Terrorism

Religious militancy. Whether it be an Islamic terrorist blowing himself up or a Christian blowing up a family planning clinic, religious militancy has caught everyone's attention. These are extreme examples, to be sure, but they have become part of human experience. The idea of attacking someone who thinks or believes differently is nothing new, but innovations in media have allowed us to see such events in ways we never did before.

Statistics is one branch of mathematics being used in terrorist detection. Economics is another brand used to detect terrorist activities.

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Anywhere and everywhere.

It should be remembered that the word 'terrorist' has taken on a newer meaning.

A terrorist is someone who spreads terror. Think about that!

That also applies to your people.

It depends on who you ask. If there has been an attempted attack on US soil I'm sure it has been hushed or has just been out as an attempted bombing without telling about the nuclear side. There have been some stories out there about missing suitcase weapons making there way towards the US but it seems noone knows or is at least not telling to avoid widespread panic. Here is a link to a story whether you believe it or not, is up to you. I'm sort of on the side, with todays technology I don't think you could get nuclear material even close to our borders because of the radioactivity is able to be picked up from FAR away. http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/06/nuclear-attacks-in-the-us.html

Abject adj. # Brought low in condition or status. # Being of the most contemptible kind: abject cowardice. # Being of the most miserable kind; wretched: abject poverty. Terrorn. # Intense, overpowering fear. # One that instills intense fear: a rabid dog that became the terror of the neighborhood. # The ability to instill intense fear: the terror of jackboots pounding down the street. # Violence committed or threatened by a group to intimidate or coerce a population, as for military or political purposes. # Informal. An annoying or intolerable pest: that little terror of a child.

Terrorism has occurred throughout history, but today the world isexperiencing a global rebirth of attacks. Today it no longer affects only small societies, such as isolated third world countries who fell victim to regular terrorist attacks, but the whole world is becoming more familiar with Arab and Muslim names. The terrorist violence that is on the rise today has informed citizen all over the world about different types of terrorism. Also with the resurgence the world is experiencing of terrorism, the Nation's have been to do what they can to eliminate terrorism. Terrorism can be defined as "the deliberate creation of fear to bring out political change." (dictionary.com) All terrorist acts involve violence or the threat of violence. These violent acts are usually committed by nongovernmental groups or individuals who are either part of or officially serving in the military, law enforcementagencies, intelligence agencies, or other governmental agencies of an established nation. Terrorists attempt not only to create panic but also to weaken confidence in the government and the political leadership of the target country. Terrorism therefore is designed to have psychological effects that reach farther beyond the impact on the immediate victims of an attack. Terrorists mean to frighten and therefore scare a wider crowd, such as a rival ethnic or religious group, an entire country and its political control, or the entire international community. Terrorist groups are generally small and have few members, limited firepower, and other resources. For this reason they rely on intense bloody and destructive acts of hit-and-run violence to attract attention to their group and their cause. Through the media they are able to create a larger voice for themselves and create hostilities among people. "A terrorist is a criminal who seeks publicity. This sets him far apart from what British officials in Northern Ireland have taken to calling the ODC, or Ordinary Decent Criminal, who understandably shuns the limelight. They require publicity. It is their lifeblood. If the media were not there to report terrorist acts and to explain their political and social significance (the motives inspiring them and so fourth) terrorism as such would cease to exist" (Netanyahu 70) What has caused terrorism can be a mystery for many reactionary groups, but for other groups the main causes can be historical, cultural, religious, economic, social, and psychological. Generally democratic countries have been proven to be grounds for terrorism because of the open nature of their societies. In such societies people have fundamental rights, civil liberties are protected, and government control and constant surveillance of the people and their activities are absent. Also by through the same reasons repressive societies, where the government closely monitors citizens and restricts their speech and movement, have often provided more difficult environments for terrorists. But even countries with strict police-enforced laws have not been immune to terrorism, even though they limit civil liberties and are against free speech and rights of assembly. One the most commonly seen forms of terrorism have been Suicide terrorism, other wise known as psychological warfare. "While suicide bombers are often portrayed as lone mad zealots, they are in fact pawns in large terrorist networks that wage calculated psychological warfare. (National Center for Policy Analysis) The suicide bombers often do die while attempting their terrorist acts, hence the name, but the bombers do wish to live to see how the tragedy has affected their victims. The wide range use of suicide terrorism is because it is simple and low-cost, guarantees mass casualties, guarantees the act will succeed, suicide bombers have no fear to surrender information, and the intense impact on the media. "The relatively high number of casualties guaranteed in such attacks, which are usually carried out in crowded areas, ensures full media coverage. Thus, suicide terrorism ranks with other spectacular modus operandi such as blowing up airplanes in mid air or the use of Weapons of Mass Destructionas a sure means to win maximum effect." (National Center for Policy Analysis) Some of the most recent act of suicide terrorism in the U.S. was the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Suicide Bombers hijacked two planes full of fuel and used them as missiles into the Twin Towers, Killing everyone aboard the two planes and collapsing the towers. This suicide attack is the worst act of terrorism ever committed on US soil. This type of terrorism has been around for many years and dates back to the 18th century. "Looking at history of terrorism, it can be seen that suicide attacks are in actuality a very old modus operandi. In ancient times two notorious sects, the Jewish Sicairis and the Islamic Hashishiyun became infamous for such attacks. In the 18 century, suicide tactics were used on the Malabar Coast of Southwestern India, in Atjeh in Northern Sumatra and in Mindanao and Sulu in the Southern Philippines. In all of these places Muslims carried out suicide attacks in their fight against Western hegemony and colonial rule. "(National Center for Policy Analysis) "Suicide terrorism is defined as a politically motivated violent attack perpetrated by a self-aware individual who actively and purposely causes his own death through blowing himself up along with his chosen target. The perpetrator's ensured death is a precondition for the success of his mission."(Schweitzer) Today's suicide terrorist attacks are obviously different from ones of ancient times, but also the mode of warfare has changed. Modern suicide attacks are often for the purpose to inflict both physical and psychological damage to the population. Another popular form of terrorism is Bio-chemical terrorism, which is one of the most deadly types. Bio-chemical terrorism can be defined as a group that threatens or attacks their target with the usage of a chemical that is very harmful and can be fatal. (dictionary.com) " In the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf war Iraq produced and planned to use not only chemical weapons but also biological weapons " (Gay 12) This is a good example of how other countries have tried to use bio-chemical warfare against another country. Along with the threat among opposing nations, there is also the threatof this terrorism in one nation. "In 1994 and 1995, Japanese citizens in Tokyo and other cities were terrorized by chemical attacks planned and executed by members of the Aum Shinrikyo (supreme truth) religious cult and its leader Shoko Ashara, who called himself "Holy Pope." (Gay 13) This cult tired to create a war by attacking the legislature and other authorities like the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka The effects that chemical and biological weapons have had on US troops started after the Persian Gulf. When the end of the war came and tens of thousands of troops returned home they came down with an illness. The symptoms included chronic fatigue, severe joint pain and headaches, intestinal track problems, internal bleeding, and memory loss. These symptoms have been classified as "Gulf War Syndrome." The veterans were told they were suffering from psychological problems as a result of war, and were sent to consult with psychologists. The country that has been involved in most conflicts that pertain to biological and chemical weapons has been Iraq. This terrorist filled country has done everything from forging documents and making fraudulent statements to completely dismantling equipment and destroying documents to cover up their production of Biological weapons. "Just days before the end of 1998, Iraqi surface-to-air missiles *were fired at British and American fighter jets. US jets fired back with laser-guided bombs that knocked out antiaircraft artillery. "(Gay 27) Iraq has shown extreme hostile behavior against other countries leading the US and other nations to believe that Iraq does in fact have been creating and building up their biological and chemical weapons. Military intelligence agencies have no doubt that in the future there will be more confrontations with Iraq as they continue to try and build their weapons arsenal. "Information warfare is "an electronic conflict in which information is a strategic asset worthy of conquest or destruction. Computers and other communications and information systems become attractive first-strike targets. "(French) Information warfare is becoming a popular form of terrorism these days. With the growth in computer software and other technologies, information warfare is becoming easier. The threat of info war means that computer systems would have to be protected from an "Electric Pearl Harbor" "The surprise attack would not hit just one location, as was the case with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II, but instead could disrupt the entire nation." (Gay 78-79) The threat of information warfare is a major disruption that should definitely be paid attention to due to its great affect it could have on a nation's communication and computer systems. With the new technologies today, information warfare groups are much easier to form. The organizational stronghold that the perpetrators have increases the flexibility and reduces the reaction time to fight against an attack. "Information warfare is essentially superior conventional strength. Not only are US weapons better than any other military's but advances in computer and communications have led to a method of integrating conventional forces so well that a new type of fighting emerges. "(French) Since this type of terrorism has grown to such a vast strength, it can become one of the most commonly choice for warfare. The terrorist can hack into a computer system that is so far away that the hacker will be in no danger, making this one of the more popular terrorism tactic. The US Congress passed in 1996 the Antiterrorism and effective death penalty, which has the secretary of state to put together a list of the top foreign terrorist groups. "In October 1999, Secretary of State Madeline Albright designated twenty-eight groups as foreign terrorist organizations. The State Department also provides descriptions of these organizations and their areas of operation. "(Gay 47) Counter-terrorism is to terminate terrorism and is usually enforced but authorized military organizations. The United States counter terrorism groups include Delta Force, DEVGRU, and the US Army special reaction teams. Counter terrorism teams have existed in one form or another since the 1920's. Delta Force is one of the US's Counter Terrorist Groups which is also known as, Combat Applications Group (CAG). The counter terrorist group recruits its soldiers from the US Army's Special Forces Green Berets and Rangers. According to Geffery French, today the Delta Force is though to have an estimated 2,500 personnel. Delta's main purpose is for hostage rescue, and they got the chance to rescue an American business man who was operating from an underground radio station, and was held captive in Modelo. Team Delta also saw some action during Desert Storm, when troopers provided General Norman Schwartzkopf security, and in locating Scud missile launchers in Iraq. The Delta Force has their own fleet of helicopters painted in civilian colors with fake registration numbers to keep their existence out of the media. The second counter terrorist group in the US is the DEVGRU which is a Naval Special Warfare Development Group. "What is known is that they were formed in the mid 1990's after SEAL Team Six, the Navy's Counter-terrorism was disbanded. DEVGRU was created after Richard Marcinko, the original commander of ST6 published a series of books that outlined the history and purpose of the original Team." (Johnson) Since the disbanding of ST6 the Navy had no maritime CT unit. The recent rumors have said that the DEVGRU is actually a CT unit created to take the place of ST6. The newly formed group is also a division of JSOC, which is with other groups like the US Army's 1st SFOD-D and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, in which both groups are listed in the counter-terrorism units. DEVGRU is estimated to have about 400 personnel which are separated into four combat teams and a training team. The third counter-terrorist group that was formed by the United States was the Special Reaction Teams (SRT's). This unit was formed when the Army sent a small group of Military Police to attend Emergency Services Teams training. The training for the MP's was so successful, the Department mandated that the MP group would be reassigned to an extensive scouting of the airport to ensure success. They also chose the correct planes after careful planning. They made sure to take over aircraft's with loaded fuel tanks, and less people for less opposition. United Airlines flight 93 took off around 8:45 a.m. and was flying without incident until they had reached Cleveland. The passenger had reported that the terrorists had cigarette lighters with hidden knives inside to take over the plane. The passengers and crew were held captive in the first-class section. Later, some passengers had learned from cell phones of the crashes into the World Trade Center. Then Flight 93 had made a few midair maneuvers which resulted in crashing into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Aboard American Airlines Flight 11, the hijackers told the passengers that the planes that were flying from Boston would be used as bombs and hit the Twin Towers in New York. A flight attendant onboard reportedly made a call from a cellular phone and said there were "several Middle Eastern men" who had used knives or box cutters to take over the plane, and wounded several passengers. American Airlines flight 77 also reported several men aboard with box cutters who rushed passenger to the rear of the plane. The plane's target was apparently changed when the pilot pulled off a tight maneuver cutting 270 degrees to the right to head towards the Pentagon. "Aviation experts said the plane was flown with skill, making it highly likely that a trained pilot--possibly one of the hijackers-- was at the helm." (Counter-Terrorism) The results of the hijacking of the four airliners were devastating. United Airlines Flight 93 was flown nose first into a field in Pennsylvania killing everyone aboard. American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and steered into the Pentagon in Washington DC killing everyone aboard. The two aircrafts that struck the World Trade Centers twin towers were United Airlines Flight 175 and American Airlines Flight 11. Each plane that struck the towers killed everyone aboard and causing the towers to collapse. Terrorism is a major problem that is reoccurring over the globe in many different forms. The US alone spends about $5 billion dollars a year combating terrorists. The treats of bio-chemical, Suicide or psychological warfare, and information warfare are on the rise in today's societies as more political argument and groups emerge. Along with the rise of terrorism is also the increase in Counter-Terrorism acts. Even though most counter terrorist groups are kept secret, the increase of terrorism has also counter balanced. Throughout the years many radical and reactionary groups have been the cause for terrorist attacks throughout the world, but the ones that will always remain the most important to you are the ones that happen in your home nation.

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Hezbollah is an Islamist Paramilitary and Terrorist Organization that identifies as Twelver Shiite Muslims. The most common and identifiable terrorist action is the suicide bomber who blows himself up to take out some enemies as well as himself.

Hezbollah tells its membership that their fight against Israel, Maronites, some other Christians, and, on occasion Sunni Muslims, is part of the holy Islamic struggle of Jihad and anyone who opposes them is not properly guided. Most Muslim terrorists wish to inspire fear in their enemies and therefore primarily attack civilians, considering them part of the enemy. Some "moderate" non-associated clerics have defended these activities claiming that the civilians represent part of the group that "is opposed to Islam". Since Hezbollah exists in countries with a weak internal support structure, it will use its own funds to build schools, parks, hospitals, and other social services in the communities it occupies. It provides goodwill with the local inhabitants and allows them to more effectively spread whatever messages they may wish to say.

Finally, Hezbollah has actively engaged in elections in Lebanon with its own political party. Hezbollah created a violent stand-off in Beirut when the government formed after the election did not support Hezbollah's agenda with the intent to force the national government to capitulate to their desires.

Death

An activist bombs an automobile factory to protest corporate pollution.

One person died but there is some debate as to whether he was already dead before being struck by the van. It has been established that he was already lying on the ground and being helped with a possible heart attack.

Defining terrorism has always been difficult. One of the criteria for an act being considered a terrorist act is often the use of violence for the furtherence of political or social goals. Political terrorism specifically refers to terrorism whose goal is to effect political change.

Terror is to 'make" one fear someone or something. Terrorist is one who installs fear in someone or something. Congress, the Teaparty movement, the GOP, some Host on TV , some religious fanatitics, some fascist groups , some who do not support healthcare for all, when over 45,000 die every year, for lack of it,those by voting against it or not supporting it.Those who support WAR over peaceful solutions, for profit or political gain, those are some who could be considered terrorist, they install fear,fear of death,fear for their life. Or there called terrorists because they make terror

The West generally speaking does not generally ascribe to a State religion. As such, the targets of jihad, which may be selected based purely on faith or creed in the East, are considered to be random, civilian targets. We tend to tie the term "terrorism" to attacks and conflicts that do not occur between clearly identified military forces, but instead focus on the non-aligned, non-military personnel.

lf you had a closer look at an scene in a terrorism bombing, you will see maimed children and other innocent persons.

Yes, the ANC is still listed internationally as a terrorist organization with ties to the South African Communist Party and the Governments of Libya ,Cuba and North Korea.

The Security Council is responsible for maintaining international peace and security.

Through SC Resolutions, it can establish peacekeeping operations, international sanctions and authorize military action to ensure this goal.

A monster might start by giving horrible screem that has enough intensity to break all the glasses of window. Then he might jump on one of the building and drop it down. use its fire and supersonic speed to disturb people turn a well developing town to nothing exept for him standing in center of destroyed town.

Hamas claims that they are a SUNNI Jihadist organization. It is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimin) and, as a result, has the same religious policies as the rest of the Brotherhood, which is Sunni-oriented. While Hamas continues to be primarily made of Sunni Muslims, but the largest percentage of their funds comes from the Shiite Islamist government of Iran.

Except in its ability to overpower Fatah, Hamas is generally unsuccessful. Its rule in the Gaza Strip has only resulted in (1) more destruction of Palestinian territory, (2) decreased rights and freedoms for Palestinians because of domestic laws banning dancing, music, and imposing curfews, (3) decreased access to goods because of the Israeli and Egyptian blockade due to Hamas militancy, and (4) increased rates of death from conflict both from Israeli weapons and from Hamas policies of using human shields.

I would like to start out by saying our Fourth Amendment Rights have been abrogated in the name of safety by our Courts, but not because of real danger. Terrorism Laws have to do with imminent threat and the reasonableness of the threats. One of the first things I learned when I went through the police Academy was you have to have Probable Cause to make a Vehicle stop. The Michigan Supreme Court had found sobriety roadblocks to be a violation of the Fourth Amendment. However, by a 6-3 decision in Michigan Dept. of State Police (1990) v. Sitz, the United States Supreme Court found properly conducted sobriety checkpoints to be constitutional. Although acknowledging that such checkpoints infringed on a constitutional right, Chief Justice Rehnquist argued that the state interest in reducing drunk driving. What they are saying is 'Yes checkpoints violate your Fourth Amendment rights, but only because of the imminent threat of drunk driving.' The "Threat" outweighed The Fourth Amendment. Now apply this to the "THREAT OF TERRORISM", no warrants are needed to determine whether the threat is real or imagined. This complex issue and a great answer will take lots of work. As you're looking into this, you might consider the PATRIOT Act and TIA. And also FISA, which has been recently modified. That's interesting. It is a pity that congress was not given time to "look into" the PATRIOT act, and read and decipher the thousands of pages of legalese before signing. That was deliberate. It's a destruction of civil rights for reasons deeper than "the war on terror". On the subject of drunk drivers, they are such a serious danger on the road that the rights of sober drivers (being inconveniently stopped for a breath test) should be considered a trivial issue. A driver's license is not a right, but a privilege that carries responsibility. I think that a debate about the patriot act and the laws that have arisen after 9-11 only needs one response, from Benjamin Franklin: Any society that will give up a little liberty to receive a little security will deserve neither and will lose both. ---- The querent asks about the new laws -- what are they? There was no request for opinion on those laws. May I suggest we retire the discussion to the DISCUSSION section, where we're all free to editorialize? Terrorism Law is large subject the question is to general to answer. What do you want to know In regards to driving is a privledge.Driving is an act the person is what is protected.We have recently held that 'the Fourth Amendment protects people, not places,' Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347, 351, 88 S.Ct. 507, 511, 19 L.Ed.2d 576 (1967), and wherever an individual may harbor a reasonable 'expectation of privacy,' id., at 361, 88 S.Ct. at 507, (Mr. Justice Harlan, concurring), he is entitled to be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion. Of course, the specific content and incidents of this right must be shaped by the context in which it is asserted. For 'what the Constitution forbids is not all searches and seizures, but unreasonable searches and seizures.' Elkins v. United States, 364 U.S. 206, 222, 80 S.Ct. 1437, 1446, 4 L.Ed.2d 1669 (1960). Unquestionably

Yes

In modern day torrorist organizations, I've had to offer a guarded "no".

While it's not at all uncommon for a standing government to refer to insurgents as terrorists and their tactics as terrorism, just saying it doesn't make it so. Looking back to the American Revolution, many of the British allegations against the tactics the colonists employed probably would translate into modern-speak as terrorism. Surely, the same is true of the Indian Mutiny and the PIRA troubles in Ireland.

That said, most modern terrorist organizations have a very poorly formed political agenda. They don't make demands, negotiate much, have a well-formed goal, and sometimes they don't even take credit for attacks. If an organization's goal is insurgency, this is a surprisingly ineffective way to achieve it.

More often, I think you'll find the modern terrorist paradigm akin to that of the street gang, or micro-community, in the realm of sociology, more than religious or political insurgency.