Domestic terrorism in the United States

Critics of the law feared the NSA would use the law to conduct broad surveillance of Americans' international communications and, in the process, capture an unknown quantity of purely domestic communications. “ The FISA Amendment Act is another step closer to having what the NSA is operating to be fully legal. A reason most civilians don’t know is because it was a secret change of the laws. Most major news didn’t cover this as breaking…

PATRIOT Act stands for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. The purpose behind its name was that it deemed anyone who violated the PATRIOT Act unpatriotic or a traitor to the United States. Its intent was to give the FBI and NSA access to more private information if that person was deemed a suspect in terrorism. But since the act was rushed through Congress, there were opportunities for…

time went on, accusations of human rights violations began to pile up and the government quickly began to act as if they were in favor of human rights regulations. They tried to promote the welfare of the indigenous people of Argentina to fool the United Nations. At this point in the war, the military was battling a fake enemy, one created by them to deceive the rest of the world. After years of strife and unrest, the economy was again in terrible shape by the 80s. To bring the people’s favor…

Changes in political leadership have also innovated the relationship between the United States and China. An United States President had not traveled to China for political reasons before the early 1970’s. Nonetheless, the reasons for the visits changed as the relationships advanced and became more complex. When President Clinton traveled to China in 1998, it was highly publicized in China, as well as the United States. This visit can be regarded as more of a public event rather than as as a…

Within the United States, there are clear laws against torture. Throughout the years leading up to September 11, 2001, the United States had been on of the champions against torture. The United States throughout peace time had never used torture to gain information. There were also two international laws that prohibited torture the Laws of War, and the International Human Rights Treaties. America happily adopted these policies, and made sure that they became the binding law of the United…

Isis trade. By fighting to defeat Isis, there is a probability that the war may be extended. America has been in the situation of sending ground troops to fight several times. The commitment of ground troops gradually expands until domestic forces deal the United States a heavy blow, and then American resolve degenerates. The outcome of sending troops often results worse off than before they were sent. If our troops go there, it is likely for terrorists to come to…

In ‘The Spectre of Terrorism’ by Roger Douglas, he states that the experience in which terrorism creates an unease in which is hard to dissipate, regardless if it’s domestic or international, especially if it’s in regards to the UK. This suggests that things such as the media playing a key role in perception despite what some say. ‘Multiculturalism…

person faces different problems in their life while in America. Some problems are more significant than others though. We the citizens of this great nation believe that these are the biggest problems that we face in our lives today racism, violence, terrorism, immigration, consumerism, and the war on drugs. We have been working hard to find a solution to these problems but some people think that we can work harder and that is true. We are letting the government work on the problems for us when…

The KKK, yes we’ve all heard of them and are slightly familiar with who they are and what they do but have you ever took the time to actually look into them? Have you ever thought about all the people who were killed just because what the color of their skin was? Imagine all the pain and suffering that families and friends had to go through just because of group of people didn't like what color their skin was. Killing millions of innocent people for doing nothing but just living life. The Ku…

Presidential power has changed dramatically throughout the history of the United States. Now days there are so many factors when one looks to analyze the growth or decline of the power of the executive. In recent history from approximately 1981 to present day the power of the president has been affected by the role of Congress, the media, domestic and foreign affairs. The President consistently has to adjust to what is going on specifically during the term they are in office. The overall power…