Counterterrorism in Action Discussion Chapter

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Diana, your writing is well organized and thoughtful and offers many key insights on the challenges of tracking terrorism. Your comments on the internet and the importance that this may have in the ability to track terrorists and terrorism is insightful. Unfortunately I am not convinced of the dangers of terrorism as they apply in your essay. Your treatment of the subject, is very mainstream and does not offer much in the way of knowledge. To me, terrorism is something that needs to be embraced more as the need for society to confront their fears instead of hiding behind massive weapons and a myriad of unintelligible laws and regulations, distorts the real purposes of government and civic duty.

James

James I certainly appreciate your comments on terrorism and the best way to combat the idea. I do decidedly disagree with some of your premises however as I do not think, as you say, that determining who the terrorists is of great importance. Your simple approach is mostly useful in this case, but you tend to ignore the deceptive nature of warfare and that most terrorists are patsy-like figures used by a more powerful force. In dealing with terrorists it is important to ask the question "who benefits?" In order to best understand who or why a group would conduct acts of violence on innocent people.

Brad

Brad I agree with much that you have written but I find it impossible to quantify the ideas that you presented as a means to understand terrorism.

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While the qualities of the means and focus of destruction are useful in understanding the whole picture, it is impossible to put any real limits on motivations. While dollar amounts and death tolls are possibly useful in determining some of these factors, the larger aspects of the ideas are missing. Perl ( 2007) explained how measurements are more like an art than a science and that any matrix or rubric designed to assist must incorporate a holistic approach to the activity.

David

I appreciate your comments and thank you for pointing out some faulty logic in my argument. To help refine my stance I would suggest that tracking terrorists by means of gun registries and solitude are tools of a psychological warfare, extremely important in keeping the population obedient and honest. It is more important that people believe they are being tracked even though it is quite impossible and a fool's errand to actually accomplish such a task. The government is in a very weak and compromised situation when it comes to terrorism, so lying and deception are options that must be taken by law enforcement agencies and government workers in order for peace and stability to reign.

John

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