Counter-terrorism

Although terrorism has been around for millennia in different forms, today terrorism is becoming more and more prevalent with the ability to reach across the globe. Terrorism is defined as “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government and/or the civilian population to advance ideological objective” (Schwab, p.115). These attacks can be performed by individuals or by groups. They may also be either overt or covert attacks. An example…

The United States must continue to ensure all areas of the world have the right tools and mechanisms in place to thwart terrorism so events like the September 11th attacks don’t reoccur. Counter Terrorism (CT) efforts in Southeast Asia have improved markedly in recent years. Despite this success, however, it’s still a potentially fertile ground for local terrorist organizations sharing al-Qa’ida’s ideology and aspirations. It is, therefore, in our nation’s best interest to ensure we play an…

articles “Three Local Somali Immigrants’ Thoughts on 9/11 Attack” by Jenni Grubbs, “The Fear of Counter Terrorism: Surveillance and Civil Liberties Since 9/11” by Mathieu Deflem, and “In Post-9/11 America, No One is Untouched” by Wayne Drash, all focus on the effects of terrorist attacks within the United States. They show how large acts of terrorism can lead to long term problems within our country. Terrorism, while often times misunderstood, can lead to both an abuse of power from the…

Strengthening America by Protecting Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism. The Congress was able to create this Act within a short period of time because they “took existing legal principles and retrofitted them to preserve the lives and liberty of the American people from the challenges posed by a global terrorist network” ("Preserving Life and Liberty"). "The Patriot Act defines "domestic terrorism" as activities within the United States that . . . involve acts…

During the decade preceding the intifada that began in 1987, the PFWAC was both the largest and most influential women’s organizations within the occupied territories (Hasso 442). The involvement of women resulted in the prioritization of issues traditionally the responsibility of women, such as “taking care of children orphaned by the violence, establishing kindergartens, vocational classes, and small income-generating enterprises” (Kawar 235). Women’s involvement is not in spite of their…

The events that led up to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 would be a day we will never forget and it would go down in history as one of the most devastating terrorist attacks on our soil. How would our government respond to this attack and ensure that it does not happen again? How does the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI), National Security Branch(NSB), meet these challenges? The National Security Branch(NSB), was created in September 2005 by the Federal Bureau of…

and recording a brain response known as a P300-MERMER. MERMER is abbreviated for Memory and Encoding Related Multifaceted Electroencephalographic Response. Brain Fingerprinting Technology is also a counter terrorism technology is able to determine if a possible suspect has any knowledge of terrorism including associations, bomb-making people or any form of terrorist training. Brain…

not have searched his house. The evidence suggests that lone wolf terror attacks cannot be fully prevented without invading civil rights. Is democracy a cure for terrorism? Democracy, like any other type of government system, cannot cure terrorism because terrorism is a relative term and not something that can be cured. Terrorism is a verb, it is an act to forward political aims whilst generating fear to the outer populous, however, to the inner populous (terrorist group or state), views…

Global terrorism has been becoming a bigger problem as time progresses, more than eighty percent of last year’s terrorism fatalities occurred in just five countries. Approximately 17,958 people that died in attacks in 2013; eighty-two percent were in one in five counties: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Syria. There has been about more than just 125,000 attacks between the years 1970-2013, not including recent terrorist attacks, for example the attack in Paris just a few weeks ago.…

The United States is spying on citizens suspected of terrorism. This is done mainly with bulk data collection and filtering by the NSA. Spying and warrants are attended to legally through Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and specially made courts. The courts provide judicial review. The goal of the spying is to find citizens influenced by foreign radicals into a potentially violent level of fringe ideology before they act. The NSA’s surveillance was largely uncovered by Edward Snowden’s…