9/11 Attacks on America
9/11 Attacks on America | The Attacks Were God’s Punishment for America’s Actions Against Islam
Osama bin Laden, a wealthy native of Saudi Arabia, is the head of al- Qaida (“The Base”), a terrorist network. Believed to be responsible for organizing two 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa, he was an immediate prime suspect for masterminding the September 11, 2001, attacks on America. The following is a translation of taped remarks that aired on an Arab television station on October 7. The remarks were first broadcast shortly after American and British forces began bombing operations that day in Afghanistan, where bin Laden has resided since 1996.
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- Enemies of Freedom Committed an Act of War Against America
- The Attacks Were God’s Punishment for America’s Actions Against Islam
- Osama bin Laden Wants to Drive the West from the Islamic World
- The Attacks Were Part of Militant Islam’s War Against America
- The Terrorist Attacks Were Not the Result of U.S. Actions
- U.S. Policies in Islamic Lands Are a Root Cause of the Terrorist Attacks
- The Terrorists Were Waging a War the United States Began
- The Financial Backing of Terrorist Groups Must Be Targeted
- The United States Should Seek Alternatives to Military Action
- The Terrorist Attacks Should Be Treated as Acts of War
- The Terrorist Attacks Should Be Treated as International Crimes
- Bombing Afghanistan Is the Wrong Response to the Terrorist Attacks
- Bombing Afghanistan Was a Necessary Step in the War Against Terrorism
- The Attacks Revealed America’s Lack of Preparedness Against Terrorism
- The Terrorist Attacks Clarified the Meaning of Good and Evil
- Evil Is Too Simplistic an Explanation for the Terrorist Attacks
- The World Must Respond to the Attack on New York City
- The Attacks Revealed the Importance of the Public Sector
- The Attacks Marked the End of the Post–Cold War Era
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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