... (Von Eschen lecture, Global Protest and Détente) From this atmosphere, two Berkeley residents formed the Black Panther, an African American revolutionary leftist party that practiced militant self-defense against U.S. government brutality, and fought to establish revolutionary socialism through mass organizing and community-based programs. These Panthers carried weapons in public, wore berets symbolizing the revolutionary Che and handed out copies ... as the Soviet Union at the time, it seems that the backlash of the Cold War came back a decade later. After the end of the Soviet-Afghan...

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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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... of the U.S. Congress: "Americans are asking, 'Why do they hate us?' They hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with ... Another key factor in anti-American resentment is the failure of many Muslim nations to benefit from globalization. While the U.S. boomed in the 1990s, Arab economies grew by a mere 0.7% annually. Soaring population growth has resulted in massive youth unemployment. This has b...

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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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... that it would now judge countries by their willingness to help. The most important focus of this coalition was to gain the support of Arab nations, some of which have significant sections of their populations who sympathize with Islamic militants. Given a list of conditions that must be met ... in order to take part in the coalition, Bush has basically asked these nations to choose sides. Arab nations were given a stark choice, either declare their nations members of an international coalition against terrorism, or risk being isolated in a growing global ... US. President Bush approved a...

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... their position in society. They may in some way feel persecuted or oppressed because or their race, religion, or they feel exploited by a government. Any group that uses terrorist actions have very complex and powerful reasons to engage in those activities. In 1957 a radical Muslim by the name ... infrastructure and manpower to fight a protracted conflict (Shahar 1). He took the task of getting men to fight for Afghanistan first. He advertised all over the Arab world - which includes Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jerusalem, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, etc. - for young Muslims to come and help fight for...

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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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... hours in line to donate blood in hopes of saving the lives of fellow Americans. However throughout the rest of the world, people living in Arab countries were found dancing in the street, celebrating the slaying of thousands of innocent American lives (5). Many Arabs believe America is just getting a taste ... primacy behaviors and mind their own business when it comes to there social matters. State primacy and patriotism is strong in Afghanistan and the Taliban government also. Their willingness to do anything for their country and religion is what makes it so difficult to control their...

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... 11th attacks: Bin Laden and his followers regard America as their main enemy because it is America that leads the Western and democratic world, and supports the moderate Arab regimes. Moreover, America is regarded in their eyes as controlling and contaminating the holy places of Islam-particularly those in Saudi Arabia through the presence of military personnel ... developed since the Persian Gulf War would help (the) U.S...fight an unpredictable foe." Another reality that weighed towards a possible military intervention was that the Taliban, Afghanistan's terrorist harboring ruling go...

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... images and words, terrorists have the opportunity to spread fear all over the world. The hijacking of the 1985 TWA Flight 849 on its way to Rome was a demonstration by Arab perpetrators, they wanted the Palestinians to release 700 Lebanese civilian held up in Palestinian camps. The hijacker's declaration was granted and the victims of the flight after 17 days were ... to punish Americans for its policies in the Middle East. In a follow on attack, the groups planned to blow up buildings and key transportation nodes in New York City, U.N headquarters, a U.S government building, two tunnel...

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... Laden understands modern media and spin. Within hours of the first U.S. bombs and missiles landing in Afghanistan, he released a video that contained not just the usual diatribes but, to many Arab listeners a detailed and convincing history of the U.S. and Israeli aggression against them." (4p) But Roger Simon also said that "George Bush, on the other hand he has spent much of ... with as severely as the terrorists themselves. Three months later, the Taliban regime that then ruled was gone and Washington was scanning the horizon for other regimes to attack. The government of Iraq was th...

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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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