Why did bin Laden and al-Qaeda attack the US and bomb the World Trade Center?
101966
Because of their unconditional support of Isreal and backing of authoritarian regimes (arming Saudi Arabia, training the secret police in Iran under the Shah, providing arms and aid to Turkey as it ruthlessly attacked Kurdish villages, etc.)\n\nWhether any of these grievances actually motivated those who organized the horrific attacks of September 11 is unknown. But the grievances surely helped to create the environment which breeds anti-American terrorism.\n\nbin Laden was once a CIA-trained operative in Afghanistan helping them fight against Russian invaders (the communist menace). This war helped to bring about the collapse of the Russian economy and the Soviet breakup. By attacking specifically the World Trade Towers where many financial companies are headquartered, they were trying to bring about the collapse of ours.\n\nIf you want to read more about the reasons they hate us so much, I recommend "1000 Years for Revenge: International Terrorism and the FBI".
90194
Are you aware that a group of islamic terrorists exploded a truck under the World Trade Center towers in 1993 while President Clinton was President?  How was THAT something that the current President Bush initiated?  The root cause of the terror that is ravagin the middle east was the 1920s in Egypt.  You should inform yourself of the issues.
1141141
there are sources that say the government had information that there would be an attack...but it was very general.  And it was not Pres. Bush that knew this.....The Clinton administration was in power when threats were received as well....it was lack of communication allowed between FBI and CIA.  It wasn't as though they called up the President and said "on 9/11 we are going to fly planes into the twin towers..."  And then he did nothing...that would make him a monster...and regardless of how you think of him politically...he is not up there with the Husseins and the Polpots...
617400
9/11 was by definition a conspiracy.  More than one person planned and executed the crime.  Leaders of a group (Al Queda) organized the operation and sent lower-ranking members to carry it out.  The Fed Gov't tried Moussaoui on conspiracy charges, to which he confessed and for which he was convicted.\n\nIf what you really mean is, did the US government and Israel conspire to blow up the World Trade Center so they could take control of Middle Eastern oil, why are you wasting 5 pts on the question?  Just look at ten zillion resolved questions on the same topic and you'll get a fair sense of how the Yahoo community feels about this ridiculous topic.
1133367
It would probably be more symbolic than anything.  The Sears Tower is the tallest building in the United States, and terrorists are into symbolism and such.  That's why they attacked the WTC - it was the symbol of America's economic might.  The Pentagon was attacked because it's the symbol of America's military might.
358146
After the US pullout of Somolia in 1998, Osama and Al Qaeda decided they could destroy the US with one giant attack, so they planned it over the next 3 years, finally executing it on September 11th.  \n\nThis triggered the US response to terrorism.  Iraq was central in this effort that because Hussein and his regime was funding terrorism around the globe, was collaborating with Al Qaeda, and was sheltering known terrorists and terrorist groups in Iraq (one group we attacked on the first days of the current war).  Also, Hussein had been warned by the UN 17 times to comply with disarming his weapons and showing the disarmament, and he failed to do so.
184292
You think youre pretty clever coming up with this. Ok, now let me tell you something. Not long before 9-11, Bin Laden was treated at the American Hospital in Dubai, where he was also visited by a local chief of the CIA. Also, throughout the 80s Bin Laden was funded and armed by the CIA to fight against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Al Queda has communicated with government leaders from Russia to Pakistan. Communications prove nothing. By the way, I highly suggest you watch this video on 9-11:\n\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8260059923762628848\n\n\nPeace
790270
Don't worry about that. Osama Bin Laden has promised to establish a base for action in Iraq after the US troops leave. So New York is the next place to be bombed, because you voted Democrat. Believe it.
848850
well its kind of a two sided war. You see, it must be traced back to the source. When the Russians invaded Afghanistan, Usama Bin Ladin as well as Ahmed Massoud (pardon me for spelling mistakes) defended their territory in a combined effort. After that Usama returned without a motivation and needed to pursue further ventures, while Massoud formed america's greatest ally-The Northern Alliance. Then it was that Usama learned of a man(cant remember the name), who was leading forces against the united states. He claimed that america lacked culture and religion and needed to convert to islam. Throughout the clinton administration, there were numerous threats of attacks and who can forget the first WTC bombing in 1993? Then it was in 2001 that WTC was bombed again which eventually led to the events that have evolved into the war today. Even i am no supporter of violence, but you must remember that we cannot rule out who is responsible for the conditions today. Go do some research.
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I think the terrorists planned to use 9/11 because it would indicate that the "day the U.S. called for help." But in my thoughts, I don't think the terrorists got as far as they hope. From historical references, people claimed there were more terrorists but Bush grounded all flights, and the towers held long enough to keep thousands more safe.
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No "Paul I", those people are not crazy.  In fact, they represent a growing consensus about what happened on 9/11.  They are  brave people who have enough courage to question our governments white wash of the attack.\n\nMost all the evidence that is available to us, show that the WTC buildings were rigged with explosives. Our own government had motive as was well as an opportunity to do this crime. Here is the evidence, presented for your scrutiny. \n\nFAKE CONFESSION\nThe official government story is that the 9/11 attack was orchestrated by Al Qaeda, which is lead by Osama bin Laden. The proof our government provided was a video with Osama confessing to the crime. The problem with the video is that the person in the video does not look like Osama bin Laden: See picture.\nhttp://911blimp.net/vid_fakeOsamaVideo.shtml\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk519bkcLjg\n\n\nEVIDENCE\nThere are many other factors that do not fit the official story. They include, secondary explosions that were seen, heard, reported, and recorded by firefighters, in and around the WTC buildings.\nhttp://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-4574366633014832928&q=firefighter+bombs+in+the+building\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcRs1fv8i3I\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHz9YWVgJWM\n\n\nHere is a video clip showing a trail of explosions just before the destruction wave.\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_DkzhonpGY&mode=related&search=\n\nMolten, beyond red hot, "steel" was video recorded coming out of the South Tower just before it collapsed. Jet fuel does not burn hot enough to turn steel to liquid.\nhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=ExrVgioIXvk&search=thermite\n\nA chemical analysis of the solidified molten iron,conducted by independent firms, yielded an explosive, called Thermite. Also found was a WTC core beam; most probably cut using the demolition cutting charge (Thermate). No core beams were left standing beyond a few feet high, for it to have been cut by an Iron Workers torch. Click on pic. to enlarge.\nhttp://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/06/341238.shtml\n\nCONFESSION \nWe also have a video recording, where owner Larry Silverstein, admits to demolishing WTC7.\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7750532340306101329\n\nTESTIMONY\nThere is also a problem with the Pentagon attack. Listen to this retired general, He says, "The Plane does not fit the hole."\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2VoUN-7RVU&eurl=\n\nMOTIVE\nThe New Conservatives (Neo-Cons), with the help of their friends, started planning the invasion of Iraq, shortly after Pres. Bush took office. Apparently, the plan would include the attack of the WTC buildings. It did this to get the support of congress and the nation, to attack Iraq. Read it from their own PENAC document. Pay special attention to the section entitled "Creating Tomorrow's Dominant Force" page 50 and the top of page 51, where it states we need a new Pearl Harbor attack to get the ball rolling.\nhttp://www.newamericancentury.org/RebuildingAmericasDefenses.pdf\n\nOPPORTUNITY\nWitnesses saw a work crew going into the WTC buildings with rolls of wire, supposedly for internet upgrades. Tenants were moved around while crews "upgraded" the cable systems. The Port Authority cut power to the building for a whole weekend, just prior to the attack; shutting down the entire security systems. Witnesses also heard crews operating heavy hammering equipment that left a gray cement like dust, in the building. This activity took place just weeks before the 911 attack: The Port Authority had released control of the buildings to Larry Silverstein, six weeks prior to the attack: He made upwards of $5 billion off of the attack.\nSee "9/11 Mysteries" video: Time = 1:03:55 through 1:07:00 and 1:19:55 through 1:24:09\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6708190071483512003&q=911+mysteries&hl=en-CA
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Yes, the world trade center was brought down by explosives.\nThis was visible to anybody with a serious knowledge of demolitions from the images taken by the victims at ground level. The building fell too easilly, too smoothly, didn't\ntumble, didn't veer to one side. You can see the explosives taking out every few floors in slow motion.\n\nIn all probability the world trade center was demolished by the bush administration.\n\nAs an aside, the idea that the fuel of those planes could have caused the collapse is total nonsensical fiction. The physics say theres not enough energy. And one of the planes\nblew up 95 percent of its fuel against the side of the building. Also interesting are the buildings demolished by explosives hundreds of feet away from the towers.\n\nThere is an entire movement on the internet called the 911\ntruth movement that has been bringing attention to this for years. Eventually history will show that 911 was the Bush administrations "riestagg fire". The excuse they needed to justify the wars they wanted to have.
904832
Let's face it Bin Laden is a lot more useful to the US free and alive. Nice boggey man to scare your spastic population into doing whatever the wealthy want.
595073
Some people think 9/11 was a purposeful choice when choosing when to attact the World Trade Center because across America we use 9-1-1 when there is an emergency.  My own opinion is that it was a coincidence.  I guess no one will ever know for sure.
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They never said they will help us. The said they will attack us but certainly not help us. Al qaeda has connections to the gurus that took over Somalia, they are fighting us in Iraq and Afghanistan. Check a news site or something.
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inspite of what evry one wants to believe, the whole 911 thing was plotted by the american government and osama bin laden is a cia agent.\nproof:\n# it is common knowledge that the us was considering many courses of action in iraq to keep the oil safe before the 911 incident, after that they decided to attack iraq, but what the hell has iraq got to do with 911? huh?its a war on terror. just what the hell is terror?\n#nobody considered the plausability of the idea that getting poor ignorant arab youths to the us to train on small airplanes would be enough for them to acquire the skills necessary to drive a commercial airliner at such speed into such a small target,imagine you were trying to run a car at 200 mile an hour into  a garage door, how easy is that? besides nowhere did we ever hear of a black box being uncoverred and handed to neutral authorities or the recovery of te bodies of the peo-ple involved.\nwhat about the fact that both towers collapsed completly(like an implosion they do on old buildings)to quote the cnn reporter commenting live when it happened , how neat was that?\n# all 911 did was give the USA reason to invade afghanistan whichis  a strategic location near russia and china, and to control its production of opium.\nalso they got an excuse to destroy iraq and drive the oil prices up so that companies owned by bush and baker and rumsfield would profit.\nalso it was used to decrease the civil liberties of the american citizen, turning america gradually into a police state.\namong a lot of other things.\nall  of this makes the administration appear (lucky) to have had this occur during its time,\nbut there is no such thing as luck.\nits a scenario plotted by the cia and carried out by the media to draw a blanket infront of the american citizen  to ensure his  slavery to the corporation  -state.
912831
Of course its bullsh!t...the United States government is responsible for 9/11. This video is crap, I don't even think its remotely accurate seeing as how Osama Bin Ladin is a fictitious character. First he's a threat, then Zarqawi is a threat and we forget about Bin Ladin only to come back to fearing him once the war is being critisized by more than just radicals.