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9/11 - College Essays

9/11

September 12, 2001
NEW YORK.

THE STORY OF THE DARKEST DAY IN U.S. HISTORY
By,
Andrew I. Pereira
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New York Times

September 11, 2001 will be remembered as one of those dark days that altered the course of history forever. It was a bright morning yesterday and the sun was beaming above the city of Manhattan. None had an inkling that disaster was sulking in the air. At exactly 8:46:40, American Airlines Flight 11 flew into the upper portion of the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) and utter chaos ensued. Another passenger plane, United 175, struck the South Tower of the WTC and two more ...

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aimed at the White House. Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is believed to be behind the attacks. We are waiting for conformation by the authorities.

The attack on US soil could have global repercussions and also has the potential to alter US foreign policy overnight. Bin Laden is believed to be holed up in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda has formed an alliance with the Taliban. It is very much in the US cards that our military can use force to destroy this unholy nexus. Any report on Al Qaeda will not be complete without a summary of its origins.

Al Qaeda and Bin Laden are frustrated because according to them Islamic culture is on the decline and they believe America is the cause of all their problems. Factors like the decline of the Ottoman empire, Western imperialism and colonization, the creation of Israel and the subsequent humiliation of Arabs and mainly the US interventions in the Middle East are the main reasons for Al Qaeda's hatred against America. It was founded in 1988 by ...

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