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Terrorism. For more than seven years, the United States has been occupying the lands of Islam in the holiest of places, the Arabian Peninsula, plundering its riches, dictating to its rulers, humiliating its people, terrorizing its neighbors and turning it

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TERRORISM

The event that took place on Tuesday the 11 of September 2001 in the USA was said to be done by the Al-Qaeda Organization as reported by the media, but the country is not yet identified. A hijacked plane went straight for one of the twin towers of the World trade centre (WTC). A few minutes later, a second plane went for the second tower giving out flames and dust which resulted to the collapsing of the WTC and Pentagon.

For so many years now, Muslims in general, throughout the world, have been oppressed. The Palestine land taken away even after the UN resolution, they had to vacate the place. America is a big supporter of the Israelis towards this cause.

When Muslims in Afghanistan were fighting against Russians, who invaded them, America was supporting the Afghans and so the Afghans were named Mujahidins (soldiers who fight in a holy war), but if a Muslim nation fights against America, they are known as terrorists.

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