Terrorism

them are unsupportive of their actions. The cause for Muslim’s opposition to the terrorism developed from the Quran. While the Islamic terrorist groups vow their jihad is for their god, their mission conflicts…

isn’t under control yet. Current terrorism is so intimidating for the country due to the willingness for suicide and the nuclear weapons that are available today. Now terrorism hides behind intelligence systems and is much harder to find. This system allows quick metadata on people so that action can take place. However, some rights require modifications for this system to…

Fourteen Americans were murdered Wednesday as they come together to celebrate the holidays. This act of terrorism is happening right here in our country. Ever since the act of 9/11 we have been fighting these groups. Groups such as Al Qaeda and Isil. These groups are very dangerous and we don’t know what they are capable of. We as Americans need to come together and fight to keep our country safe. To keep our country safe, we need to take these percussions. To start off we need to find the…

Terrorism has become a constant issue over the past decade for countries all around the world. It has been defined as, “the deliberate use or the threat to use violence against civilians in order to attain political, ideological and religious aims” (Ganor, 2002, p. 288). This vehicle to gain an objective for the group has become more popular in modern times as the audience for violent acts has increased with globalization and technology. The world was shocked when a terrorist organization was…

“Terrorism threat assessment must consider the degree of uncertainty associated with estimates of capability and intent. Terrorist intends to exploit weaknesses and vulnerabilities by adapting capabilities quickly.” (Transportation Systems Sector Specific Plan, 2010, p.38). Does ISIS post a threat to the U.S. homeland? By every measure “ISIL poses a direct and significant threat to the U.S., and proposes to be the new ideological leader. The group uses terrorist and insurgency tactics…

SUICIDE BOMBING IN IRAQ WHY SUICIDE ATTACK IS SO COMMON IN IRAQ? Suicide terrorism in Iraq began with the United States led invasion in March 2003 and subsequent occupation of the country. This lead to formation of insurgent groups, whose main aim were to remove the foreigners (USA) who have invaded their country illegally and to collapse the ruling regime by destroying the newly formed Iraqi security forces and creating sectarian war between Shi’i…

Terrorism remains an ever present threat in the U.S. Critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) will continue to be enticing targets for terrorist activities for a number of reasons, including their economic impact (e.g. 9/11), symbology (e.g. U.S.S. Cole) and their psychological impact to a surrounding city or nation. Asymmetric in nature, terrorist seek to cripple their enemies by attacking components of a larger system. For example, in her 2002 report for Congress, Gail Makinen…

There are many different definitions on terrorism. What is terrorism? How do we define it? The many challenges that we are faced with to define terrorism and what constitutes to be claim as terrorism. The Merriam-Webster dictionary says that the definition of terrorism is the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal (Merriam-Webster). Looking at the Online Legal Dictionary terrorism is any activity that involves an act that is…

There is no universal agreement on the definition of terrorism. Various legal systems and government agencies use different definitions. Moreover, governments have been reluctant to formulate an agreed upon and legally binding definition. These difficulties arise from the fact that the term is politically and emotionally charged.To avoid this kind of confusion, the most common definition of terrorism is used, which includes the following; It is the use of violence or threat of violence in order…

II. Literature Review A. Religion as a factor Terrorist organizations are linked to religion, such as ISIS practicing radical Islam rituals. Many Terrorist organizations have claimed to attack in the name of Islam, such as Charlie Hebdo, because the newspaper initially insulted the Prophet Mohammad. There are studies shown that evaluate the acts of terrorist groups such as Al- Qaeda, ISIL, and ISIS, linking them with the religion and explaining that the reason these participants are…