LaShantavia Campbell Professor Al Hazen Law 4033 Terrorism February 2, 2009 Bin Laden vs* Timothy Mc *Veigh How do these two people compare? Besides the fact the two are very wicked and evil individuals. They both have done a great deal of terror to the United States. Their terrorist attacks have injured and killed many United States civilians, government officials, and military personnel. Both Osama Bin Laden and Timothy Mc Veigh’s motive for terror was retaliation against the US government. Another, comparison to these horrific icons is that they are very symbolic with the dates that chose to carry on their attacks. Bin Laden’s infamous September 11th attacks Terrorism is not just an international man of mystery traveling to foreign lands to fight off the bad guys and get the girl. It is also not just about Americans bombing a federal building because they think the government is wrong or an abortion clinic because they don't approve of the views carried out. Terrorism is not solely about people frightening an ethnic group or cultural group. Terrorism is the use of threats to cause fear. America is threatened everyday by outside countries and I am very grateful for those who fight to keep those threats from affecting the rest of the nation and us. I am also thankful to those like the police who fight the smaller scale terrorism threats every day. Work Cited Page Baker, Donald P. " Timothy McVeigh: Oklahoma City Bombing" Washington Post.com 30 January, 1998 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpsrv/national/longterm/abortviolence/stories/atlanta2.htm. January 27, 2009 Southern Poverty Law Center. A Hundred Years of Terror. 5 March, 1997 http://osprey.unf.edu/dept/equalop/oeop11.htm. January 27 2009