After reading Bagdad Burning, pages 41-69, I wanted to find more information on Al-Qaeda. It appears on p. 57 of the book. According to Wikipedia, Al-Qaeda “is an international alliance of Islamic militant organizations founded in 1988[4] by Osama bin Laden and other veteran "Afghan Arabs" after the Soviet War in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda has attacked civilian and military targets in various countries, the most notable being the September 11, 2001 attacks that occurred in New York City and Northern Virginia. These actions were followed by the U.S. government launching a military and intelligence campaign against al-Qaeda called "War on Terror.” Al-Qaeda deals with the reading in that Riverbend says that Iraq had little or no involvement with the terrorist group. I’m interested in the group because I think they are the scum of the earth. We have conspirators, anti-war hippies, and liberals trying to convince everyone that Bush destroyed the Twin Towers. In my mind, this is ridiculous, mainly because the man isn’t smart enough, point blank. Terrorists are the true enemies of our country, not our leaders.
Works Cited
Riverbend. 2005. Bagdad Burning. p57
www.wikipedia.org
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