Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

The first dictionary definition of the word ‘terrorism’, ‘ syste`me, re´ gime de la terreur’, was offered by the Acade´mie franc¸aise in 1798 in the light of recent French experience. In order to understand how the term ‘terrorism’ originated, the author immediately started discussing the French republic. The French republic already have recently dealt with the execution of King Louis XVI in the fall of 1792, was under threat from foreign invasion and internal rebellion. In July 1792, the…

In order to establish a well-formed identity, comparisons are made by one group to another to determine what is similar, what is different, what is better, and what is worse about the nonself organization. These judgements can eventually become generalizations about all members of the other group that can describe how they look, how they act, and how they think. These generalizations reduce complicated populations into simple caricatures fabricated by outsiders’ perceptions, creating a concept…

American Counterterrorism Strategy Is terrorism a problem in the United States? What strategy does the United States use to combat terrorism? What are some of the paradigms used in an American counterterrorism strategy? How does international terrorism affect American counterterrorism strategy? What events in our countries past affect what techniques we use today? What is the future going to hold for the United States and is homegrown terrorist going to play a more significant role in the United…

Isis Isis, also called Daesh and Isil, is a Militant/terrorist organization that primarily operates in areas of Western Iraq and Syria. Many members are found throughout all countries and even in our very own backyard. They attempt to target many young people for recruiting through various mediums such as social media. Isis came to power after forcing themselves into western Iraq, they overtook many major cities and declared themselves a caliphate ("Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)."…

In international law, the use of force is an important factor to consider reason being because it can be very controversial. If every country were to use force because they wanted to prove a point or show another country that they are more powerful then every state would use force to get their way. An issue that highlights the use of force is the United States – Iraq war. Through resolutions, articles, customary international law, relations with terrorist groups and humanitarian intervention we…

insufficient to observe the communication of such intense messages ensure that it was not misunderstood or taken out of context. At one point, COL Steele was described as being haunted and obsessed (an understatement) by the idea of killing Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. His actions lead me to believe that his focus was not on his soldier but rather on his personal…