Ramzi Yousef's Attack On The World Trade Center

In the forensic investigation, there were 6 pieces of forensic finding used in Timothy McVeigh trial. The first set of the finding was the earplugs that he wore to silent the noise of the explosive. Meanwhile, there was a trace of residue found in his jean pockets along with two t-shirts and a knife with the sheath. Therefore, due to the positive mixture founded on McVeigh, the prosecutor believe that McVeigh was involved in making a bomb from a mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. It was believed after, Timothy McVeigh also participated in placing the barrel of bomb ingredients in the back of the rental Ryder truck. Therefore, the prosecutor was certainty that the mixture of explosive was placed during the morning hour in front of the

On August 6, 1945 the United States ordered to drop a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, a city in Japan. The bomb instantly killed between 70,000 and 80,000 people but due to the radiation more people suffered death after the attack. The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was known as “Little Boy” which was the first atomic bomb created. The plane that had dropped the bomb was known as the Enola Gay a B-29 bomber flown by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets. On August 9, 1945 the second nuclear bomb was dropped by the US on Nagasaki. This bomb was called, “Fat Man” because it had instantly killed more than 70,000 people and from the radiation that was left behind more people ended up dieing from tragic burns or diseases.

“To Catch a Bombmaker” by Clay Dillow appeared in Popular Science in October 2015. Catching a Bombmaker does not come easy; you must have intelligence, surveillance, and knowledge behind the science of a bomb. In “To Catch a Bombmaker” these three things led to a terrorist being caught in the action. Mr. Dillow’s purpose for writing this piece is to inform. Dillow is very professional in his writing. He goes into depth and great detail about this Al-Qaeda affiliate’s story. If readers do not know anything about the process of catching a bombmaker, Mr. Dillow’s writing allows them to be greatly informed. This article appeals to anyone who is interested in Government operations, and Science. This piece of writing is very well written. Proper

It appears as if mankind’s most destructive war is coming to end. Victory has been won at a steep cost in lives and treasure. We would not be here, however, had it not been for the valiant efforts of everyone involved in the war effort. While President Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb may seem controversial in the long run, its immediate effect is that it saved lives.

Nichols admits to helping McVeigh choose materials to construct the bomb, and even helped McVeigh the day before the bombing with building the bomb in the back of the rental Ryder truck. Even though Nichols was charged with his connection to the Oklahoma City bombings, Nichols had denied his involvement for many years. A search of Nichols home after his arrest found that he had blasting caps, guns, and a receipt that showed the purchase of ammonium nitrate that exceeded what an individual would need for personal use for lawn care. In addition, Michael Fortier was charged and sentenced to ten years after law enforcement found out that Fortier knew about McVeigh’s plans for the Oklahoma City bombing, and his failure to report it. Fortier also assisted McVeigh by receiving stolen weapons from Terry Nichols, selling the weapons, and upon McVeigh’s request, giving the money he made off of the stolen weapons to Nichols. McVeigh also showed Fortier a diagram of his plans of how he planned to build the bomb. In addition, there is also speculation that was arisen about the involvement of more people when the Secret Service had once stated that after reviewing video of the rental Ryder truck outside of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building that shows “suspects” exiting the truck three minutes before the

The morning of Tuesday September 11, 2011 is one of the biggest tradgies of all time. On this specific day four airlines were hijacked by an Islamic group that goes by the name al-Qaeda. The attacks took the lives of 2,996 innocent people, injured nearly 6,000 people, and caused at least $10 billion in infracture and property damage. These attacks, also known as the 9/11 attacks, will forever be remebered as one of the most horrific days for so many people around this world.

On September 1, 2001, the country of the United States of America along with the world changed. An orchestrated attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and another target- unknown but possibly the White House -put in place by a group of terrorist, made headlines all over the world. These attacks cost the lives of many people in Washington D.C, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and New York City.

Nearly the whole country watched in horror on the morning of September 11, 2001. As the planes crashed and the towers burned, many thought it simply wasn’t true. They believed that it was impossible that someone could hate America that much. It was true, and it left lasting effects on Americans everywhere. Al-Qaeda had carried out a plan so horrific that it killed nearly three thousand people.

“Two events involving the FBI acting against separatists, further fueled Timothy McVeigh’s anger toward the government. In the summer of 1992, white separatist Randy Weaver was engaged in a standoff with government agents at his cabin in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. He was suspected of selling illegal sawed-off shotguns. The siege resulted in the death of Weaver’s son and wife. Then, in April, 1993, federal agents surrounded the compound of the Branch Davidians to arrest their leader David Koresh on illegal weapons charges. On April 19, McVeigh watched on television with millions of other Americans as the FBI Stormed the compound resulting in a firestorm that killed dozens of Branch Davidians, including children (“Timothy”). McVeigh was known as a very friendly person before all of his anger built up. There must have been so much anger that his actions had killed 168 people. “Beginning in September, 1994, Timothy McVeigh began the plot to destroy the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. With accomplices Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier, McVeigh acquired several tons of ammonium nitrate fertilizer and gallons of fuel oil to form a highly volatile explosive. McVeigh chose the Murrah federal building because it provided excellent camera angles for media coverage. He wanted to make this attack a platform for his anti-government message

On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh blew up the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. Timothy was ex-military and was against the government (history, 2017). He killed 168 innocent people that day (history, 2017), and up until September 11, 2001, it was arguably the biggest act of terrorism in US history. On June 11, 2001, Timothy was killed by lethal injection.

Even though the destruction was massive, the truck provided valuable evidence (The Oklahoma City, 2015). Investigators were able to retrieve the VIN number, which gave them the rental location and resulted in the FBI being able to release a sketch of their suspect the very next day (The Oklahoma City, 2015). The motel owner where McVeigh stayed at identified the sketch. This was fortunate because McVeigh was in jail as he was stopped by a state trooper shortly after blowing up the building and arrested for a weapons violation (The Oklahoma City, 2015). The FBI was able to do a simple search and learned the jail he was currently incarcerated in, making for an easy arrest. McVeigh had a close friend from the Army that shred his hatred for the federal government. His name was Terry Nichols (The Oklahoma City, 2015). The address McVeigh used belonged to Terry’s brother. This connection allowed investigators to determine that Nichols assisted McVeigh in acquiring material and making the bomb (The Oklahoma City, 2015). The FBI also learned that McVeigh had another Army friend in Arizona where he spent time-sharing his plans. This friend, Michael Fortier helped finance the plot by selling stolen weapons (The Oklahoma City, 2015). Other evidence included residue from the cloths McVeigh had on when arrested. This residue matched the chemical used in the bomb (The Oklahoma City, 2015). Also, McVeigh’s fingerprints were discovered on a receipt for 2000lbs of fertilizer. This was a crucial element in making the bomb (The Oklahoma City, 2015). The FBI’s investigation was extremely thorough and also included interviewing over 28,000 people (The Oklahoma City, 2015). The jury found McVeigh guilty on all his charges in 1997, and then in 2001 he was executed (The Oklahoma City,

Daisaku Ikeda said “Japan learned from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the tragedy wrought by nuclear weapons must never be repeated and that humanity and nuclear weapons cannot exist.” The United States ended World War II by bombing Japan which caused radiation damage and devastation to all of Japan. The United States had three main reasons why they dropped the atomic bomb in such a rush. They wanted to limit American casualties from fighting future battles. The United States wanted to establish dominance over the war before Russia could join in. Lately they wanted to see what kind of damage it would really do what what the aftermath would be like. In fact the atomic bombs used in World War II against Japan were the only atomic

As mentioned earlier, Timothy McVeigh saw the US government as bullies to the people. McVeigh argued that drastic measures had to be taken to send a message and that there had to be body count in order to even be heard . McVeigh also claimed that this was a pre-emptive strike against the government and personally admitted the Waco Siege was part of his motivations to acts as he did . He also had stated he “borrowed a page from US foreign policy ” as the US does have a known history of acting similarly to McVeigh and Co. This lead to the largest criminal investigation in American history and caused a fear of numerous following bombs in Oklahoma . This attack was originally thought to have been committed by terrorist from the Middle East not

Smoke and debris filled the air. Thousands of people’s lives changed in a matter of minutes. 168 people including nineteen innocent children lost their lives because of one person’s decision. On April 19,1995, Oklahoma history was changed forever. Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah building and it was “the worst act of terrorism in American history” (Isikoff). Years later McVeigh was on trial “in courtroom C-204 in the United States Courthouse in Denver” (Morganthou). He was facing capital punishment. Timothy McVeigh receiving the death penalty was the correct punishment for the crime he committed.

The first homemade bomb exploded at a university in Chicago in 1978. Although, not known as the Unabomber yet, his antics continued sporadically over the next seventeen years. In the FBI case file, it stated that along the way, he sowed fear and panic, even threatened to blow up airliners in flight. This home grown terrorist was the worst in American history. After reading this summary, you will have a clear understanding of the sheer terror that Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski cause for over a decade in America.