The way America has got involved in conflicts in regions like the Middle East has made some people very angry, including a group called al-Qaeda - who are widely thought to have been behind the attacks.
In the past, al-Qaeda leaders have declared a holy war - called a jihad - against the US. As part of this jihad, al-Qaeda members believe attacking US targets is something they should do.
When the attacks happened in 2001, there were a number of US troops in a country called Saudi Arabia, and the leader of al-Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden, said he wanted them to leave.
Rantburg explains the Beeb for children Many, many years ago the British Broadcasting Corporation was the best broadcasting service in the world. They came to be relied upon by millions of people. People who hated tyranny listened for their distinctive "V for Victory" theme.But then that changed. Auntie Beeb got really old and entered her dotage. She forgot the values she stood for. As her corporate mind went, so did her love for the staunch qualities that made the British respected, even loved throughout the world. She came to prefer the simpler approach of the tyrants she had hated in the past: the gaudy uniforms, the simplistic approaches, the slogans and the mass marches. That's what happens when people and institutions get really old and their minds go. Eventually the BBC will fall in the tub and break its corporate hip. Then it'll be off for a brief stay in the the corporate nursing home, followed by a funeral that's sparsely attended because most of the people and organizations she grew up with are dead. |