Counter-Reformation

Martha Crenshaw’s 1981 article “The Causes of Terrorism” outlines an analysis on the causes of terrorism by examining the preconditions, precipitants, reasons, the psychological aspects of the individual. Crenshaw attempts to show the reader the causes of terrorism in this article. She begins by providing a definition of terrorists. She defines terrorism as the premeditated use or threat of violence committed by a group of people in order to convey a political message. She then divides her…

Governments, and disseminated to society through its’ mass media. (Jackson, 2005, p. 16-18) Western discourse shifted after the events of 9/11 with this pervasive narrative shaping the contemporary understanding of terrorism, and the acceptance of counter-terrorism measures; that is what state practices can be deemed appropriate, necessary and supported by society. (Jackson, 2005, p. 8-9) Televising Terrorism, which examines how terrorism is portrayed within both news and fiction programming,…

everybody screaming and trying to save their lives. It becomes too messy for the security forces to easily identity perpetrators. Peresin (2007:9-10) argued in an open society with free media it is possible to have corrupted and interrupted counterterrorist operations due to irresponsible media behaviour. Peresin goes to maintain that Television vision crews appearing too close to the hostage area, which may complicate rescue team action, or releasing to many information about terrorists which…

Introduction The war against terrorism in the United States has transformed to become a major battle in Afghanistan and other members of the ISIS community. Islamic extremism is rampant in those countries, and most individuals air their grievances by launching terrorist attacks on the United States. The battle which has persisted for over a decade now has faced a series of challenges, and it is important to measure the progress made by the United States in its counterterrorism and…

Several benefits of FISA have over years been witnessed. Since its enactment, FISA has been an important tool in the fight against intelligence collection by foreign powers or its agents with an aim of exploiting the underlying US government policies or even to establish its future strategies illegally. The USA Patriot Act has seen FISA expand its strategies in exposition of foreign terrorist groups and combating them in good time. This has seen the US government win the war against terrorism…

“Any institution faces two basic choices if they hope to spark new ideas. One is to leverage the brains trust within their organization by creating a special event dedicated to new thinking. The other is to look outside themselves to stimulate solutions.” -Simon Mainwaring. These type of notions are alien to the United States Army which in my opinion runs as an institution. Some institutions like the United States Army seldom listen to new and challenging ideas. However, if all…

Robert Reed Kelly Franklin 5 Feb. 2016 Composition II Conspiracy Theories and the Moon landing The definition of conspiracy is a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful. Conspiracy theories have been around for a very long time. Theories range from the faking of 9/11 to the world is run by a group of reptilian Illuminati. Somehow there are always people believing in them. Why do people believe in conspiracies? There is actually a lot more to it than the average person would…

Flying Killing Machines or Modern Day Superheroes Deploying drones to combat terrorism may be a small step for the United States but a giant step for terrorist organizations. Although drones are Washington’s “weapon of choice”, the current U.S. drone program has not effectively used drones and has allowed for several short-term and “long-term risks” (Byman 32; Cronin 54). Therefore, in an effort to combat terrorism effectively, the United States’ government must implement stricter…

The mentioned adage creates confusion only when the analyzer considers that the use of violence and terror is a right for some and not for others. If the analyzer subscribes to the notion that any use of violence that is not used in self defense is an act of terrorism, then the dilemma vanishes. Terror is not subjective and it can be performed by any agent of society: the state, religious groups, political parties, hidden societies, etc. The French Revolution considered as terrorists those…

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