After the September 11th attack on the World Trade Centre, the United States was quick in pointing suspicion at Osama bin Laden. Along with this, the U.S. has pointed some blame at Afghanistan, specifically the Taliban, for harbouring the well known terrorist. This is where the States has forgotten about one specific rule in which they abide by in all criminal cases. According to the American Judicial system, one is “innocent until proven guilty”. And so this should stand as America continues to point blame at Osama bin Laden.
The arguement in this case is that the American government has no evidence, that we know of, against bin Laden. There are no fingerprints, DNA, hair fragments, papers, documents or signatures that could point towards bin Laden. If there is such evidence, America should not continue to hide it and hand it over to the Taliban. In doing so, the Afghanistan Judicial system can use this evidence against bin Laden and punish him with their laws.
The Afghanistan Taliban is also required by no law to “give up” Osama bin Laden. Taliban leader, Mullah Omar, as well as the Taliban as a whole, has said bin Laden is not responsible for the U.S. attacks. The Taliban has also said that they have taken away all of bin Laden’s communication with the world. This means that bin Laden could not have had any communication with the terrorists that planned the attacks. Along with those denying bin Laden’s involvement in the attacks is bin Laden himself. Bin Laden says, “The U.S. government has consistently blamed me for being behind every occasion its enemies attack it. I would like to reassure the world that I did not plan the recent attacks, which seem to have been planned by people for personal reasons.”
The Essay on How The Taliban Changed Afghanistan
Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, follows the life of a young boy living in Afghanistan; a very different Afghanistan than the one we know today. Through his eyes we see the country he loves, his home, torn apart by a war with the Soviet Union, then a civil war, before finally being taken over by an extremely strict religious group called the Taliban. This series of horrible events ...
As the U.S. continues to pressure the Taliban to give up bin Laden, more reasons are found not to. The Taliban feels that the U.S. is pressuring Afghanistan in order to draw attention away from the failure of its own security and intelligence system. An example of this is the fact that some of the terrorists on the highjacked planes, were trained by U.S. flight schools. There are no flight training schools in Afghanistan. The pressure on the Taliban increases as the States threatens attacks on their country. The threatened attacks, however are pointless, for Afghanistan is already in ruins through years of civil war. This leaves the targets, for any possible attacks, as civilian holdings.
Now, imagine you are Osama bin Laden. Yes, you have commited serious crimes in the past and do have reason to be hated by Americans. However, you are completely innocent of the attacks on September 11th and now feel that your life is being threatened. How would it feel to have the U.S. President, whom has extreme power and possibly your life in his hands, indicate that America wants you dead or alive? Would you not hide? Hide from the possibility of seeing your life and memories flash before you. Would you not do anything in your power to survive for your family? To live so you can see your children grow and their children be born. Osama bin Laden may have done horrible things, but he is still a human being and should be punished for them in a Just manner. Nevertheless, at the rate the United States is going, bin Laden is more likely to see his death before a fair trial.
In the end, the main question that arises from the Taliban and bin Laden is: Why haven’t the United States pointed fingers at other terrorist groups and enemies? This is perhaps becuase the U.S. has now found a reason to capture bin Laden and are heading on in full force. It could also be because they just want someone to pay and at the moment, they are not exactly worried about whom that someone is.
The Essay on Bin Laden And Hitler Compare And Contrast
1 September 1939: Adolf Hitler invades an unsuspecting Poland that started one of the most devastating wars in the history of the world. From this attack, Hitler went on to concur other great nations in Eastern Europe. Hitler's reign of terror resulted in the death of millions of Jews living in Eastern Europe and countless lives of American soldiers. 11 September 2001: Two planes hit the World ...
