PART II: AL QAEDA

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PART II AL QAEDA 9/11

• The base

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Why was bin Laden waging an ongoing war against
the USA?

1. U. S. troops in Saudi ArabiaDesert Storm
   (1991-1992)
2. U. S. fought humiliated Muslims
3. U. S. support of Israel
4. U. S. support of sanctions on Iraq
5. U. S. presence in Middle East war on Allah
   Muslims

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SOLUTION

1. Defense of Muslims
2. Cosmic struggle to save religion culture
3. 1998 World Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews
   Crusaders
4. Al Qaeda many international secret cells

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POLITICAL ISLAM THE MIDDLE EAST

• Role of Islam
• Salaam peace
• Family tolerance
• Jews lived peacefully in Ottoman Empire
• Violence self-defense
• Great Jihad Personal struggles
• Little Jihad enemies of Islam

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Let there be no 2 religions in Saudi Arabia.
Prophet Muhammed

1. Non-Muslims expelled????
2. Non-Muslim presenceAmerican troops condemned by
   bin Laden
3. Most Americans separate religious political
   conflicts
4. Bin Laden religious political conflicts are
   the same

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Why is the U. S. concerned about political Islam?

• Islamic Revolution of 1979 US hostages
• Iran Sudan Islamic clergy control government

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Political Islam

• Islamic fundamentalism
• Sharia
• Islamic law
• Interpretation of Islamic tradition
• Oppose free market economy
• Unemployment up
• Government aid to poor down

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U. S. officials political Islam

1. Threat to stability
2. Destroy enemies of Islam
3. Jihad against enemies of Islam
4. But, U. S. supports Saudi government for U. S.
   interests

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What pricciples govern U.S politics in ME?

1. Access to oil
2. AIC
3. Lack of concern for government type
4. Preserve alliances in ME
5. Egypt receives huge foreign aid
6. Little concern for human rights

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What is U. S. perspective on relations with
Israel?

• Sponsors AIC
• Agreements b/ Israel Palestinians b/ Israel
  Jordan
• Israel democracy
• Israel strategic ally shared intell, testing US
  weapons

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U. S. CONCERNS WITH ISRAEL

1. Treatment of Palestinians
2. Attacks on Lebanon
3. 1st Middle East democracy
4. Strategic ally
5. AIC

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IRAQ

• 1991 Desert Storm, 1st Gulf War Reaction to
  Iraqs invasion of Kuwait
• 25 of worlds oil!!??!! (Iraq Kuwait)
• Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, et al, saw U. S. military
  presence as necessary
• Post 1991 Containment of Iraq Iran

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WMDS

• UN weapons inspections of Iraq
• Attempt to prevent production of biological,
  chemical, nuclear weapons
• 1998-2002 Saddam refused to allow weapons
  inspectors to freely inspect weapons plants

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IRAQ WAR

• 3 POINTS OF VIEW
• Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
• President Bush
• Madeleine K Albright

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