Al Qaeda and America, Threat or Pretext for the War

Subject Areas : International Relations

Habibollah Abolhassan Shirazi ¹ (Associate Professor of Political Science Department of Political Science Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch)

Received: 2011-05-22 Accepted : 2011-07-30 Published : 2011-10-06

Keywords: terrorism, America, Middle East, Key Words: Al Qaeda, Bin Laden,

Abstract :

  Abstract Currently, there are different assumptions about scenarios or interaction contrast between America and Al Qaeda there. Some analysts believe that bin Laden's death will eventually lead to the destruction of al-Qaeda network. This group of people who believe that al-Qaeda, is an organization that rooted in different parts of the world, since the network is expected to avenge the blood of bin Laden to America. For years the pretext for the war and bloodshed will continue. But some other analysts have considered the opposite of their view of America has made al-Qaeda and bin Laden directly or indirectly, whatever they say Americans can provide. Hence the creation of new threats to America, will move to eliminate bin Laden. The current critical situation in the Middle East that America is setting aside the issue of so-called war on terrorism, to confidently deal with the issue of the popular uprising in the Arab world to pay. They believe that the U. S. is not interested to fight against terrorism anymore. In this regard, popular uprisings in the Middle East is more dangerous than terrorism for Americans and Washington have become shabby affair with close combat terrorism directed their energy to make a new threat.  

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