However genius terrorist organizations might seem, the United States and its allies has at its command an even more sophisticated and comprehensive body of technological tools that can be harnessed toward the counterterrorism effort. Counterterorri Continue Reading...
Terrorism Research Issues on the Topic of Terrorism Written into the very word, terrorism is a fascinating social problem worth inquiry. The meaning of terrorism is an act of violence or other that paralyses the individual or society with a feeling Continue Reading...
In sum, Mousseau believes that a market economy can help reverse the alarming trends taking place in Afghanistan today and create a democratic nation that embraces different values and beliefs. "Those on the lowest rung of the economic ladder," Mous Continue Reading...
Brief Analysis: The three suspects are all Islamic, two were German converts to the belief, and one was a Turkish Muslim. They all supported Al Qaeda, and had a "deep hatred" for Americans. The Germans found them largely because they were discovere Continue Reading...
As reported by the New York Times How: A Pakistani man accused of aiding Al Qaeda who was imprisoned in his home country for three years, has been released by the government. Brief Analysis: The connections of Muhammad Naeem Noor Khan to terrorism Continue Reading...
Jewish people believed they were promised land of their own, and the Palestinians believed that they would be given a defined homeland as well. However, the governments making these decisions were outside the Middle East and were acting in their own Continue Reading...
Terrorism in Kenya Acts of terrorism: USA targeted abroad and preparedness There have been long running enmity between the U.S.A. And the Middle East, and in specific the terror groups who have successfully managed to brand themselves as the ambass Continue Reading...
No matter the actual cost of terrorism in terms of the economic damage, the perception that investment is going to incur higher risk will inevitably lead to the conclusion that it will also incur higher costs. Since higher costs are generally an ana Continue Reading...
At times terrorist succeed and at times they fail. Some times they have larger and long-term goal and some times they have short-term aims. For example, a group hijacking a plane wanted some immediate results like release of the prisoners or financi Continue Reading...
Some rates had even decreased. Maritime shipping rates grew by 5 to 10% on average in the two weeks after the attack, but that rise was soon reversed. Airfreight rates, however, were about 10% higher in late 2001 than before the attacks. Due to the Continue Reading...
S., have the potential to cause billions of dollars of damage to the U.S. economy" (Threat pp). Works Cited Airlines likely to become vocal over security costs - claim.(Brief Article) Airline Industry Information. December 14, 2004. Retrieved Augu Continue Reading...
The left wing will considered the beggar to be at par with others on moral grounds, and will therefore demand the access of the beggar towards loans and welfare scheme. The right wing will condemn the free access of the beggar towards economic refor Continue Reading...
Fire is inherently associated with fear, although a major aspect of the action is the financial cost to the manufacturers and dealers and gaining attention. The aspect of political content may be more subjective. While it may be argued that the vehi Continue Reading...
An excellent example is Enron, which collapsed as a result of its own internal greed and evil. The corporation was successful globally, and so, when it failed, it touched workers all around the world, leaving them jobless. It is also well documented Continue Reading...
They now work together in what has become an ideological battle against the U.S. In this vicious battle against the terror outfits, our people have been robbed of their cherished freedom, which has always been the cornerstone of our constitution. A Continue Reading...
Before "individual murders" were used to terrorize "Westerners" and their "lackeys" into submission. (White, 2002, p.114) These individuals were not "inflamed" with a specific revolutionary passion, a la Che Guevara, but possessed of a more diffuse Continue Reading...
He had an engineering degree from the university of Swansea in Britain. He too participated in the afghan war and was a friend of Bin laden since the late eighties. He was the emissary of bin laden in Philippines and trained the Muslim fundamentalis Continue Reading...
These are designed to be confusing for terrorists who attempt to circumvent them. The unpredictability is enhanced by varying them for location to location. What makes the threat especially insidious is the fact that current full body scanners used Continue Reading...
Japan finds itself at a critical point in its historical development. The world's third largest economy, it also has the world's second-highest debt burden in proportional terms and the current triple disaster is going to have dire consequences on Continue Reading...
What: Arrests are made in connection with planned terrorist attacks. Where: Germany When: September 5, 2007 How: Police say that there are ten more "terror plotters" still being sought in connection with the alleged plot. Brief Analysis: Three Continue Reading...
Terrorism has a long and violent history and incidents of terrorism have been recorded from at least 2,000 years ago. Acts of terrorism have included political assassinations, violent political revolutions, hijackings, skyjackings, and bombings inten Continue Reading...
Terrorism/Homeland Security Terrorism / Homeland security Terrorism is a global phenomenon that needs urgent research to address its effects on people. Scholars on terrorism argue that terrorism is a disputed term. These scholars contend that those Continue Reading...
The foolishness of this reversal of priorities would be clearly demonstrated in the contrast between the results of intelligence efforts on 9/11 and those just two years prior. After the resignation of Tenet, who submitted as his official reason fo Continue Reading...
Terrorism seems to have taken over the world. No matter how hard the industrialized countries try to find ways to achieve peace and stability in the world but somehow the opposite happens. Today's world is predominantly inhabited by hatred that is vi Continue Reading...
Arabs who commit terrorist organizations toward Western targets may do so because they feel a unification with their nation or ethnicity, and see the West as a threat to that nationalism and ethnicity. Thus, while political motivations certainly thr Continue Reading...
The government has authority to impose a civil penalty on a domestic entity or organization, and may bring charges pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act based on predicate crimes that "include the offenses of providing ma Continue Reading...
Terrorism Scope and Direction The 911 Commission Report focuses on the specificities of the September 11 terrorist attack and the nature of Al Qaeda as a threat to domestic security. Its scope is narrower in focus than either the National Security Continue Reading...
S.A. PATRIOT Act Improvement and Reauthorization Act reauthorized all expiring provisions of the U.S.A. PATRIOT Act, added dozens of additional safeguards to protect privacy interests and civil liberties, and strengthened port security. (USDOJ, 2008) Continue Reading...
(Ulph, 2006) The document is remarkable for a couple of reasons, which more widely emphasizes on the importance of the internet for the jihadi terrorists. The first one is the component of collective initiative that the writer promotes; emphasizing Continue Reading...
" (IST, 1) Nonetheless, India holds that Pakistan has both a significant motive to see attacks on Indian soil carried out without proper retribution and that its commitment to eroding the forces of terrorism generated by its own people may be regard Continue Reading...
People everywhere wish to rationally use, rather than misuse their lives. Were I to have unlimited expense, I would absorb much personal research into investigating and creating an insightful, practical, and scientifically based theory of human beha Continue Reading...
Terrorism has been in existence for a long time, yet the experts are still finding difficulty defining exactly what it is. Terrorism has been defined as: "Premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnat Continue Reading...
Terrorism Intentions of the Group Profiling terrorists can be helpful for counter-terrorism efforts. While there is no one terrorist profile, there are "risk factors for involvement," (Kershaw, 2010). One of the risks that has been most explored in Continue Reading...
Analyzing terrorist organizations, know terrorists, suspected terrorists, and their activities have helped in many of these successes, but there are certainly more out there, plotting new threats and waiting for the right time. I do not think that a Continue Reading...
Shortly before the bombing, the bomber records a video testament and then repeatedly watches it and other videos made by his predecessors. Hamas assures the bombers their deaths will be painless and that dozens of virgins await them in paradise. The Continue Reading...
Terrorism is a global problem that most Americans only vaguely recognized prior to September 11th. We had been aware of the occasional international flight hijacking or a bombing at an embassy far removed from our everyday lives. It also fell low on Continue Reading...
The good guys also have a range of tools at their disposal and have several distinct advantages over their terrorist nemeses. For one, the good guys operate in the clear and in the white market: their weapons acquisitions are generally above board Continue Reading...
True, sometimes this does take violence for it to occur. That does not make the violence right. In a perfect world, there would be no need for violence, and self-determination would exist all over the world. That world does not exist, and for some g Continue Reading...
Fundamentally, the insurgents are fighting an enemy with superior weaponry, technology, and resources, so therefore, must seek avenues to mitigate these disadvantages. In other words, insurgent forces out vastly outdone in the traditional aspects of Continue Reading...
Even in the absence of a governmental agency, there is another method to control these covert operations, and that is public opinion. As the news of many government atrocities has become known, there has been a great public outcry against these occ Continue Reading...
