. People who were declaring JIHAD (a holy war) against the west civilizations and anyone who supported them. While us as a western civilization felt safe from any kind of terrorist attacks that we would only see on the televisions that took place in Middle Eastern or European countries. Attacks that would kill thousands of innocent civilians‚ while not all attacks were based
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