what were the motives of th 9/11 attackers?

Question

also can i know the...

political motives
economic motives
religious and social motives

Answer 1

That depends on who you think the "attackers" are.



If you think it was Osama Bin Laden leading 19 men with box cutters then you can find the answer in his fatwa...



http://www.pbs.org/newshour/terrorism/international/fatwa_1996.html



"It should not be hidden from you that the people of Islam had suffered from aggression, iniquity and injustice imposed on them by the Zionist-Crusaders alliance and their collaborators; to the extent that the Muslims blood became the cheapest and their wealth as loot in the hands of the enemies. Their blood was spilled in Palestine and Iraq. The horrifying pictures of the massacre of Qana, in Lebanon are still fresh in our memory. Massacres in Tajakestan, Burma, Cashmere, Assam, Philippine, Fatani, Ogadin, Somalia, Erithria, Chechnia and in Bosnia-Herzegovina took place, massacres that send shivers in the body and shake the conscience. All of this and the world watch and hear, and not only didn't respond to these atrocities, but also with a clear conspiracy between the USA and its' allies and under the cover of the iniquitous United Nations, the dispossessed people were even prevented from obtaining arms to defend themselves."



"People are fully concerned about their every day livings; every body talks about the deterioration of the economy, inflation, ever increasing debts and jails full of prisoners. Government employees with limited income talk about debts of ten thousands and hundred thousands of Saudi Riyals . They complain that the value of the Riyal is greatly and continuously deteriorating among most of the main currencies. Great merchants and contractors speak about hundreds and thousands of million Riyals owed to them by the government. More than three hundred forty billions of Riyal owed by the government to the people in addition to the daily accumulated interest, let alone the foreign debt."



In other words, they hate us for meddling in their affairs, and building military bases on their lands.





Or, if you think our government was complicit in the attacks, and I find it hard to believe they weren't considering 4 aircraft were hijacked and more than an hour later the airspace above the Pentagon was still insecure, then the reason is this...



From the PNAC...



One of the core missions outlined in the 2000 report Rebuilding America's Defenses is "fight and decisively win multiple, simultaneous major theater wars."[26]



The report also states:



"Further, the process of transformation, even if it brings revolutionary change, is likely to be a long one, absent some catastrophic and catalyzing event – like a new Pearl Harbor"



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_for_the_New_American_Century



In other words, it was allowed to happen so the neo-cons could gain public support so we could go into multiple wars in the Middle East.

Answer 2

The "attackers" were the Bush and Cheney. The motives were to pave the way to start the illegal conflicts in Afganistan and Iraq so defense contractors and the oil industry can make obscene amounts of money at the expense of the American taxpayer. I use the word conflict instead of war. Because the UN never approved this, and there was no formal declaration of war. These wars are illegal invasions/occupations. The alleged "War on Terror" is a way of controlling ignorant Americans into believing that the "wars" will keep them safe from terrorists or Osama Bin Laden. Where are those weapons of mass desruction? Where is Bin Laden? How much did gas cost in 1999? America is going down the drain, Bush and Cheney are basically no better than Hitler. The average American is too caught up in Nascar or American Idol to realize this.

Answer 3

Well, some of them were actually wealthy saudi playboys.



I would say their motives were most likely based in superstitious religious nonsense (the 72 virgins b.s.) and the normal kind of propaganda that cults use to get people to do crazy stuff.



Obviously whoever planned it (osama?) had political, religious, and financial motives (world trade center anyone?) - equally as obvious is that these three things are inextricably linked.



I don't buy into most of the 9/11 conspiracy theories - there is definitely more to the story, and it may or may not eventually come to light.



In the meantime - it was a heinous attack, cowardly, and I denounce the people who were involved in the planning and execution, and anyone who found it to be a source of amusement or pleasure, or extracted any financial or political gain because of it.



This includes many people in the current Bush administration - including George W. Bush himself, who squandered the international outpouring of support after 9/11 in order to try to implement a PNAC plan for world domination.

Answer 4

The removal of American forces from Saudi Arabia.



'Over the years, bin Laden and his fellow terrorists launched numerous strikes against U.S. targets with the stated design of getting American forces out of Saudi Arabia -- including the twin embassy bombings in East Africa; the attack on the USS Cole in Yemen, and, eventually, 9/11.'

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/04/29/wbr.saudi.base/



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Answer 5

The defense of Islam against the secular internationalist left

Answer 6

To incite the sheeple into supporting imperialist resource wars against innocent people and to up the nate on the surveillance on the people at home without their objection . BTW where's the evidence it was done by OBL?

Answer 7

It was mainly a religious motive, those terrorists strongly believe that the more non-muslims / Americans they kill especially when they kill themself in the process that they will go to heaven and have more women be more rewarded in the afterlife for killing- if you know what I mean. Thats a fact.

Answer 8

You can not ascribe a rational motive to an irrational act.

Answer 9

Their motive was to kill as many Americans as they possibly could in one day.



Quite simply, their hatred knows no boundaries.

Answer 10

i personally believe it was just a symbolic gesture of hatred towards those who are "infadels".. namely Western culture, and namely the US... they had to know killing thousands of American citizens would awaken a sleeping giant in the field of global terrorism.. (sound familiar?) American false beliefs in being untouchable by groups such as Al-Qaida only fueled their hatred.. and they sought to prove otherwise.. which they did..

Answer 11

I feel their motives were to kill Americans and to cause economic hardship on our nation. I feel any repercussions 911 had on our religious and political lives, we let happen ourselves.

Answer 12

Hatred. Political and religious. They were well educated and came from wealthy families. Nobody can rationalize religious hatred to a normal person.

Answer 13

THey want to destroy our freedoms. We need to destroy our freedoms so the government can effectively combat the terrorists who want to destroy our freedoms. I see some Americans still don't know the difference between a Shia and a Sunni...YOU HAVE HAD OVER 7 YEARS, WHY ARE YOU SO OPPOSED TO INFORMATION?

Answer 14

Only one. To help usher in the Global Caliphate.



That is the stated goal of the Islamists.





http://www.lawrencewright.com/art-madrid.html

Answer 15

To start a conflict with no Known(uniform wearing) enemy so as to pump money into the Military Industrial Complex

The real Question is - Who gained from the attacks financially

Answer 16

to screw up the financial and social fabric of the united states

see below

these guys want you dead

Answer 17

youtube "9/11 coincidences." It's all there.

Answer 18

To get their buddy BHO elected.