Ghost Wars Flashcards
Why did Osama Bin Laden move to Afghanistan? Where did he move from?
He moved from Sudan. He was ‘kicked out’ of Sudan due to the US and other nations accusing him of funding radical islamic attacks. This made him feel resentful towards the USA for making him move
In August 1996, Osama bin Laden declared what war? Where and why?
He made “ the declaration of jihad on the Americans occupying the country of the two scares places “
Meaning Saudia Arabia, where US had more than 5k troops stationed
During the initial invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviets, how did the CIA ‘fight’ the war?
They supplied weapons to the mujahideen jihad movement.
Including single bolt rifles and rpgs
What did General Zia say Pakistan embraced as an organising principle?
Islam
Within the first year of the soviet invasion of Afghanistan, what poured into Pakistan? What problems did this cause?
Millions of Afghan refugees.
KGB began terrorist operations in Pakistani soil causing unrest
What was one of Zia’s main reasons for supporting the jihad in Afghanistan?
If the Soviets took control in Afghanistan, Pakistan would be sandwiched between two hostile regimes.
Soviets to the west and North.
India to its east
Who is Prince Turki?
Head of GID(Saudi intelligence service) from 1979 to 2001
Unlike his siblings, where did Osama Bin Laden go to college? And how did this affect him?
His siblings went to western schools in the USA and UK. Osama went to King Abdul Aziz Uni, where professors were member of the Muslim brotherhood and other Pro islam organisation
Who is Sayyed Qutb? What did his manifesto serve as a blueprint for?
A radical Islamist (member of Muslim Brotherhood)who wrote a Manifesto called Signposts
- About using justified violence against non believers and radical action to seize political power
Signposts was used as a blueprint from Islamic radicals from Morocco to Indonesia
- It was later taught at King Abdul Aziz university in classes attended by Osama Bin Laden
