Word: ladenã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...trying to come to terms with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, some academics have argued that we need to examine how U.S. policy prompted the anger that led to these horrendous acts. Most of these arguments have examined Osama bin Laden??€™s fatwa against America in great detail: Was U.S. military presence in Saudi Arabia and its support for its royal family responsible? Or, did the continuing sanctions against Iraq cause bin Laden??€™s rage? Was it U.S. support for Israel...
...States and of the world. Nor can there be any question that removing the Taliban from power is necessary in order to achieve a lasting peace. The Taliban regime has shown itself again and again to be the sponsor, ally and protector of terrorists. With full knowledge of bin Laden??€™s announced intentions, the Taliban made him its guest of honor. Not only has the Taliban allowed bin Laden to train new recruits and plot anti-American attacks from his Afghan strongholds, they have defiantly stonewalled international efforts to bring bin Laden to justice in the wake...
...Laden family’s endowed fellowships totals $2 million, for use at Harvard’s law and design schools. Since the attacks, Harvard officials have stressed that the University would cease using the endowed funds if they found any explicit link with Osama bin Laden??€™s terrorist organization...
...Laden makes his home today. It is Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban that has provided a safe haven for Osama bin Laden and allowed him to set up his terrorist training camps. And although there was probably very little America could have done to curb Osama bin Laden??€™s fanatical beliefs, Washington had a plethora of opportunities to rein in Afghanistan from the fringes of global isolation and prevent terrorism from taking root in this war-ravaged country...
However, while Osama bin Laden??€™s half-brother Baker bin Laden has donated to the University, neither he nor any University donors have in any way been associated with terrorist acts. The bin Laden family is quite large, with Osama one of 52 children, and the family has condemned the mass murder that Osama appears to have perpetrated. The bin Laden scholarships go to deserving law and design students, and the assumption that a donor with the same name—or family, or appearance—must be a terrorist is a dangerous...