The Chase in the Middle East
The Chase in the Middle East
Lex Brown
4/5/15
International Law
Ward
Many know of the infamous terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, Saddam Hussein, and Osama bin Laden. The masterminds behind the September attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The cause of many years of American turmoil, wars, and the flight regulations increasing. But the problem was not solely between the United States and the terrorist group. It was wide-spread. How did they catch the steam and momentum they needed to obtain such a large backing? Where was their funding coming from? Why didn’t the UN or other nations come to our aid and intervene in stopping this group? Was International Law abided by in the handling of bin Laden, Hussein, and other Al-Qaeda members? Over the duration of this paper I am going to go in depth about the rise, chase, fall, and prosecution or Al-Qaeda and its notorious leaders. In doing such, I am going to mainly be focusing on the relation between International Law and the means the United States, primarily, and others took about hunting down these criminals. At the end of this, the question I want to answer is whether International Law was followed verbatim, or if we played by our own rules. Al-Qaeda is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden and others between late 1988 and 1989. It operates as a network comprising of both a multinational, stateless army and an Islamist extremist group. The United Nations Security council has designated it as a terrorist organization. NATO, the European Union, India, and Russia also define them as a terrorist organization. They believe that creating a Christian- Jewish alliance or relationship will destroy Islam. The group is now lead by Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri. Many specialists and terrorism experts believe that Al-Qaeda is, and never was, an organization or group needing to be termed. Some think that the “group” itself is just a collection of people who despise the West and its ideas,
Lex Brown
4/5/15
International Law
Ward
Many know of the infamous terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, Saddam Hussein, and Osama bin Laden. The masterminds behind the September attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon. The cause of many years of American turmoil, wars, and the flight regulations increasing. But the problem was not solely between the United States and the terrorist group. It was wide-spread. How did they catch the steam and momentum they needed to obtain such a large backing? Where was their funding coming from? Why didn’t the UN or other nations come to our aid and intervene in stopping this group? Was International Law abided by in the handling of bin Laden, Hussein, and other Al-Qaeda members? Over the duration of this paper I am going to go in depth about the rise, chase, fall, and prosecution or Al-Qaeda and its notorious leaders. In doing such, I am going to mainly be focusing on the relation between International Law and the means the United States, primarily, and others took about hunting down these criminals. At the end of this, the question I want to answer is whether International Law was followed verbatim, or if we played by our own rules. Al-Qaeda is a global militant Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden and others between late 1988 and 1989. It operates as a network comprising of both a multinational, stateless army and an Islamist extremist group. The United Nations Security council has designated it as a terrorist organization. NATO, the European Union, India, and Russia also define them as a terrorist organization. They believe that creating a Christian- Jewish alliance or relationship will destroy Islam. The group is now lead by Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri. Many specialists and terrorism experts believe that Al-Qaeda is, and never was, an organization or group needing to be termed. Some think that the “group” itself is just a collection of people who despise the West and its ideas,