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Why would 19 Middle Eastern Men fly airplanes
into buildings? (This is the question you need to
think about and answer as we go through this
unit.)
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We can trace the conflicts in the Middle East
back thousands of years:
Religion
Old Testament –Isaac & Ishmael
Judaism, Christianity, & Islam
Natural Resources (Land, Water, etc…)
Political
Rome – Rise of Islam – Crusades – Ottoman Turkish
Empire – World War I & II
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Conflict has been the history of the Middle East.Israel
Iraq
Iran
Afghanistan
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
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What connects the conflicts in the Middle East
to the United States?
After World War I & II, the United States has been
involved in various conflicts and countries around
the world, including Korea, Vietnam, various
countries in the Middle East, and various countries
in Central and South America.
Do other countries want us in their business?
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George Washington: (Farewell Address)
The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign
nations is, in extending our commercial relations to
have with them as little political connection as
possible.
Washington thought it would be okay
to trade with other countries but
otherwise, we should mind our own
business and stay out of the affairs
of other countries.
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Isolationism – remaining neutral and staying out
of the affairs of other countries.
Nationalism – an intense loyalty to ones country
or group.
We will discuss these in detail in a later unit.
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What connects the conflicts in the Middle East
to the United States?
End of World War I and the fall of the Ottoman
Turkish Empire.
After World War I, the Middle East was divided up into
several new countries. The new countries were formed
without regard to the people who lived within the new
boarders.
Example: Iraq has Sunni, Shia, and Kurds. These three groups
don’t get along well.
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What connects the conflicts in the Middle East
to the United States?
Israel created after World War II
Iranian Hostage Crisis (1970’s)
Iraq/Iran War
Soviets invade Afghanistan (we help arm the
Afghans including a fighter from Saudi Arabia
named Osama bin Laden)(we will talk about the
Cold War later in the year)
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What connects the conflicts in the Middle East
to the United States?
Gulf War – U.S. goes to war after Iraq invades
Kuwait.
9-11
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq
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People of Interest:
Jimmy Carter – President during Iranian Hostage
Crisis
Ronald Reagan – (Iran-Contra)(End of Cold War)
George H.W. Bush – President during Gulf War
William Jefferson Clinton
George W. Bush – 9-11/War in Afghanistan/Iraq
Barack Hussein Obama
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People of Interest:
Shah of Iran – U.S. backed ruler of Iran
Saddam Hussein- military dictator of Iraq
Osama bin Laden – leader of Al-Qaeda
(Al-Qaeda means “the base.”)
The Taliban – radical Islamic group in Afghanistan
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So why did they attack us?
Religion/History
People like Osama bin Laden do not like the U.S.
being involved and having troops present in the
Middle East.
They don’t like the fact that we support the Nation
of Israel.
We have been involved in various countries like Iraq
and Iran in the past and it has created problems.
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So why did they attack us?
Note: Neither Iraq or Afghanistan attacked us on
September the 11th but both were vital to the
terrorist activities across the Middle East.
Osama bin Laden hid/trained in Afghanistan for
many years. (Where was he at when he was killed?)
Why do we still have troops in the Middle East
today?
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Today in the Middle East -
Civil War/Conflict in Libya
Civil War/Conflict in Egypt
Civil War/Conflict in Syria
Continued problems in Iraq
Iran developing Nuclear Weapons
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Today in the Middle East -
8/24/2013
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian government
accused rebels of using chemical weapons Saturday
and warned the United States not to launch any
military action against Damascus over an alleged
chemical attack last week, saying such a move would
set the Middle East ablaze.
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Loose Change-
Dylan Avery – created Loose Change in April of 2005
While in high school, he watched the events of 9-11
and didn’t believe the government’s official version.
He searched the internet and gathered video and other
“evidence” that supported his ideas.
The first version of Loose Change was distributed on
the internet and cost around $2000.00 to make.
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Loose Change-
While you might not trust the government, would you
really be willing to trust a 19 year old scouring the
internet to figure out what really happened on 9-11?
Seriously, think about it. How much evidence do you
think he actually had access too?
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Loose Change-
After the first version was debunked, he and his
friends spent about $20,000.00 to re-make the video.
(This is the one we will be discussing) Since that time,
they have released a third version of the video.
When he first wrote Loose Change, he was actually
wanting to write a fictional conspiracy about 9-11. As
he did his research, he believed he found many errors
in the official account.
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Loose Change-
Korey Rowe was a friend of Dylan Avery and helped
produce the video.
Korey Rowe served in the military and spent time in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
The 2nd edition was narrated by Dylan Avery. They
hired someone else to do the 3rd edition.
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Loose Change-
According to Loose Change
- The World Trade Center buildings were brought
down by a controlled demolition. That is, the
government had explosive devices planted in the
buildings in advance to bring down the buildings.
Why? So we could go to war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Note: We were legally already at war in Iraq.
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Loose Change-
According to Loose Change
- the Pentagon was not hit by an airplane but by a
missile.
Wait until you see the story about the airplane flying
over Washington D.C. at the time.
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Loose Change-
According to Loose Change
- Flight 93 landed in Cleveland.
Or
- was shot down by a mystery plane.
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Loose Change-
Popular Mechanics and The History Channel did a
good job of answering the claims made by those who
made Loose Change.
Why do you believe people develop “Conspiracy
Theories?”