Understanding September 11th by Mitch Frank Pages 73-107

Who are the Taliban? The taliban are the strict Islamist Afghans who formed a goverment made up of old mujaheddin from Soviet war and young religious students. They are ruled the Afganistan for around six years, Taliban was started by Mohammed Omar, the Islamic teacher. He doesn't want to meet foreign people. He fought agains the Soviets, and lose his right eye. Then he tought Islam at small religous school for young boys studied Qur'an. But in 1994, he slowly took control that place and make a group called Taliban, or students of Islam. For almost 50 years, militant Islamists have focused their attacks on their own goverment. Osama bin laden said that all Islamism was to launch an allout against America. He hoped that the attacks on September 11th would make America to declare war on Islam. He hoped that America's attacks on al Qaeda will upset Muslims all the worlds, and all the Jihad will attacks the United States.

This book contains too many informations, not just september 11th, but also what is the muslim, how come they attacks the America, and many information that i think we need to know. This book want the reader to really understand not only just what happened on september 11th, but also the root of this problems.