9/11 Conflict Theory

On September 11, 2001, numerous individuals entered the United States of America and hijacked four airlines in order to carry out suicide attacks against various targets located in the nations most prestigious cities: Manhattan, New York and Washington, D.C. (Kean, H. Thomas et al., 2004). Two of the four hijacked flights were intentionally flown into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in the heart of the Manhattan’s Financial District; the third flight was headed towards Washington, D.C while the fourth one crashed in Pennsylvania (Kean, H. Thomas et al., 2004). The attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001 are often referred to as “9/11” which resulted in triggering a major initiative in the United States of American to combat terrorism (Thomas A. Gilly., 2009). The attacks killed over 3,000 people, which included more than 400 police officers and firefighters. The 9/11 attacks is considered to be the largest act

However, many sources suggest that the main motive was the political battle between power seekers and power holders (Kean, H. Thomas et al., 2004). Thus, in order to understand the political reason behind this act of violence, the conflict theory is an excellent means to do so.

The CBC Documentary “The Secret History of 9/11” stated that the individuals involved in the planning and hijacking of the flights involved in 9/11 were Islamic terrorists from Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations. As reported by the CBC Documentary “The Secret History of 9/11”, they were financed by Osama Bin Laden, a fugitive Saudi Arabian citizen, and his terrorist organization, al-Qaeda. The group was allegedly responding in such manners in retaliation for America’s support of Israel, its involvement in the Persian Gulf War and its continued military presence in the Middle East (Gangor, B.,