Student Reading 2: A few explanations

For discussion

1. What questions do you have about the reading? How might they be answered?

Why do they hate the Jews and Christians? Also why can’t Bin Laden tell the truth?

2. Years have passed since President Bush's comments. What knowledge and evidence do you have to support, add to, amend, or oppose his explanation for terrorist acts? Why might jihadists want to overthrow certain Muslim governments? Drive Israel out of the Middle East? If you don't know how might you find out?

Osama Bin Laden told us that he hates our democratic government. We also do stand in Al Qaeda’s way. Jihadists might want to do these things because they want to show the U.S.A who’s boss.  They also don’t like the Muslims way of living.

3. Even more years have passed since Bin Laden's harsh critique of the United States. What knowledge and evidence do you have to support, add to, amend, or oppose that critique.

We attacked his country/ holy land he hurt ours to show us he have power too. We might have harmed them but he shouldn’t of killed innocent people.

4. According to Wright, what has led young men in Arab countries to find martyrdom attractive?

Wright had said that the young men would find a new life here. The young men needed to find dramatic remedies too.

5. According to polling in Muslim countries, how popular is Al Qaeda? Why?

Al Qaeda isn’t popular its plan is to murder civilians. The polls say that citizens in islamic countries and other places say that they disagree with indiscriminate killing.