Today we are doing the 9/11 blog discussion. Osama Bin Laden was the leader of the al-qaeda group.Background that leads up to the attacks:1. US/West support of Israel.It should be the city of Palistine.2. Christian/Jewish Us Islam3. U.S. Troops in Saudi Arabia -1990-Iraq invaded Kuwait-Jihad-"Holy War"Soviet Union invades Afghanistan in 1979. The Soviet Union was a major enemy and we wanteed to stop the spread of communism. Mujahaeden eventually turned into the al-Qaeda. We helped build up the group that attacked us but it was all about stopping communism. In 1993, they tried to bring down the World Trade Center, but during the 1990's we didn't really worry about it.4. Keep US Culture out.5. Attack US-Business-Military-Political Institutions.The US took action by launching the War On Terror against Afghanistan. Department of Homeland Security was created. It protects our homeland from terrorist attacks. Patriot Attack gave more power on listening to people's phone conversations.
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