Osama Bin Laden: A Demonic Spirit

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Brittnie McGee 11/29/11 US History 142 “A Demonic Spirit” Have you ever wondered how a person could have such a demonic spirit? Why would someone have the desire to kill millions of innocent people? Did he ever have any remorse for any of his actions? How could he command his followers and be responsible for several terrorist attacks against the US when we were the country who originally had his back? Was he ever going to get tired of planning to cause destruction in major cities in the United States? All of these questions led to why I decided to research more about Osama Bin Laden. The angle I chose to follow throughout my paper was to agree with the US killing of Osama Bin Laden. My goal for writing this paper is to explain all the…show more content…
Bin Laden had over fifty siblings and was born to one of the wealthiest families. Many may not know that Bin Laden’s family had connections with George Bush’s family. It is said that Bin Laden’s brother worked for George Bush’s oil company. Money connections between Bush Republicans and Osama bin Laden go way back and the political and economic connections have remained unbroken for 20 years. “And what appears to be a "new" alliance with Pakistan is merely a new manifestation of a decades-long partnership in the heroin trade” . Bin Laden’s father made it possible for them to become rich because he built his own construction company in which he built different palaces for the kings of Saudi Arabia at low cost bids. I personally just do not understand why he was so demonic spirited and seemed very angry inside if he grew up with a silver spoon in his hand and didn’t have to suffer from being poor at all. I guess the saying ‘money does not bring happiness’ is true. It is said that Bin Laden was forced to fend for himself, so maybe this is why he had so much anger built in his heart; he very well could have had the feeling that he was in this world by himself with no one to lean on for help. Bin Laden’s father died when he was thirteen years old in a plane crash, and he decided to attend the University of Jeddah and earned his degree in engineering. At the University of Jeddah is where he first became…show more content…
A gun battle broke out when the troops surrounded the castle or building in which Bin Laden was located and finally shot him in the head. However, this crime hit the headlines and brought happiness to Americans including myself. President Obama emphasizes “For over two decades, Bin Laden has been al Qaeda’s leader and symbol. The death of Bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation’s effort to defeat Al Qaeda” . (This quote explains how our President personally felt about our country killing Osama Bin

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