Tragedy Of Al-Qaeda
Arguably the greatest tragedy in America`s history. On September 11th 2001 it was a dark day for U.S citizens. With unease in Iraqi-US relations, ultimately was the largest factor leading to the attacks on 9/11. Which most believe that the attacks were completely unavoidable and just a product by terrorist group Al-Qaeda. Others believe that if the US had healthier ties with the Iraqi government, then 9/11 and other attacks wouldn’t have occurred. At one point in time, Al-Qaeda, was the worlds` most powerful terrorist group. Al-Qaeda is a global militant Sunni Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980`s.They operate as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and an Islamist extremist, wahhabi jihadist group. Among the beliefs assigned to al-Qaeda, members believe that a Christian–Jewish alliance is conspiring to destroy Islam. As Salafist jihadists, they believe that the killing of non-combatants is religiously sanctioned, but they ignore any aspect of religious scripture which might be interpreted as forbidding the murder of non-combatants and internecine fighting. Al-Qaeda also dissents from what they regard as man-made laws, and wants to replace them with a strict form of sharia law. Predominantly, Al-Qaeda despises individuals whom either support Israel or
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This has triggered Al-Qaeda to execute countless acts of terrorism against the U.S. However, lacking structure and deprived of resources, the jihadist group turned to the Iraqi government. At the time, Saddam Hussein was president of Iraq. Hussein provided Al-Qaeda a safe haven and offered training with the Iraqi regime. Throughout this time, Hussein made an effort to reform Iraq into his image. By which he first broke the relationship with the U.N, then refused to export oil to the rest of the world. Not only did the U.N threaten Iraq with war, but so did the United
This has triggered Al-Qaeda to execute countless acts of terrorism against the U.S. However, lacking structure and deprived of resources, the jihadist group turned to the Iraqi government. At the time, Saddam Hussein was president of Iraq. Hussein provided Al-Qaeda a safe haven and offered training with the Iraqi regime. Throughout this time, Hussein made an effort to reform Iraq into his image. By which he first broke the relationship with the U.N, then refused to export oil to the rest of the world. Not only did the U.N threaten Iraq with war, but so did the United