Al Qaeda will be known for eternity for what it has done to the US. Many life-threatening things have come about after the Trade Centers collapsed. With more threats, Anthrax, and the inability to capture bin Laden; America still lives in fear. .
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Due to these many factors and what they mean to the lives of many Americans, the United States may always fell threatened by Al Qaeda. .
Al Qaeda is organized with Bin Laden, the general, at the top, followed by other Al Qaeda leaders and leaders of the terrorist groups. Bin Laden, son of a billionaire Saudi family, is said to have inherited approximately $300 million that he uses to finance the group (Jane). With $300 Million dollars, many terrorist acts could be committed, and some big enough to destroy an entire country. His $300 million dollar inheritance isn't the end of the money either. Al Qaeda also maintains moneymaking front organizations, solicits donations from like-minded supporters, and illicitly siphons funds from donations to Muslim charitable organizations (Jane).
The threat that Al Qaeda poses on America and other countries is very significant. Al Qaeda may have several hundred to several thousand members. Al Qaeda and bin Laden serve as a focal point or umbrella organization for a worldwide network that includes many Sunni Islamic extremist groups such as Egyptian Islamic Jihad, some members of al-Gama'at al-Islamiyya, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Harakat ul-Mujahidin, many of which could be considered a terrorist group that might help Al Qaeda make its next horrible act (Pike). .
Al-Qaida has a worldwide reach, has cells in a number of countries, and is reinforced by its ties to Sunni extremist networks. Bin Laden and his followers reside in Afghanistan, and the group maintains terrorist training camps there. The September 11th attack was major and a life changing event for many Americans, but the Trade Centers attack were not the first act of crime that Al Qaeda and bin Laden commited.
