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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a federal agency designed to protect the United States against threats. Its wide-ranging duties include aviation security, border control, emergency response and cybersecurity. Furthermore, the 2002 National Homeland Security Strategy had three objectives which were to prevent terrorism, reduce vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize damage and recover if a terrorist attack occurs. however, in 2007 the goals of DHS became prevent and…

Initially the text opens up painting a scene of the morning of the September 2001 Terror Attacks. It mentions how terrorists coordinated various hijackings of aircraft across the country and used it to attack various landmarks such as the World Trade Centers and the Pentagon. As it continued it mentioned how investigators attempted to connect the various pieces together to determine what caused these attacks to occurs and who performed them. It was found that if various departments had…

The definition of terrorism has changed over the years but it has never been quite clear. According to Terrorism, Intelligence and Homeland Security by, Robert Taylor and Charles Swanson, terrorism is “the deliberate and unlawful use of threats or actual violence to inculcate fear, intended to intimidate or coerce individuals, groups, or governments to change their political, social or religious basis.” Now this is a general definition that just raises more questions. Whatever a group decides to…

The subject of terrorism is an issue that is very significant today and in all likelihood always will be. The majority of attacks in the 1990s and early 2000s were domestic attacks, only a few cases including the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and Israel’s struggle with Palestinians were against foreign nations. Terrorism terrifies and wreaks havoc on entire populations, which the terrorist’s hope will assist them on achieving their goals. After the September 11 attacks in…

The subject of terrorism is a disturbing subject to discuss. We have been hearing and reading about terror threats, terror attacks, and terror groups through the media. Recently, the world has experienced a terrifying, exponential increase in the number of terrorist attacks; The Global Terrorism Database listed 1,395 attacks in 1998, a figure that has steadily risen since then, reaching a record high of 8,441 in 2012. The media plays a large role in manipulating the public’s understanding of…

There are several possible types of terrorist attacks using Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), using conventional firearms and explosives, or ”other means of attack (including low-tech devices and delivery, attacks on infrastructure, and cyber terrorism)”, (FEMA, 2002, P. 9). Each type of attack or a combination of several will need its own action plan by emergency managers and emergency responders, making the identification of the type of attack and weapon used critical. If an attack occurs,…

The Department of Homeland Security was integrated into 22 federal departments and agencies throughout the United States. Homeland Security integrated with Paragon systems in the year 1993 with the State of Alabama being one of their contracted divisions. Other federal departments include the Coast Guard, FEMA, Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Citizenship Services and the Transportation Security Agencies. Paragon mission goal is to serve support and protect the United States. Over…

Anti-Muslim marches are slated to take place in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday, with several counter-protests expected. ACT for America, the country's largest grassroots anti-Muslim group described by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as an "extremist group", called for the nationwide "March Against Sharia". Islamophobia in the USA - Al Jazeera World In a statement on ACT for America's website, the group claims that Sharia - or Islamic law - runs contrary to human…

My take for what it's worth... It makes perfect sense, the system, will pile on as much and as many charges as they can to muddy the waters as much as possible, it will eat up lawyer's time and defense monies, and because then they can create more wiggle room for barter, bargaining; they have a real issue on their hands with this one. WACO, Ruby Ridge, and the many other unfavorable type events Are still clear in the minds of many. We could well see suspicious deaths and or procedures when these…

While many find government surveillance techniques violating of civil rights, others stand for the personal and national security it provides in efforts to hinder tragedies. In response to the 9/11 terrorist attack, Congress quickly passed the USA Patriot Act to enhance government surveillance and deter terrorist activity. The Patriot Act targeted foreign communications and domestic cellular data recipients. Arguments arose concerning the domestic surveillance segment of this act, ultimately…