Radical Islamists In The United States

Osama is the main suspect that U.S. officials say could be behind the hijacking attacks and other numerous international terrorist assaults. These attacks were the result of a “holy war”, declared against the United States by Osama Bin Laden. Laden's anger with the United States in 1990 from the decision by Saudi Arabia to allow the U.S. to stage attacks on Iraqi forces in Kuwait and Iraq. After the U.S. victory, the U.S. military presence became permanent. In a CNN interview with bin Laden in 1997, he said the ongoing U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia is an "occupation of the land of the holy places.” (Anti-Defamation League, “Osama Bin Laden: Profile”). He left Saudi Arabia in 1991 after a feud with the Saudi monarchy, taking assets that had grown to an estimated $250 million with him. In 1996, bin Laden issued a "fatwah," which is a religious ruling urging Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia and Somalia. Another fatwah in 1998 called for attacks on American civilians. These terrorists are not born as killers, but are made through Osama Bin Laden’s terrorist training

Saudi Arabia is a leader in the war against terrorism. My country brought the world together for an international conference in 2005 to align nations in the fight against terrorism. The kingdom contributed more than $100 million to create a global center for counterterrorism at the United Nations and established a 40-member Islamic Military Coalition to combat terrorism and extremism. It also is a member of the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and is part of the coalition’s continuing military

After the death of Osama bin Laden, his immediate family is hit hard emotionally and attacks western culture, specifically partying and drinking, and uses their money to advertise their outrage with what drinking and partying did to their son and with a net worth of about $7 billion (Frank, 2009) the bin Ladens reach a large amount of people and since most people there respected their opinion, a significant number of Saudi Arabians follow and start to stray from western culture and the temptations it holds when trying to live a “traditional” Muslim lifestyle. A second short term effect of Osama bin Laden dying from alcohol poisoning is bin Laden’s future colleague forming an Islamic Extremist group without bin Laden’s assistance. Abu ‘Ubaidah al-Banshiri, was born in May of 1950 in Cairo, Egypt and had strong feelings against Americans interfering with the politics in the Arabian peninsula. Al-Banshiri formed the group al-Qaeda with other men who felt the same. Al-Qaeda tried to get people to join the group and, “issued a fatwa, or religious edict, holding that “to kill the Americans and their allies—civilians and military—is an individual duty for every Muslim…” ( Funk &

I do believe that domestic terrorism is still a treat within the United States because of the current violence against civilian population like black lives matter, the KKK or those that randomly attack our police officers. There attentions are to intimidate the everyday law bidding citizens in an attempt to their way of thinking our beliefs. “Homegrown terrorists are produced a number of ways. The first involves individuals who become radicalized by personal experiences. The second might involve a similar pat to radicalization, but it also involves some type of foreign connections.” (White 2014 p. 323) These are the ones that may have parents or other family members from another country and attempt to attack U.S. citizens. I believe that

Terrorism has had a profound affect on the world, as it has inspired fear and despair in the hearts of millions of people. Specifically in the United States, where in certain circumstances U.S. citizens will carry out acts of terror to further their own cause. Domestic terrorism has taken roots in many aspects of society through certain ideological groups, radicalization through media, and by acts of terror that cause immense civil unrest.

Osama Bin Laden and al Qaeda violently opposed the United States for several reasons. First, the United States was regarded as an "infidel" because it was not governed in a manner consistent with the group's interpretation of Islam. Second, the United States was viewed as providing too much help to other "infidel" governments and institutions, particularly the governments of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the nation of Israel, and the United Nations organization, which were regarded as enemies of the group. Third, al Qaeda opposed the involvement of the United States armed forces in the Gulf War in 1991 and in Operation Restore Hope in Somalia in 1992 and 1993. In particular, al Qaeda opposed the continued presence of American military forces in Saudi Arabia (and elsewhere on the Saudi Arabian peninsula) following the Gulf War. Fourth, al Qaeda opposed the United States Government because of the arrest, conviction and imprisonment of persons belonging to al Qaeda or its affiliated terrorist groups or those with whom it worked. For these and other reasons, Osama Bin Laden declared a jihad, or holy war,

The purpose of this paper is to annotate four sources that I will analyze for my final research paper. These sources focus on the following items: (a) Comparing Muslim converts and non-converts in the United States, (b) the psychology of radicalization, (c) the risk of radicalization and terrorism, and (d) how we can combat homegrown radicalization and terrorism. By analyzing these sources, I will be able to develop in-depth reasoning on this topic and complete the research paper.

Another detracting force in Arab nations came under the curse of oil money.  In the 1970's a new class of rich came out of the rise of oil in the Middle East.  As Zaharia states, "[wealth] has enriched and empowered the gulf governments so that, like their Arab brethren, they too have become more repressive over time" (28).  Many of these countries ruled by those who have the oil money "are close American allies" (Zaharia 27).  Many of the rulers such as Gamal Abd el Nasser, the President of Egypt and King Fahd of Saudi Arabia were leaders of monarchies who controlled all the wealth in the land.  In fact, Osama bin Laden's father was among those who became greatly wealthy from oil.  The common people who were living in poverty and oppressive conditions saw their leaders adopting Western signs of wealth: suits, cars, and education in the west-mainly Britain.  This type of environment fueled hatred of America, because it was the model these leaders were following and they eventually became allies with the United States.  So, it is possible that this hatred must be one of the causes of recent attacks.

The United States relationship with Saudi Arabia is one that begun on February 14, 1945 when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt met King Al-Saud at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal. After World War II the United States became the most influential foreign power in Saudi Arabia. US’s main interest was focused in the direction of the oil industry. Then in 1960 Saudi Arabia was one of the main driving forces in the creation of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). During the Cold War, Saudis favored the United States while the two also continued to but heads over the issue concerning the ever present Israeli-Arab conflict. Americas constant support for Israel has, and will continue to be an issue that brings about confrontation between the Saudis and the United States. Foreign relation ties never were as intense as they were during the Persian Gulf War. Iraq's invasion of Kuwait posed a potential threat to the Saudis provoking the United States to intervene. The Saudis allowed the United States to have access to their bases during this time. Since that time, our troops have remained there which is something that has led to much controversy because many Islamist believe that we our occupying their holy land. This has sparked many extremist to take action, most notably Osama Bin Laden who used this reasoning to justify the horrors of 9/11. Post 9/11 opened a new chapter to US-Saudi

In 1999 there was said to be a huge increase that focused on the terrorism in the United States (fbi.gov). Even though this focus was on terrorism in general, it was mainly focused on the domestic terrorist. Eight of the ten terrorist incidents were those domestic terrorisms that year in the United States. There were seven plots that were prevented by law enforcers this year and in 1998 there were twelve. The seven that occurred in 1999 were because of the Animal Liberation Front also known as ALF. All of these led to financial damages that ended up being more than three million dollars (fbi.gov).

“Muslims, Bin Laden argues, must reverse a series of humiliations that they’ve endured since the Ottoman Empire, the last Muslim great power, was dismantled after World War I. Al-Qaeda’s 1998 declaration of a jihad, or holy war, against ‘Jews and Crusaders’ urges Muslims to attack ‘the Americans and their allies, civilian and military,’ supposedly as a response to U.S. policies that al-Qaeda feels oppress Muslims: the stationing of troops in Saudi Arabia; the backing of U.N. sanctions against Iraq; support for repressive Arab regimes; support for Israel; alleged complicity in Russian attacks on Muslims in Chechnya; and interventions in Bosnia, Somalia, and other Muslim regions that bin Laden sees as attempts to spread America’s empire. These Western policies, according to al-Qaeda, add up to a ‘clear

Another misrepresentation of Islam is that women are severely discriminated against in this religion. It’s safe to say though it’s true in Iran and Saudi Arabia, but majority of Islam nations have equal rights as males do in their country. It’s not because a religion suppresses women, it’s the government that suppresses them. Our closest ally is Saudi Arabia in the Middle East is the extremist when it comes to freedom in their society. Why don’t we sanction them for their humanitarian crimes they do in their society? We get very cheap crude oil from them, and against the Country’s agenda to intervene. Saudi Arabia actually beheads nearly twice as many women and men than ISIS has this year. (Source 9) Saudi Arabia government won’t even let women

One can scarcely turn on the television, or the radio, or open up a web browser without the mention of Islamic terrorism or unrest around the world. Though the United States and the rest of the world may not be engaged in a protracted religious war, for radical Muslim fundamentalist they are. Bernard Lewis brings to light possible reasons for the issues facing the world dealing with Islamic terrorism. The Crisis of Islam: Holy War and Unholy Terror explains these issues in historical context as well as how some of the actions professed in the name of Islam and claim to

The following thesis adopts a case study methodology, interrogating the nature of the Saudi state in response to the specific event of the Grand Mosque takeover . Through a multifaceted analytical narrative, this paper will study the nature of the Saudi-Wahhabi alliance, focusing on the way in which this symbiotic relationship enabled wide reaching social control during and after the mosque insurgency. Literature on the Grand Mosque takeover has generally limited the event’s significance to a mere illustration of the al-Saud’s instrumentalisation of religion for the purpose of preserving legitimacy . This thesis aims to extend this understanding, by applying a comprehensive social theory framework to the siege. By employing Ian Hurd’s three-tiered framework for social compliance, this thesis will

     In the heart of the Middle East is a country known by many Westerners for its oil production and, often, extremist beliefs of groups within the country. The country is Saudi Arabia, and though it is thought of by many as a rather backward country, Saudi Arabia has a rich history and culture, and it is a country that revolves around Islam and the worship of Allah as the one true God.