Thursday, March 9, 2017

In class: Osama bin Laden's letter to America

Date assigned
Thursday, March 9


Assignment
Read an exceprt of Osama bin Laden's "Letter to America" found here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1esu-SoNEey3ItlraTDA5wbBvfqdZ0GkSCMRAsb-WJkE/pub  

In no less than 300 words, answer the following:

1) Summarize bin Laden's stated reasons for attacking the United States.  Why did he do it?

2) What was bin Laden demanding from Americans?

3) Based on bin Laden's stated reasons for attacking the US, do you think the 9/11 attack could have been prevented?  If so, how?  If not, why not?

4) Can you reason with religious fanatics?  If so, how?  If not, then how else can they be dealt with?


Due date
Thursday, March 9, end of class

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