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Killer in the Shadows
No.903 May 4, 2011
p.5: Issues
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Contents
Lead-in Questions1
Background Information2
Close Reading3
Further Information4
Discussion and Summary4
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Lead-in Questions
Who is the killer in the shadows mentioned
in the title?
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Lead-in Questions
What do you know about Osama bin Laden?
When and how was he killed?
What is al-Qaida?
Please give your comment on bin Laden.
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Background Information: al-Qaida
Or Al-Qaeda: also known as the International
Islamic Front for Jihad Against the
Crusaders and the Jews.
Osama bin Laden: the emir, or commander,
and the Senior Operations Chief of al-Qaeda
before his death
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al-Qaida
a global militant Islamist group founded
sometime between August 1988 and late 1989
operates as a network comprising both amultinational, stateless army and a radical
Sunni Muslim movement calling for global
Jihad.
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al-Qaida
Characteristic techniques: suicide attacks andsimultaneous bombings of different targets
a complete break from the foreign influences inMuslim countries, and the creation of a newIslamic caliphate.
Reported beliefs: a Christian-Jewish alliance is
conspiring to destroy Islam, which is largelyembodied in the U.S.-Israel alliance;
the killing of bystanders and civilians is
religiously justified in jihad.
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Background Information: Osama bin Laden
1957-2011
born in Saudi Arabia, a son of Mohammed bin
Awad bin Laden, a wealthy businessman withclose ties to the Saudi royal family
1988: Formation of Al-Qaeda
1998: U.S. Embassy bombings (Tanzania andKenya)
2000: attacks on the USS Cole
2011: 9/11 attacks
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Osama bin Laden
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Osama bin Laden: beliefs
Only the restoration of Sharia law would setthings right in the Muslim world.
Afghanistan, under the rule of Mullah OmarsTaliban, was the only Islamic country in theMuslim world.
Civilians, including women and children, arelegitimate targets of jihad.
Videobin.laden.jihad.flv
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Close Reading
Decide whether the following statements are
true or false.
Hiding in Pakistan, bin Laden built andcontrolled the global network of allies to wage
a holy war against the U. S.
Osama bin Laden has been universally
regarded as a terrorist and mass murderer.
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Close Reading
True or false:
Before bin Laden launched the 9/11 terroristattacks, he had fully anticipated the possibleimpact.
There was a period of almost three years inwhich bin Laden hadnt sent any videomessages to challenge the U. S.
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Close Reading
Why does the author say bin Laden changed
the course of history?
Because his actions forced the US and its allies
to rethink their ideas about security. They
struggled to adjust from Cold War-style
confrontation between states to a new brand of
asymmetric warfare against small cells of
militants.
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Close Reading
What was the plan of bin Laden about the 9/11
attacks?
using 19 suicide hijackers to turn passenger
aircraft into guided missiles, which would be
crashed into buildings which symbolized US
financial and military power.
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Close Reading
How did bin Laden confront with the U. S.
after the 9/11 attacks?
He taunted Washington and its allies in video
and audio messages over the next seven years.
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Close Reading
According to the article, why did bin Laden
launch a holy war against the U. S.?
Because he continually criticized the presence
of US troops in Saudi Arabia and remained
convinced that the Muslim world was the
victim of international terrorism engineered byAmerica.
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Further information
What has the U.S. done to fight against bin
Laden and al-Qaida ?
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Further information
What did Obama say about bin Ladens death?
Video:
obama.bin.laden.justice has been done.flv
obama.bin.laden.operation.flv
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The moment Obama watched bin Laden die
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May 2nd, local time, in Afghanistans Helmandprovince, American soldiers watch the televised newsof Bin Ladens death broadcast from the White House.
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Celebration of the Americans
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Discussion and Summary
Will the Killing of bin Laden stop al-Qaida
violence?
Is the world safer now with the death of bin
Laden? What is the new challenge?
What might be the impact of bin Ladens deathon China?
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