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History of al-Qaeda and
Terrorism against the USA
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What is al-Qaeda?
Al Qaeda means the Base. It is a stateless
(meaning without a country) terrorist
organization.
It is led and financed by Osama bin Laden, a
radical Sunni Muslim.
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When did al-Qaeda form?
The beginnings of al-Qaeda go back to the 1980s
when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
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Bin Laden, and the Arab Afghans, fought
the Soviet Union in Afghanistan The Soviet army left in
1988.
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Desert Storm (Gulf War I)
In 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invaded
the tiny, oil-rich country of Kuwait
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Operation Desert Storm
The United States feared Saddam would
invade Saudi Arabia too.
Iraqi tanks
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US and Saudi coalition
The United States asked the Saudis for permission to
establish military bases in their country.
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Saudis choice
Osama bin Laden, back home from Afghanistan,
offered the Saudis the use of his soldiers to fight the
Iraqi army because Infidel armies have no place in the
holy land of Islam.
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Saudis chose the USA and snubbed bin Laden.
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1991--Bin Laden leaves Saudi Arabia
for Sudan
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USA in Somalia
Dec. 4, 1992, George H.W. Bush sends 28,000
American troops to Somalia.
Bush wanted to help the Somali people since
all attempts to send food to them were
intercepted by war lords.
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Black Hawk Down!
In 1993, 18 Americans
died when their Black
Hawk helicopter was
shot down overMogadishu, Somalia.
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al Qaeda?
We think al Qaeda operatives taught the
Somalians how to shoot down helicopters just
like they did in Afghanistan against the
Soviets.
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1993-The 1st World Trade Center bombing
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1993 WTC bombing
It killed 6 people and injured over 1000.
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May 1996 ---Sudan expels bin Laden, and
he returns too Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Was Run by the Taliban, A
Violent Local, Afghanistani Group Led By
Mullah Omar
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The Taliban Did Not Plan the 9/11
Attacks, But They Let Bin Laden
Operate in Afghanistan and Refused toTurn Him Over to the US
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1996 car bombing of Khobar Towers
19 Americans were killed and hundreds injured.
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Fatwa
In August of 1998, Al Qaeda, led by bin Laden
and Ayman Zawahiri declare war on
American.
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Embassy bombings: 1998
Two American embassies in
Kenya and Tanzania were
bombed simultaneously. 220
people were killed.
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Clinton responds.
President Clinton, risking Wag the Dog
criticism during the Lewinsky scandal, decided
to attack al Qaeda in response.
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US sends missiles against Qaeda training camps
in Sudan and Afghanistan----to little effect.
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2000Millennium Attacks Foiled!
Jordanian police halted 4 bombings
Four al Qaeda terrorists arrested, crossing cross the
Canadian border with nitroglycerin in his trunk. They
set out to bomb LA International Airport. In Yemen, a boat with explosives tried to bomb a
navy ship but sank due to being overloaded
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USS Cole attack Oct. 2000
In Yemen, AlQaeda operativessent a suicidebomber aboard a
small ship near theUSS Cole anddetonated itsbomb, blowing alarge hole in the
US Navy ship. 17sailors killed.
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2819 people were killed
343 firefighters and
paramedics were killed
Khalid Sheik Muhhamad was the central
Planner of the 9/11. Most terrorists (at right)
were from Saudi Arabia.
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Flight 93
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Review Quiz 1. The Soviet Union invaded what country in 1979 where al
Qaeda formed?
2. In the first Gulf War, what was bin Ladens objectionregarding American troops in Saudi Arabia?
3.Was Osama bin Laden friends with Saddam Hussein ofIraq?
4. How was the WTC attacked in 1993?
5. What American embassies were bombed in 1998?
6. What Navy ship was bombed in 2000?
7. How many planes were hijacked on 9/11/2001, and whathappened to each of them?
8 Name 3 Al Qaeda leaders.
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