How can society advance peace when one tyrant wants to use pure evil as persuasion? In the play Macbeth (written by Shakespeare) and the acts of Osama Bin Laden, one statement that is heard from everyone is that “one must fall, for others to progress”. Macbeth and Osama Bin Laden both rose to power through intimidation and pure violence. Both political leaders had no limits to how far they’d use violence in order to obtain a certain status or objective. In this analysis, the reader will able to see how history repeats itself through the actions that take place before/during their rise to power, the influence they had on other people, and most of all, how they’re downfall saved society. Many people say that a person’s past is what defines their
For thirteen years, Osama Bin Laden has orchestrated many attacks on multiple nations killing many innocent lives. Over that thirteen year span, his team, Al-Qaeda, killed thousands of people. Osama Bin Laden changed our society by orchestrating several attacks, killing many innocent lives.
About eight months into his first term as president Bush had to deal with one of the worst tragedies in U.S. history, the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Although many of his moves during this time of turmoil in the United States were viewed as necessary and patriotic, a few years after the attacks information surfaced that completely destroyed Bush’s image. Long before the 9/11 attacks in 2001, during the Clinton administration, intelligence was collected that connected Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin-Laden to the 1998 bombings of two US embassies in Africa. The Bush administration was warned by outgoing Clinton officials about Al-Qaeda, but information provided by Richard Clarke was the most sincere and frightening. Clarke, who remained from the Clinton
In the “Tragedy of Julius Caesar,” Marc Antony once said, “The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interrèd with their bones.” I agree that people are remembered by what bad they did, and not the good. Brutus is an example of only being remembered for killing Julius Caesar, although others may argue he is remembered for his good. Another person that is remembered for the evil they did was Osama Bin Laden. According to an article written by History.com Staff “9/11 Attacks,” Bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist organization funded the attacks on September 11, 2001. These attacks caused havoc on the United States of America, and even after Bin Laden’s death, scars remain.
On September 11, 2001, three terrorist attacks were made on the US by an Islamic terrorist group called al-Qaeda. The first, two planes were flown through the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York. Second, a plane was flown into the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The third attack turned into a landing in a field in Pennsylvania. Overall, over 3,000 people were killed. That includes over 400 police officers and
As the leader of Al-Qaeda, Bin Laden planned many terrorist attacks on several different nations for the soul purpose of killing innocent people. For example, Bin Laden’s most infamous plot was the attack on September 11th, 2001. As a result, about three thousand innocent Americans lost their lives (Bergen 1). In addition to 9/11, Bin Laden also planned terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of people in Kenya, Indonesia, Spain, Great Britain, and on the U.S.S. Cole, a United States destroyer (Time Magazine 1). The attack on the U.S.S. Cole not only killed innocent people, but those people were American military personnel. After the attack, Bin Laden stated, “I knelt to thank God for this heroic operation that damaged the prestige of the United States,” (Scheuer 118). As a result of the numerous lives lost and attacks executed, it became clear to the United States that Osama bin Laden was a threat, and he needed to be
The world is constantly plotting against one another. Humans are fueled by greed, rage, and vengeance which lead to each other’s demise. Throughout history it has shown the inciting of their scheming has always lead to consequences; this can range from a single person’s devising to an organization’s conspiring to a government’s plotting.
Michael Walters, a freelance photojournalist in Manhattan and a witness to the collapsing of the Twin Towers, will forever have these images engraved in his memory. (Babington, 2001) September 11, 2001 has had a horrid effect on so many individuals, and their families, not only in the United States of America but also across the globe. The nation finds out an Al-Qaeda leader by the name of Osama bin Laden played a huge roll in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. Osama bin Laden, who once was a United States ally, now turned, because of
The killing of the Al-Qaeda leader, which is a Radical Islamic Terrorist Group, founded in the 1980 's by Osama Bin Laden, was a huge justice in the U.S. and other countries. Bin Laden posed a global threat to the countries where Islam is not implemented, he was responsible for the September, 11th attacks back in 2001. He orchestrated it, and had it planned for months, he was planning more attacks on the U.S. after 9/11 as well. ("The World Trade Center History.")
Following the 9-11 attacks, on September 17th 2001, President George.W.Bush confirmed to America and the watching world Osama Bin Laden the,dictator and ruler of the terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda was the plotting mastermind behind these vicious attacks. The President made a history defining speech on November 10, 2001, declaring a Global “War on Terror”, which in turn highlights the overall large scale significance of 9-11, and furthermore highlighting the renewed stance and direction US Domestic and Foreign Policy was taking as well as an unprecedented Presidential phase within US Politics and Government, in the wake of these terror attacks. Furthermore the significance of 9-11 was evidenced in Bush’s speech in which he articulated, “we
The operations, of AQ, target those people (and their property) it considers being kafir (non-Muslims and/or Muslims who are not true to their religion). These targets have been attacked in multiple ways, including the use of suicide bombers. Most of the attacks are conducted simultaneously, possibly to maximise the impact and cause widespread fear among the targeted people (Atran, 2010). Other than the 9/11 attacks, AQ, and its affiliates, have also been known for conducting other spectacular attacks, such as the US embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya in August 1998, the 2002 Bali bombings, the 2004 Madrid train bombings and the London bombings in July 2005, resulting in all cases, in high numbers of casualties. The majority of attacks conducted by AQ have been against ‘soft targets’, consisting predominantly civilians and unarmed individuals. However, the group has also attacked military installations and other targets it deems ideal to cause massive casualties (Moghadam, 2008).
9/11 was an immediate tactical success for Al-Qaeda. The 9/11 attacks were an immense tactical success for Al-Qaeda because of the well-coordinated strikes on deliberate icons of the United States’s economic power and militant force. As a result, Al-Qaeda gained a massive global audience as they watched the attacks on live broadcast. Brain Jerkins mentions how “terrorists want a lot of people watching, not a lot of people dead” (91). 9/11 had brought Al-Qaeda the international notoriety that yearned through the live broadcasts. In addition, 9/11 affected both Al-Qaeda and the US’s finances. Bin Laden gloated that “every dollar al-Qaeda invested in the operation cost the US economy $1 million” (91). In contrast, America suffered economic consequences due to the attacks: Wall Street stocks lost 16 percent of their value and airlines companies laid off 170,000 employees. Initially, 9/11 seems like a victory for Al-Qaeda.
Exactly two decades ago, on August 23, 1996, Osama bin Laden declared war on the United States. At the time, few people paid much attention. But it was the start of what’s now the Twenty Years’ War between the United States and al-Qaeda a conflict that both sides have lost. Osama bin Laden had already tried to hit the world trading towers in 1993.
How much do you know about 9/11? 9/11 was a very major part of American history. It was the first attack on American soil. The terrorists belonged to Al-Qaeda the group has dissolved to different terrorist organizations. Osama Bin Laden was the leader of these terrorists and I emphasize was.
Being a president for more than two decades, President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is seen as a master mind of the country 's military conflicts with Iran and the United States. Born on April 28, 1937, in Tikrit, Iraq Saddam Hussein lived a challenging life and was faced with different obstacles that had a great influences on his life. Having no real relationship with his father who was a shepherd, disappeared several months before Saddam was born. After Saddam was born, his mother suffered from being severely depressed by her oldest son 's death and the disappearance of her husband. Unable to take care of Saddam, she sent to Baghdad to live with his uncle, at the age of 3. Years later, Saddam would return to home