Former CIA Director Michael Moreli remerked "Terrorism is the Great War of Our Time." President Bush and President Obama have dedicated massive amounts of resources to combat terrorism around the world. Before September 11, 2001 terrorism for most Americans was not something we dealt with on a daily basis. Although global terrorist organizations had hijacked airlines, and committed acts of terrorism for decades, the scale and scope of the attack on 9-11 forced us to look at things differently. In this section we will examine terrorism through the events of 9-11. We will also investigate the operation PresidentObama authorized that killed Osama bin Laden. we will also look at contemporary terror threats such as ISIS/ ISIL (DAESH) Vocabulary Terrorism Cyberterrorism Homeland Security U.S. Patriot Act ISIS/ISIL (DAESH) Al Qaida Osama bin Laden Mussab al-Zarqawi Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Operation to kill bin Laden |
Case Study 9-11This article examines the events on the day of September 11 2001
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Osama bin Laden.
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The fight against terrorism. Al Qaida, and ISISThe United States and other countries are using many different methods to defeat terrorism including military, CIA, as well as education and financial assistance to countries that need help.
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