ABSTRACT
In 1996, Usama bin Laden issued a fatwa titled “Declaration of War against Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places.” His disdain for the United States was evident and his belief that the United States is the embodiment of evil was clear. His solution to this hatred was violence against the United States. Subsequent statements, by him and Ayman alZawahiri, drove home this belief. Attacks against the United States took place, notably in Kenya and Tanzania and Yemen. 9/11 was well planned. Lack of interagency cooperation coupled with the inability to imagine an attack such as this resulted in the deaths of over three thousand people.
