Why would a person kill themselves only to kill others? What were their reasons for targeting only the United States? Can their actions be morally justified? Because many of the terrorists killed themselves while committing the terroristic act; and others were killed or died later on, we will never be able to answer all of our questions. However, we can decide if there is a way to morally justify terroristic actions.The two
I will be comparing the surprise attacks of Pearl Harbor and 9/11. These two attacks caused major damage to America’s home lands. The attacks are similar because both happened without warning, but there somewhat different also. For example, 9/11 was to scare America and Pearl Harbor was a strategic attack. Both I think backfired somewhat because they caused America to come together and fight the enemy.
“THE 9/11 ATTACK” On September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists (from a islamist group from Afganistan) hijacked three planes with intentions of crashing them into four buildings in the U.S. They set out to crash two of the planes into the Twin Towers of the world Trade Center, one into the The Pentagon (In Arlington, Virginia), and another into the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. They were successful with all the crashes except the plane intended to crash into the United States Capitol building. The plane that was intended to crash there ended up crashing in a field near Shanksville, Pennyslvania. The attacks were said to be put together by Al-qaeda, which was an islamlist organization that was ran by a man named Osama bin Laden.
Suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaeda. Although the group's leader, Osama bin Laden, initially denied any involvement, in 2004, he claimed responsibility for the attacks. Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as motives for the attacks. The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, which had harbored al-Qaeda. Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded law enforcement powers.
Throughout his whole speech, he uses an anger and disparaging tome to reflect Bush’s point of view. Overall, George Bush uses emotional appeal, metaphors, and tone to portray Al Qaeda as iniquitous freedom haters which persuades the audience to recognise his contention and accept his point of view. Americans are depicted as victims of war from the September 11th terrorist incident with George Bush’s speech. An anecdote is used in the first paragraph to portray this: “...Americans have known the casualties of war--but not at the centre of a great city on a peaceful morning. Americans have known surprise attacks—but never before on thousands of civilians.
Visas. Muhammad Atta and Al-Shehhi were both major players in the Planes Operation in 9/11. November 5th, 1990 was the first terrorist attack on U.S. soil sponsored by Osama Bin Laden where ‘one crazy Arab killed one crazy Jew’. Egyptian American El Sayyid Nosair assassinated Zionist leader Rabbi Meir Kahane by shooting him in the throat twice. July 10th, 2001 field agent Ken Williams sends a memo to the FBI agency in Washington D.C. saying how he had found known terrorists were taking flight lessons in Arizona.
The September 11, 2001 event happened at about 8:30 am were about 19 terrorist from the Taliban an al-Qaeda Islamic group, hijacked two American Airlines Boeing 767 flights 11 and flight 175 and crashed them into the Twin Towers in New York City. In Washington, at about 9:45am, hijackers crashed a Boeing 757 Jet into the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia killing about 125 military personnel and civilians. At about 10:10 AM hijackers tried to hijack United Airlines flight 93 leaving the Newark International Airport bound to California, but unsuccessful because the passengers fought the hijacker’s, and the plane crashed in a filed in Pennsylvania killing everyone
Moreover, to smooth out the process of protection the citizens of the United States will also be discussed along with the effectiveness as of today. Public Need What was caused the need for the policy? In September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center, the pentagon, and other areas were severely attacked by vicious foreign terrorists known as the Al-Qaeda. These terrorists were Islamic who hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, while the third plane soared into the Pentagon just outside of Washington, D.C., along with the last plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania ("History.com," 2011).
The second Pearl Harbor, the day of infamy, the start of the War on Terrorism—all of these titles describe the unforgettable day of September 11, 2001. On this day, terrorist hijacked four planes, proceeded to destroy the World Trade Centers, and cripple the Pentagon. Or did they? Immediately following the horrible attacks, various theorists thought of outlandish conspiracies regarding 9/11, such as that the U.S. planted bombs to start the War on Terrorism. To some these conspiracies may seem believable; however, after analyzing them one realizes that there is more doubt than theorists relay.
Philosophy 111-003 15 December 2011 Terrorism and the War on Terror The War on Terror is characterized as a fundamentally different type of war than previous and more traditional conflicts. The War on Terror is a military effort to eliminate terrorism as well as the funding of terrorist cells throughout the world. The primary goals of this war are to find and eliminate terrorists and ultimately end terrorism, with the initial targets being the Taliban and Al-Queda. A precise definition of terrorism has proven to be rather controversial, various government agencies and legal systems tend to have different definitions. After numerous readings and film viewing on the topic of terrorism throughout this course I believe I can define terrorism as premeditated, deliberate, systematic murder, as well as threats aimed at people or property to intimidate and create fear for political ends.