9/11 Attacks on America
9/11 Attacks on America | The Financial Backing of Terrorist Groups Must Be Targeted
Jim Hoagland is a Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist for the Washington Post.
Summary: A key to the war against the terrorist organizations behind the September 11 attacks is to go after their money supply. International banks and financial institutions must crack down on money laundering practices that terrorists can exploit for their benefit. In addition, the United States should act against Islamic charities that may have supported terrorist groups.
Money sets Osama bin Laden apart from other Middle Eastern fanatics and murderers....
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Table of Contents
- 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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