Global Terrorism Essay

During the National Security exercise in class, my role in the exercise was to be in the position of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). Acting as a military advisor to the president of the United States in the National Security Council, my role was to provide advice on the military aspect of the Courses of Actions (COAs) that the National Security Council would like to undertake. The military advice provided includes the readiness of the military for the COAs and the chances of…

An airplane of TWA Flight 847 from Athens to Rome is hijacked by terrorists. The terrorists which was armed with grenades and pistol, has forced the plane to land in Lebanon. Once on the ground, the hijackers called for passengers with Israeli passports, but none of the passengers were. Upon landing, the terrorists killed a Navy diver, whose body was later dumped on the runway. The act of an employee of the hijacked flight was successful in protecting the few Jewish passengers aboard by refusing…

Who is Boko Haram? Boko Haram is a progressive Islamic sect. The violent Nigerian Movement, led by Abubakar Shekau, is estimated to have fighters in the numbers of hundreds to low thousands (Blanchard 143-147). More importantly than who Boko Haram is, who is affected by this dangerous extremist group? “More than 4,000 people have been killed in Boko Haram-related violence. U.N. and Nigerian officials report that more than six million Nigerians have been affected and more than 300,000 have been…

Essay 1 Please discuss in detail the difference between concepts of disengagement and de-radicalization. How are they related to one another? Why is it difficult to de-radicalize a committed The Islamist page 29? The difference between de-radicalization and disengagement is that de-radicalization is the process of which individuals or groups abandon their extremist ideologies while, disengagement is the process of changing an individual or groups behavior through refraining from violence and…

Cuba’s struggle actually originated partly because of United Fruit. Fidel Castro’s father leased land out to United Fruit and with that income he was able to allow his kids a great childhood. Che Guevara fought against United Fruit and the CIA in Guatemala, and he already had negative opinions toward the corporate octopus. In 1958, Sam Zemurray resigns from his position as the head of United Fruit and the new president is Thomas Sunderland. United Fruit began to fall on hard times during the…

The Quote I picked is related to the theme unpredictable because it shows how after all those unexpected events a big thing did happen that was both their deaths. You could possible look at this quote in two ways that are significant to the book in one way it is positive in one way it is negative. The positive way it can be taken is that the big thing at the very end is that the two families made up and the feud was resolved. However the negative way it can be taken is that all the unexpected…

The Pakistani Taliban also known as Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan(TTP) has been around since the 80s, and although they are not the same Taliban that the U.S. is fighting today they are closely related. The group started during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. During said time Pakistani fighters fought hand in hand with the Taliban against the Soviet. Upon their return home they adopted the name Pakistani Taliban which allows them to maintain ties with the Taliban. They often offer logistic…

What limits should be placed on law enforcement and civilian drone activity? The Fourth Amendment clearly states that the citizens of the United States have the right against unreasonable searches and seizures. This means that the surveillance of a person’s property without a warrant is unconstitutional and would be considered trespassing. However, the nature of drones allows them to get around most physical barriers protecting a property, and to also to get around the law that protects…

Innocent citizens in Syria are suffering and fighting to live while some people just sit there and let it happen. Syria is having a civil war right now and the government is trying so hard to win that they bomb towns of people just trying to live their life, cutting life short for many unsuspecting people. Since the only reason I'm still alive is because people go out of their way to help me, I think that the fortunate people of United States should reach their hand out to people in need. First…

Islamophobia, defined as “indiscriminate negative attitudes or emotions directed at Islam or Muslims” and also known as anti-Muslim discrimination, is both an organic and manufactured phenomena that has deep historical roots in orientalism whose origins date back several centuries ago. With that being said, the scope of this paper deals with the modern emergence of Islamophobia in the United States, particularly in the last three decades. Significant events such as the September 11, 2001 attacks…