Domestic terrorism in the United States

Americans have laid cheek and jowl with terrorism for many years, especially since the events of September 11, 2001. While terrorism is usually concerned with bombings, kidnappings or hijackings, some forms of terrorism are much more costly regarding monetary expense. It is estimated that cyber terrorism costs the consumers at least 100 billion dollars a year, although that is only a rough estimate. Company costs for cybercrime can come from the following areas: loss of intellectual property or…

Mass surveillance is not the solution to our war on terrorism,“Domestic mass surveillance is not the solution to ending terrorism, and it never will be” (Sednik). Terrorism will never be tarnished, but it could be limited, but conducting surveillance does not even help limit terrorism. Conducting surveillance does not even ensure that motives or plots could be found,“That could include the identities of terrorists who…

Just a few days after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 in New York City and in Washington D.C., Pennsylvania State Governor Tom Ridge was appointed to be the first director of the Office of Homeland Security. This office overlooked and regulated a nationally seen strategy to keep our country safe against domestic and international terrorism attacks. The Department of Homeland Security was put in place to ensure that we are safe no matter time of the day or the year. President…

The international agreement under the review of the United Nations stood as as “concrete steps to make the global on torture a reality” rather than a fantasy. Although certain states further implement the Convention Against Torture and significantly consider the recommendations made by the Committee Against Torture , torture is still widely used in the twenty-first…

United Diversity Anna Quindlen argues in her essay “A Quilt Of A Country” that what brings people together in the united states are the specific values and ideas which this nation supports as one. During the aftermath of the collapse of the world trade center, the author explains in the essay that people came together to support one another after a tragedy which threatens their safety “Today the citizen of the United States have come together once more because of armed conflict and enemy attack…

article Domestic Intelligence Today: More Security but less Liberty? I now look at the government a different way. I can see why people would have wanted to establish something similar to the British MI-5 after the attacks of 9/11. The MI-5 collects and analyzes domestic intelligence. Many believe it would not work in this county because Great Britain is a smaller more centralized country that has fewer police forces. I personal would love to read more on the reasons that The United States of…

whether I agreed or disagreed with the above quote. On one hand, yes, America has succeeded in establishing a progressive political system and envisioned a new idea of what it means to be free, but on the other hand, I feel as though that the United States has departed from the ideas of freedom, responsible government, and human equality. In the end, I decided that I disagree with the idea of America is much more of a political and moral fact. What started as the pursuit for a better world,…

threatened the lives of our fellow citizens that live in landmark regions across the United States. In contrast, drug-related crimes have deter gradually. According to the Uniform Crime Report, the percent of illicit drug-related crimes has decreased from 1.8 million arrests in 2005, to 1.5 million arrests in 2014. This data demonstrates, that challenges have emerged through the use of illegal drug abuse and terrorism, considering the fact that it is one of the most serious problems the law…

United States consists of incidents confirmed or suspected to be American terrorist acts. These assaults are viewed as local since they were completed by United States residents. Household terrorism in the United States has changed many times throughout the years; likewise, it can be contended that demonstrations of local terrorism have been happening subsequent to much sooner than any lawful definition was put forward. There’s American terrorist such as Timothy McVeigh, Terry Nichols and the Ku…

After September 11, 2001, many things changed in the United States. Because of the potential for additional attacks on Americans here and abroad, the government started monitoring conversations on the Internet and on cell /telephones of citizen of the United States. This monitoring of electronic devises was without the knowledge or consent of the owners. The National Security Agency or NSA was very good at keeping their surveillance a secret from the public but all things done in the dark come…