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Title: 911 and the Aftermath


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911 and the Aftermath
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Profile of a Terrorist
  • Osama bin Laden
  • Wealthy family
  • Joined Afghan resistance in 1979
  • Founded al-Qaeda during war (extremists)
  • Saudi Arabia revoked citizenship 1994
  • Moved to Sudan (1991) forced back to Afghanistan
    in 1996

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Osama bin Laden (contd)
  • 1996 Outlined al-Qaedas goals
  • 1. Get U.S. out of Saudi Arabia/Middle East
  • 2. Overthrow Saudi govt
  • 3. Liberate Muslim holy sites in Palestine
  • 4. Support Islamic revolutionary groups around
    the world
  • Trained fighters to accomplish goals

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Osama (contd)
  • Since 1996 has expressed intent to use
    terrorism
  • U.S. military personnel - 1 target

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September 11, 2001
  • Terrorists board planes.
  • By 930am the country is under attack WTC,
    Pentagon, Flight 93
  • Fear, shock, and panic
  • The U.S. is forever a changed nation.

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Post 9/11 America
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Patriot Act
  • Travel Restrictions
  • Vigilance

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Afghanistan
  • Taliban and al Qaeda occupation. Afghan Govt. did
    not carry out the 911 attack.
  • October 7, 2001 Operation Enduring Freedom -
    find terrorists and bring them to justice.
  • Osama Bin Laden Terrorist Leader (al Qaeda)
  • Coalition forces join the U.S. to free the Afghan
    Government from Taliban Rule.
  • Afghan Government restored to Democratic rule by
    December, 2001

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Afghanistan (cont.)
  • Fear that many Taliban and al Qaeda terrorists
    have fled to Pakistan.
  • 2011 Bin Laden is killed in Pakistan
  • Fighting still today.. 2 years will pull out.

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The War in Iraq Round 2
  • Fear that Saddam Hussein has WMD
  • Hussein alleged to be helping terrorists
  • Vast human rights violations
  • U.S. Invasion of Iraq begins on March 20, 2003
  • Saddam is captured December 13, 2003
  • Today Iraq is being rebuilt, U.S. Soldiers on a
    Peace Keeping/Support Mission (3,000)
  • 4,486 U.S. soldiers killed 33,000 wounded.
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