Special Activities Division

In a world where communication and sharing of thoughts across the globe is constant and near instantaneous, there is much insight towards human culture that can be extracted from what people say and write (Michel et al, 2010). Through analysis of the frequency of words contained in over five million books spanning hundreds of years, a culturomics study carried out by researchers from Harvard allowed the inspection of cultural trends in human history and gave us the ability to use those trends as…

national interests. Used in select international efforts, covert action encompasses a broad range of activities outside the operations of traditional intelligence collection. Sanctioned by the White House and overseen by Congress, covert action can provide results and otherwise unavailable information. "The term covert action was defined for the first time in statute to mean an activity or activities of the united government to influence political, economic, or military conditions abroad, where…

Additionally, they began to provide social services such as medical services, food, and fuel. ISIS also began to extend its outreach toward the next generation by publishing propaganda geared toward the younger set, and hosting child-friendly activities like Quranic recitation competitions and pie eating contests (Welsford, 2014, p.…

a. Evaluate your personal and professional risk. Are you in danger of losing your job? Will your career path be affected? Will you strain interpersonal relationships at work? As a social worker at a neighborhood center I have a strong desire and an ethical reasonability to act ethically in all aspects of my work. So when I become aware that the executive director is possibly engaging in unethical and illegal things to keep the neighborhood center going, I feel that it is my responsibly to…

ISIS- Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, once called the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham, is a group of men, women, and children whom believe they are trying to change the world to a better place and change the political geography. They have been compared to Al-Qaeda also, but in reality they are much worse and much more destructive than Al-Qaeda ever was. ISIS has taken Al-Qaeda’s beliefs and amplified them to a radicalism. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is the man responsible for starting Isis. In…

In the case study, Assassinating bin Laben: Right or Wrong? the author Priya Dixit outlines and examines the event of Osama bin Laben being assassinated by U.S. Special forces in Pakistan. Dixit proceeds to further debate not only the ethics and legality behind this killing, but also behind the target killings the U.S. has been committing with greater occurrence on ‘terrorist’. In order to understand these actions I believe we must first identify what decision making process is occurring in the…

When you think of the media you probably think about the recent election, what Kim Kardashian and Kanye West just recently did, or probably what happened that night in sports. Do you ever really think about the military in the media though? It’s a very scary thought to see or hear about what our military does for us. Nobody really wants to hear about that stuff unless it’s really important like the Osama Bin Laden death, or how many kills Chris Kyle had. We respect these men and women that fight…

Terrorism in The United States Americans have a stereotypical way of thinking when it comes to terrorism in the United States. When you think of terrorist you think of “Muslims”, you think of “al Qaeda”, and someone of Arab descent. While Stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason and it’s not right we have good reason to feel the way we do. Osama bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al- Zahawiri, are Arabs. All 19 of the Sept. 11 hijackers were Arabs. The hate between Americans and Arabs to some…

face is the psychology of defeat mentality. This is the idea that no matter what, they will always lose. When running a successful terrorist organization, the psychology of defeat mentality can become a major issue, so the terrorist leaders use a special set of tools and techniques to modify the psychological and behavioral factors of the members. The psychology of defeat is a concept that is not strictly experienced by terrorists. It is the idea that no matter what, the other party will win…

Chris Kyle wrote a total of two books in his life American Sniper, and American Gun. American Gun was influenced by his vast knowledge of guns along with his opinions on the best guns in American history. Whereas American Sniper was influenced by what he lived through and encountered during his four tours in Iraq. During his four tours he was put through a lot of traumatic experiences that would give me and you nightmares. How will the war in Iraq effect Chris Kyle and how will it influence him…