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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.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:USS_Cole_%28DDG-67%29_Departs.jpg

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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.