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Terrorism
Terrorism includes acts of violence to spread a political or ideological message and create a state of terror among people. al-Qaeda, responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, is the most well known terrorist group.
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Nuclear Terrorism is when a person uses nuclear power to kill or hurt people in the same or different country in which they are living in. Nuclear power can kill millions because the radiation will keep rippling all over the globe.
The effects of fallout are finite as the material is decaying, even in an immediate fallout plume one would rarely need to stay in a fallout shelter (if one was available) longer than about 3 months, after that radiation is barely above normal background levels. It doesn't automatically kill millions.
Nuclear Terrorism is primarily the threat of use of nuclear weapons, either overtly or clandestinely, to instill fear in the people of a country or part of a country. In that sense it differs little from other forms of Terrorism (e.g. suicide bombs, mail bombs, subway gas attacks).
How many people were killed in the Davidka Square bus bombing?
The Davidka Square bus bombing was a suicide bombing on June 11, 2003, on Egged bus line 14a in the center of Jerusalem, Israel. 17 people were killed in the attack and over 100 people were injured. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
Why did the us aid the taliban in the 1980s?
First of all, the Taliban didn't exist until 1994. Some of the Afghan rebels whom the U.S. aided in the 1980s did have a similar Islamist mentality and some would go on to be supporters of the Taliban, but it's not technically accurate to call them the Taliban.
In the 1980s, the Soviet Union was fighting a war to prop up a communist regime in Afghanistan. As per the framework of the Cold War, the U.S. aided anti-Soviet rebels in order to stop the spread of communism.
Can you combat and curb terrorism?
In a short sentence: no.
The only way to stop terrorism is improving the lives of poor people and arresting (not killing) high-profile leaders.
The alternative has provided more available manpower to terrorist organizations by people who lost relatives to the so-called military solutions to terrorism. Point in case: if you lost all your family (mom, dad, brothers, sisters and husband/wife or children of your own), surely you wold be more than eager to join any organization that promises you "the heavens" in exchange of killing three or four hundred of the enemy, right?
What states in Africa were involved in blood diamonds?
Central and West Africa is the homebase for Conflict or "Blood" diamonds! This covers many states but by searching "Conflict Diamonds" you can see hundreds of hoirs of intel gathered on this subject!
Terrorists, who want to bring the Country down for whatever reason.
Is Hamas a current enemy of Australia?
The military wing of Hamas, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, is listed as a terrorist organization by Australian Authorities.
Hamas has facilitated no violent action against Australia or Australian citizens as its main target remains Israel. However, an enemy of peace anywhere is an enemy of the peace everywhere.
Where do talibans mostly live?
Taliban movements adherents are mostly found in Afghanistan, where they briefly ruled prior to 2001 American invasion. There is also significant Taliban presence in tribal Areas of western Pakistan.
What happens when you break a Tenet of the dark brotherhood. Ty?
If you're talking about Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, then you will get visited by the Wrath of Sithis at night, and no one will see him. Like other spirits, you have to use silver, daedric, or magic weapons to hurt him, and you can't go back into the sanctuary without being attacked until you kill him. In the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, there are no tenets, so you don't have to worry about that. You have 3 chances to get back in the DB, and if you break the tenets again you're permanently kicked out.
How do confict diamonds affect people?
Conflict diamonds fund civil war, mayhem and other terrorist activities, which kill, maim and otherwise harm humans.
What was the Irish republican army goals?
Which Irish Republican Army? The IRA under Michael Collins had the goal of securing the independence of Ireland from Britain, and establishing Ireland as a Republic. The Provisional IRA, Continuity IRA, Real IRA, Irish National Liberation Army, etc. had the goal of trying to force the six counties of Northern Ireland into a union with the rest of Ireland. It should be noted the majority in Northern Ireland remain opposed to union with the Republic of Ireland, and that talk of a "reunified" Ireland is utter nonsense, as Ireland was never unified to begin with.
What is the largest terrorist group in Iraq?
Currently, as of 2015, Islamic State is the most powerful terrorist group in Iraq with at least 20,000 members, but it was not always this way. Before Islamic State's surprising victories in 2014, this question would be much harder to answer with "largest" and "terrorist" being nebulous words.
If the word "largest" is meant to mean most ubiquitous, then the answer is certainly Al Qaeda since the American Invasion. Al Qaeda operates like a McDonald's, franchising cells across any country in which it exists. In addition, smaller jihadist organizations will reach out to Al Qaeda for funding and the name recognition. In return, Al Qaeda will claim that this smaller independent jihadist organization is part of its ranks, even though their objectives may be different than those of the Al Qaeda leadership.
If the word "largest" is meant to mean the largest internal membership, then the answer is a lot murkier. There are numerous violent groups that operate within the Sunni Triangle (Baghdad-Falluja-Tikrit) and numerous Shia organizations which operate throughout lower Mesopotamia. Accurate accounts of organizational membership almost never exist because the cell structure is loose. In addition, most individuals so affiliated only know the names of those fellow group members that they are very close to so as to limit the efficacy of post-capture interrogation.
If the word "terrorist" only refers to the international organizations certified terrorist organizations by the United States and/or Europe, many of the violent groups in Iraq are necessarily excised because these violent groups are regional and would better be classified as "gangs with machine-guns". Violent groups, such as the one that controls Sadr City (a district of Baghdad), are responsible for many more deaths in Iraq than the certified terrorist organizations. What is also important to note is that many of these violent groups target Iraqis who are either neutral to United States interests or opposed to United States interests as these groups are jostling for power in the new Iraqi structure. The "terrorists" are far from a monolith.
Who were the terrorists of pan am flight 103?
This attack was traced back to one man: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, head of security for Libyan Arab Airways, with ties to Mohmar Qaddafi. One assumes that the Libyan government may have had a hand in this, but forensics on this matter are not forthcoming.
What types of rules do the Taliban enforce in areas they control?
The rules the Taliban enforce is that women have to wear burqas and that girls over the age of eight have to wear chadors.
In 1996 the General Assembly, in resolution 51/210 of 17 December, decided to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate an international convention for the suppression of terrorist bombings and, subsequently, an international convention for the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism, to supplement related existing international instruments, and thereafter to address means of further developing a comprehensive legal framework of conventions dealing with international terrorism. This mandate continued to be renewed and revised on an annual basis by the General Assembly in its resolutions on the topic of measures to eliminate inernational terrorism.
The Ad Hoc Committee's mandate is further framed by the following two declarations adopted by the General Assembly:
the Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, Res. 49/60 of 9 December 1994 (E, F, S, R, C, A); and
the Declaration to Supplement the 1994 Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, Res. 51/210 of 17 December 1996 (E, F, S, R, C, A)
Current mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee
Under the terms of General Assembly resolution 63/129 (E, F, S, R, C, A) adopted on 11 December 2008 (operative paragraph 22), the Ad Hoc Committee shall, on an expedited basis, continue to elaborate the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism, and shall continue to discuss the item included in its agenda by General Assembly resolution 54/110 concerning the question of convening a high-level conference under the auspices of the United Nations.
Product of the Ad Hoc Committee's work
Since its establishment, the Ad Hoc Committee has negotiated several texts resulting in the adoption of three treaties:
the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 52/164 of 15 December 1997 (E, F, S, R, C, A) (status); and the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 54/109 of 9 December 1999 (E, F, S, R, C, A) as corrected (status);
the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism adopted by the General Assembly in resolution 59/290 of 13 April 2005 (E, F, S, R, C, A) (status)
What is the difference between a terrorist and a soldier?
A Terrorist is someone who does damage for the sole purpose of inciting fear and "terror" in as many people as possible. A Soldier puts his life on the line to fight for his country and does not do harm on purpose.
Strictly speaking, to be a soldier, you must have the following characteristics:
- Be an outwardly identifiable member of an explicitly open military. That means, the military you belong to must be openly organized (i.e. it has to declare itself a military organization, and have open and obvious means of communication with outsiders), you must wear a uniform of some sort which makes it obvious that you belong to this specific military, and you must be visually distinctly different from other militaries or civilians.
- Your military ("army") must be part of an an organization that is recognized by the international community as being a "state-level actor". That is, the political command of your army must be recognized as a legitimate claimant to some nation's political leadership. This recognition does not have to be universal, but generally speaking, your political movement needs to recognized as such by at least several major powerful countries.
- You must adhere to the various Geneva Conventions on treatment of POWs, appearance and conduct of persons, treatment of civilians, etc. Those who fail to adhere to the Geneva Conventions might still possibly be considered "soldiers", but most countries now require combatants to follow the Conventions, or they will treat such individuals as NOT being soldiers.
- Your military must have a defined chain of command, with a defined pyramid of responsibility, and everyone must act within that command structure. Small independently operating groups working in loose cooperation with no overall command generally are NOT afforded "soldier" status.
Those not fulfilling the above requirement are not affording "soldier" status. They can be called anything from mercenary, to rebel, to revolutionary, to terrorist.
The defining characteristic of terrorists (besides failing one or more of the above "soldier" qualifications) is that they use violence targeted to generate maximal media coverage as a means to achieve their political goals. That is, rather than seek to defeat their opponent's military forces, they instead make attacks intended to spread fear and uncertainty via media coverage of their attacks, which they hope will apply pressure to their opponent's political structure, causing it to either collapse or give in to the terrorist's goals.
Generally speaking, "terrorists" have these characteristics:
- They belong to some "sub-state" actor - that is, the organization they belong to is not recognized to have any legitimate claim on being a political contender for control of a nation. In fact, many (if not most) explicitly do not claim to be attempting to take over a country.
- They do not wear visually distinctive uniforms; instead, they seek to blend in with civilian populations
- They explicitly use civilian populations as shields against attack, and not merely hiding places.
- They will explicitly target civilian populations for attacks
- Even when not explicitly targeting civilians, their attacks fail to take any sort of reasonable precautions to limit civilian deaths.
- Targets are either items of symbolic importance, or mass-casualty attacks.
- Attacks are calculated to appeal to mass media coverage, and generally timed as such. That is, the amount of media coverage is a key ingredient to the attacks. Fear, confusion, and doubt are the key goals of such attacks, not the immediate material losses or deaths (though the latter are usually the main ingredient for sowing such fear, etc.).
- They fail to follow pretty much all of the international conventions on the allowable conduct of war (e.g. Hague Conventions, Geneva Protocol and Conventions, various Weapons Conventions, etc.)
Hamas is a Palestinian state-sponsored terrorist organization whose stated purpose is to destroy the state of Israel. They have recently broadened this to also killing Jews and Americans wherever they are, as well as anyone who doesn't support them.
Their goal is not to negotiate a Palestinian state next to Israel - it is to destroy Israel. They have stated this clearly and repeatedly.
Their strategy is to kill as many Israelis as possible. Since civilians are usually easier targets than soldiers, they mostly kill civilians. Since public places are usually easier to target than military locations, they target public places. Since they have no respect for any life, their own or anyone else's, they send suicide bombers to public areas and shoot rockets at schools and hospitals (and from them as well).
They have gained control of Gaza, but spend their time, effort and money acquiring and shooting weapons at Israel rather than improving the lives of their people - they claim to have no food, yet they have plenty of weaponry.
Israel, on the other hand, has frequently been publicly denounced of killing innocent civilians, though the fact of the matter is that they have been attacking terrorist leaders who have been hiding in civilian buildings. It is also true that Israel has been destroying civilian infrastructure. This was done because members of the terrorist organizations have been using this infrastructure to support their attacks on Israel.
Clearly, the terrorists (including Hamas), are the attackers. Israelis are defending themselves from men devoted to destroying their homes.
Israel is innocent. Hamas is not.
What is a true statement about suicide bombers?
They usually die as a result of their missions.
There is no detailed profile.
They are muslim
Information analysis and Infrastructure protection develops systems to detect and mitigate the consequences of a terrorist attack.
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The basic philosophical question here is does the end justify the means. That question is up to the individual person to decide.
