Introduction
Religious terrorism - is the most dangerous form of terrorism based on religious fanaticism. This phenomenon threatens not only the Middle East but also States that are far beyond the areas traditionally associated with the religion of the Prophet. (Mozaffari 2005, pp.34-36). One of the key actors in the Middle East was Osama bin Laden. With vast resources, bin Laden financed the Taliban. The main goal of bin Laden - the creation of a worldwide Islamic state, so it helps all associates worldwide. Christians are seen as colonizers and Muslims - the victims.
Organization
Strategic organizations all have a leader: a leader, who is more successful than others. Some worship leader, others obey, others hate and dream to overthrow him. (Mishal, Rosenthal 2005, pp. 276-279). Bin laden became the leader of the Islamic nation. He became a noble man and hero to many, which allowed him to relocate easily and even seek asylum in other countries. During the years of the Afghan war (1980-1989) Osama gained wide connections in international circles of radical Islamists.
With the completion of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, bin Laden becomes undesirable for the
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The activities of Osama bin Laden led to the gradual transformation of Islamic extremism Taliban terrorism, which left the country. Under the unified political and organizational beginning created the paramilitaries, a kind of terrorism, "Brigade", and the key coordinating role in this play led by bin Laden 's organization "Al Qaeda" and "World Front for Jihad", as well as the Taliban leadership. (Nasrawi 2004, np.). This is reflected in the financial and military support from Islamic organizations and movements in different countries and regions of the world - Bosnia, Kosovo, Chechnya, Uzbekistan, Kashmir, Xinjiang, etc. (Tucker 2010,
Osama Bin Laden is the leader of al-Qaeda, the Islamic terrorist group that attacked the U.S. On February 23, 1998, Laden created the rule for all
Osama was a fly in a crowded room. Coll recounts when bin-Laden’s name had popped up on numerous occasions in CIA reports or in conversation between ISI officials, but due to the lack of relevance it had on their mission, he was overlooked and swatted away. As the theory of organization represents a theory X method of governing, POSDCORD, Osama had proven to be a theory Y. He led his men with bravado, but was not authoritarian in his ways. Close confidents regarded him as calming, brilliant, and adept figure, who had a way with his words.
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. Osama Bin Laden was an extremely dangerous terrorist. Osama wanted to do whatever it took to reach his goal.
He saw killing the west as a way of pleasing Allah, so he planned and executed 9/11 following what he considered to be the “failed” truck bombing of February 26th. His terrorism expanded
Title: Surveillance and the Killing of Osama Bin Laden Thesis: Despite all efforts to live off the grid and leave no electronic trace behind, Osama Bin Laden, the most wanted terrorist on the planet, was located and assassinated at the hands of U.S. Navy Seals. Controversial Technologies played a crucial role in bringing justice to the most wanted terrorist in U.S. history. I. Osama Bin Laden was the founder of Al-Qaeda, the organization that is responsible for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with other terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets directed to send a message to the U.S. and anyone else that disagreed with Al-Qaeda through any means necessary. A. Osama Bin Laden was born in 1957 to a wealthy
Terrorist organizations all start from an individual or group of people sharing a vision of something they wish to see done within their country or in the world. The terrorist organization al-Qaeda started when a man name Osama bin Laden wanted to start something to better the lives of the Muslim community in the middle east. Osama bin Laden was a freedom fighter and helped the fight against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. After the Afghans fought off the attack bin Laden went on to start-up his Jihad organization al-Qaeda. This helped fuel the radical Islamic followers to continue their violent crusade in the middle east and to help push their agendas.
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.
bin Laden became one of the most influential terror leaders ever, but first he was influenced by Muhammad Azzam (Ross, 2015). The terror organization Al Qaeda which was built by Osama himself influenced followers to commit acts of jihad Gunaratna, 2011). Bin Laden continued to rise in the number of followers to his belief system well after the 9/11 attacks (Ross, 2015). Osama showed that he could follow through on a target effectively so far away, and his influence even though in hiding was ever so famous amongst followers (Lawrence, 2011). Prior to 9/11, Osama proved that he could effectively communicate with his aides and followers on a regular basis (Lawrence, 2011).
Al Qaeda had many goals which they desired to achieve which included getting Americans and Western influence out of Muslim countries(38).
invaded Afghanistan after the attacks on September 11th to rid the country of the Taliban regime and to stop Al-Qaeda and its leader. The terroristic group Al-Qaeda set up camps in Afghanistan that indoctrinated and trained over 10,000 to 20,000 men before the fatal attack on America. ("Afghanistan War"). These camps also became bases for weapons and for coordinating terrorist attacks. ("Afghanistan War").
When the the Persian Gulf War was going on it was obvious that Bin Laden hated americans. In this interview he said “Every Muslim the minute he can start differentiating, carries hate towards Americans, Jews and Christians, this is part of our ideology. Ever since I can recall, I felt at war with the Americans and had feelings of animosity and hate towards them,”. He became mentally sick after the Persian Gulf War which made him angry and grudgeful which made him plan 911 to kill americans( Jonathan Mahler 1).
According to The Looming Tower bin Laden’s teachers described him as “shy and fearful of making mistakes” (Wright, 84). Since was very quiet and shy growing up, he had nobody to share his religious concerns with. “He tried to explain his feelings to his friends and family, but his passion left them nonplussed. ‘He thought that Muslims are not close enough to Allah, and the Muslim youth are too busy playing and having fun,’ his mother concluded” (Wright, 87).
The attacks on September 11 produced a greater fear of terrorism than ever before. The masterminds responsible for the attacks on September 11 executed a plan that killed about three thousand people. Bin Laden was prompted by his prejudice against the United States, among multiple other reasons. After the attacks, many people showed a simple act of patriotism by flying the American flag.
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.")
In 1997, bin Laden declared war against the United States, four years after the first Trade Center bombing. During this time, bin Laden was plotting his next attack to kill thousands of innocent Americans. In 1998, al-Qaeda suicide bombers drove truck bombs toward the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. More than 200 people were killed in this attack.