The Death of Anwar al-Awlaki One cannot listen to the news or commentaries without hearing a controversial story that will cause you to pause and emit an "ahem sigh". In view of the recent tragedies around the world that affect America and Americans, one might reach a point of bewilderment and become reluctant to watch or listen to the news, however; if you are enrolled in a political science class, it is necessary to involve yourself in current events. The questionable killing of an American citizen was a forerunner event that caused discussion and debate. His name was Anwar-al-Awlaki who was killed in Yemen.
The Washington Post posted an article in September of 2011 that announced the killing of an American citizen living in Yemen. It reported that the Central Intelligence Agency , under the direction of the President, had murdered an American citizen who happened to be a militant/radical Muslim cleric who was connected to multiple terrorist attacks, terrorist training, and was talented at internet usage.
The primary question surrounding this incident was whether or not the killing of this American citizen was justified, and following it was the question; “Did the President of the United States have the power to authorize the killing?” One has only to examine the annuals of American history and review the very beginning of this country 's fight to gain its freedom from England and early colonization to get insight into the murder of patriots. Now I am far from being an
On the morning of September 11th, 2001, the United States of America was tragically attacked by members of al- Qaeda. Nineteen radicals associated with the Islamic extremist group hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against planned targets in the United States. Of the
The person made the biggest impact on Canadians in 2017 are Omar Khadr, he was fifteen when he allegedly killed Christopher Speer, who was part of the US army, other soldiers were injured from the grenade in Afghanistan. I think that this is important to know because he now lives in Red Deer in Alberta and is going to Red Deer college. Some people agree with the 10 million dollars because his charter of rights were ignored and so the government gave him the money as an apology but others disagree because he killed and injured Us soldiers.So a bit about his life is that he is born in Toronto, Canada on the ninth of September in 1986. He has two sisters and four brothers. His father so-called brainwashed him in a way. His father had connections
The horror of the assassination of JFK was recreated on the quiet Tuesday morning of September 11, 2001. When Islamic terrorists flew commercial airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. This changed everything, bringing the often underestimated threat of global terrorism into the minds of Americans everywhere. With president Bush declaring war on terrorism, the world is still fighting against these extremists to this day. It changed the lives of everyone, and is a global event, not just an American
Usama bin Laden, born in 1957, comes from a wealthy Saudi Arabian family that owns a multinational construction business. He used his inherited wealth to finance Afghan forces fighting the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980’s. After the 1991 Gulf War, he was distressed that Saudi Arabia allowed U.S. forces to remain in the Arabian Peninsula. To advance his agenda of expelling the U.S. from the Islamic world, he worked with other anti-Western fundamentalists to organize a secretive, highly compartmentalized terrorist network, known as al-Qaida. It is through his upbringing, education, culture, and wars in Islamic countries, that Usama bin Laden has sought to purge the
To begin with, there were a few witnesses present during the shooting and were later brought in for questioning. One of the biggest controversies begins with the question,
September 11, 2001 live on in America’s history because of the depth of the tragedy and many victims. Nineteen militant individuals associated with the radical extremist group of Al-Qaeda, radicals of the Islamic faith, hijacked four American airlines. Two planes separately entered the buildings of the Twin Towers located in New York City; the third plane collided into the Pentagon located outside of Washington, D.C: while the fourth landed in an open field in Pennsylvania. In total over 3,000 innocent Americans became victims of the radicals, slaying over 400 civil servant workers (CNN, 2013). September 11, 2001, (9-11) is the landmark that sparked radical terrorism, hate crimes for followers of the Muslin faith and how the media views terrorism.
While we were having a discussion about hacking my ally happened to give a moral statement that Hacking is terrorism, since hackers obtain data illegally to cause violence thus all hackers should be decapitated like Osama Bin Laden since they are potentially able to cause world war III.
September 11, 2001 is a date in history that changed the lives of people from all over the world and especially the lives of Americans. On this day nineteen militant men associated with al-Qaeda, an Islamic extremist group, hijacked four airplanes and carried out multiple suicide attacks on different locations in the United States. Two of the planes directly struck the World Trade Center located in New York City, one of the other two planes hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and the final plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania before it could reach its final destination. On this day, more than 3,000 people were killed including over 400 first responding police officers and firefighters. In recent years as people look back on that day it is remembered as a time when the country was joined together by grief and showed an overwhelming amount of comfort and support to the victims and their families; it was also a time of extreme national pride. People also remember that following the attacks the economy suffered tremendously, in addition, air traffic which makes up a portion of the economy was greatly disrupted, both of which created uncertainty about the security of the financial markets critical to the success of the United States. What most people do not remember is the immediate backlash and hostility the Muslim and Arab communities received following the attacks by both civilians and the media. This is a topic that has been largely ignored by the public and media’s
Anders Behring Breivik, born in Oslo, Norway on February 13th, 1979, came from a broken home. His father, Jens Breivik, worked as a diplomat for the Royal Norwegian Embassy, and his mother, Wenche Behrin, worked as a nurse. The Breivik family lived in London together until his parents divorced in 1980. Anders was only year old at the time. Anders lived with his mother and half-sister on the west side of Oslo and frequently went to visit his father and his new stepmother in France. Jens and Wenche went through an ordeal of custody battles where he and his new wife fought to take him from his mother to raise him in Paris. They were never successful, and Anders was raised almost entirely by his mom.
When President Barrack Obama mentioned of the September 11th attack, for a moment the wounds left in the hearts of the Americans started bleeding again. There was nothing that could that could stop the bleeding other than one statement: “the perpetrator of the attack has been brought to justice”. On the night of 2nd May 2011, the Americans were woken up by the unusual speech delivered by the 44th president of the United States of America. The speech began by the president mentioning one of the worst terror attacks that have ever happened on the American soil. At that moment, the citizens remained silent as they listened and watched the speech. All they
History has shown many times that a single human being is capable of vast influence among people and/or a society, especially for religious purposes. Generally, when people think about influential leaders tied to a religion, they think of the great leaders that strived for peace and equality for all, such as Mahatma Gandhi. Justly, the big religious figures who were not so great for the world are often not given any credit for being the influential, strong leaders that they were, such as Osama Bin Laden. Obviously no one wants to give props to someone who negatively impacted the world but many times these evil leaders are very similar to their opposites. Morals must be disregarded to make this comparison but it is worth making. As previously mentioned, the comparison going to be made is of polar opposites; Mahatma Gandhi and Osama Bin Laden. They both greatly influenced and affected the world based on actions they took because of their religious beliefs. One practiced Ahimsa, who preached non-violence, and the other one Jihad, who fought a war with non-believers. But which of their two messages was more successful; non-violence or violence? Not successful in regards to humanity or morals, but in influence, leadership, and how long their message resonated. Both religious figures will be evaluated from their beginnings in order to see all their influences and intentions, as well as the situations they were put in that pushed them to make the moves the did.
Extrajudicial killings, or targeted killings as it is sometimes called, is the “deliberate, specific targeting and killing, by a government or its agents, of a supposed terrorist or of a supposed ‘unlawful combatant’ (i.e., one taking a direct part in hostilities in the context of an armed conflict) who is not in that government's custody” (“Targeted Killing”, Wikipedia). For years, targeted killings have been an integral part of modern warfare and in recent times has also integrated itself into the everyday law enforcement. An example of the former would be USA’s constant use of this as a central component of its counter-terrorism operations, and a perfect example of the latter would be its utilization by Bangladesh’s elite anti-crime
The European Economic Association congress in Mannheim 2015 likewise specified suicide missions attract superior media coverage which perhaps justifies the tactics within terrorist groups. It was therefore recommended by Jetter whether limiting the amount of reporting would result in a decline in attacks. The idea was proposed to rethink then coverage of terrorism across media platforms in order to stop providing an available tool for terrorists. Alternatively as an audience, other related harm should not go neglected at the expense of the media discourse. These findings from Michael Jetter which scrutinised media coverage, proved fundamental as media sources impended recommendations from the findings. Although the under reporting of terrorist activity was establishing to be a common approach in particular amongst news media, the reporting remained an immense concern. For instance, researchers at Georgia State University observed terrorist attacks in the United States between the years 2011 and 2015. Findings discovered surprisingly that members belonging to the Muslim faith committed substantially fewer terrorist attacks than individuals from a non-Muslim
Attacks receive more coverage when they harm or kill victims, involve hijackings or aircraft, have known perpetrators, and select targets associated with Western countries. A study of transnational terrorism shows that attacks that inflict injuries are twice as likely to attract media attention as those that do not. The attacks in which the perpetrator can be identified are four times as likely to be reported in a newspaper and ten times as likely to be reported on television (The Media’s Role in International Terrorsim). Attacks in the Middle East or Europe are twice as likely to receive media attention as attacks perpetrated in Latin America (The Media’s Role in International Terrorism). There are very similar factors that influence media coverage of attacks that take place within the United States.
There is a lot of fear surrounding the events currently taking place in the Middle East. People see Radical Islam as an immediate danger, and assume that all practicing Muslims are just as violent, and share those beliefs and unhinged views. However, these thoughts hold no veracity, and people need to be able to differentiate practicing Muslims with radical Islamic terrorists. The values and ideas promoted by Radical Islam are not in any way supported by true Islamic citizens. The Muslim religion has been through a lot of strife. Muslims have engaged in civil wars between Sunni and Shiah forces for over hundreds of years. Over the course of that time there has been distinct lines drawn and it is known that there is conflict between the two sects. But Radical Islam takes this to a new level as they contort the Muslim religion and fracture into different categories. There is one center goal, and it is to create a caliphate and to destroy anyone that doesn’t agree with their mindset.