... martyrdom did not automatically extend to the Sept. 11 bombers, whose apocalyptic urge to bring America low was a way of cleansing and uniting the whole Arab world. The Palestinians weren't looking to merge into something larger. They just wanted their state. From the perspective of Gaza, there were then two ... from which there can be no return. Like them, he is said to wear a cyanide capsule around his neck to avert capture and torture by government forces. In the best of times, Tamils have a high suicide rate, unlike Palestinians (whose suicide rate is well below that of Israelis, or ...

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... more than once. He decided to have his own front and to run his own battles with his own command. Among the Arab fighters he had, there were senior Arab ex-military men from Syria and Egypt with good military experience. The story of the guesthouse and the camps was very attractive for ... more Arab mujahedeen to come and there was a significant surge in their numbers at that period. (Jacquard) From then until 1989 he had ... Soviets. In addition to many exchanges of fire and small operations, the first major battle he had face to face with the Soviet army with pure Arab personnel was ...

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... more than once. He decided to have his own front and to run his own battles with his own command. Among the Arab fighters he had, there were senior Arab ex-military men from Syria and Egypt with good military experience. The story of the guesthouse and the camps was very attractive for ... more Arab mujahedeen to come and there was a significant surge in their numbers at that period. (Jacquard) From then until 1989 he had ... Soviets. In addition to many exchanges of fire and small operations, the first major battle he had face to face with the Soviet army with pure Arab personnel was ...

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... wealthy westerners while the middle class and intellectuals are drawn toward these radical groups in order to expel imported ideologies and forms of government. Radical Islamic organizations have declared a holy war, Jihad, in order to bring the Arab world together and take their place as a world power. In order to accomplish these goals, Islamic radicals have mainly used terrorism ... form of training, money, and weapons to a variety of terrorist groups, such as Hizballah, HAMAS, and the PIJ.Sudan is another large supporter of terrorist organizations. The Sudanese Government supports t...

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The Aftermath of September 11th September 11th changed more then New York cities skyline. There were changes in the U.S.A government, changes in the security of airlines, changes in our lifestyle. In fact, it is hard to find anything that wasn't ... a field in Pennsylvania. The hijackers of the planes were from different Arab states. They were part of a terrorist group lead by Osama bin Ladin, there purpose was to start a holy war against the United States. After September 11th, the government was awakened and realized they had to secure their homeland from terrorism. ... and Uzbekistan offe...

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... martial law. Tanks replace taxi cabs, and soldiers toting M-16's replace businessmen with briefcases. Perhaps even more frightening is the fact that Americans of Arab descent or with links to Arabian countries are detained and imprisoned inside of a football stadium. The army has their own agenda, and basically refuses ... the terrorist threat. Communication is at a total breakdown. Early on in the movie, the scene is set for the apparent kidnapping of a seemingly important Arab man from a location in the middle of some desert, presumably in the Middle East. This kidnapping is not merely ...

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... the 9/11 attacks. Radicalization resulting from the Afghan Jihad is a major concern. Following the Afghan war with the Soviet Union, the radicalization of Arab militants began. This led to the founding of Al Qaeda in 1988. This aimed to establish jihad in other parts of the world. The ... Afghan-USSR war, problems in the Middle East were compounded by the introduction of two western ideologies. It became a battle between socialism and Arab Nationalism. The situation became worse when the ideologies did little to change the quality of life of the said societies. Assessing the historical ...

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... it down. There can be political terrorism when an economically and militarily powerful nation exerts pressure and influence to support a foreign nation's government, a government that in turn oppresses its people. The support of the United States of Batitista in Cuba and the support of the participation of the ... the similarities do not end there. There are questions that remain unanswered, or if answered, remain unclear about the role of the American government in these attacks. Questions have been raised about American officials not informing the command at Pearl Harbor of the possibi...

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... it down. There can be political terrorism when an economically and militarily powerful nation exerts pressure and influence to support a foreign nation's government, a government that in turn oppresses its people. The support of the United States of Batitista in Cuba and the support of the participation of the ... the similarities do not end there. There are questions that remain unanswered, or if answered, remain unclear about the role of the American government in these attacks. Questions have been raised about American officials not informing the command at Pearl Harbor of the possibi...

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... primary task: To protect citizens against foreign attack. Americans need to understand that patriotism is not the same as blind faith in government. Americans can respect their government, but they should remain wary of the potential abuses of power that could arise. Our patriotism, as we are all learning ... , can be misguided and exploited. One such case of exploitation is from Government. For instance, The Pledge of Allegiance has long been removed from the public schools but now it has been dusted off and promoted in ... from those who wish to use the current domestic situation to co...

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... we get the one man responsible for the attacks on the United States Osama bin Laden. Next why people are choosing to become terrorists is our government. The United States has this belief that we have to be the protector of the world. And if any one country has a problem we"re ... of a list already to large to name? Another reason is the many freedoms we have in the United States. For example our freedom to elect government officials or our freedom to wear whatever we want. And lastly a freedom to act anyway you want to in public or in the privacy of your ... be a terrorist today. It d...

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... so dangerous is that they are unpredictable and their willingness to die for their religion. Terrorism is the single greatest threat to the United States Government. The U.S. has suffered great loses in its history to terrorism, especially its interests in other countries. The U.S. greatest enemies are Islamic ... anarchists in Italy, Spain, and France used terrorism. At the end of World War II in 1945, conflict in the Middle East between Arab nations and Israel arose, which produced successive waves of terrorism. The two sides are still fighting to this date. Most of the terrorism ... ...

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... "War on Terrorism". This episode of terror has reshaped U.S. foreign strategies and has ultimately changed the course of world order and stability. All of this happened because to the American government this was an attack against freedom so a swift and direct retaliation somewhere anywhere was inevitable to them. In response to these acts, the American population's emotions are understandable, and we ... their actions towards the outside world that they are know threatening the stability of numerous countries, countries that have nothing to do with the September 11th attacks? Does the ...

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... . Al-Qaida is a network of many different fundamentalist organizations in diverse countries. Its primary ideology is the using of terrorism to attain their political goal and to overthrow western-influenced government and to replace them with Islamic regimes under the rule of Shariah, or Islamic law. In 1979, when the Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, Osama bin Ladin moved his business to ... Afghanistan and enter to his first part of holy war. He helped to recruit young Muslims from all over Arab world, and set up facilities to train them. The Afghan government donated land and resourc...

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... . As the book mentions already, all that does is cause more anti-Americanism and more animosity against America in the Arab political and civilian circles. A world court tribunal is not the answer either, I believe. How can any civil establishment or government reason with groups that are willing to sacrifice themselves out of hatred over their political and ideological beliefs. Israel has long ... ...

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... fundamentalist political party swept the board, taking the political world by surprise as no one predicted such an event. Despite this result, the election was declared a void as the ruling government did not recognize the result despite the fundamentalists wining over 70% of the vote. The country is now ravaged by civil war. Islamic fundamentalists believe that society such be ruled ... again in 1956 over the Straits of Tiran. 1967 also saw another war between Israel and it's Arabic neighbors, and again, victory was very comprehensive. All these wars illustrate that Arab nations such a...

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... fund his military. Jeff went on to say that he is not blind to the fact that oil is a driving cause, but certainly isn't the main reason. He thinks our government has the security of our nation, and the concern of Iraq's people far above oil. Jeff agrees with the war in Iraq 100%. I asked him how he could support something ... attacks will be accidents. At least there is a chance that the killing of civilians will stop when the US wins. Some say that this war is going to make the Arab world hate us, therefore, causing even more of a threat to the US in the long run. There is no doubt th...

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