The November thirteenth terrorist attacks on Paris stunned the world. With the deaths of 129 people in the metropolis, it has veritably reached the same severity as the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Now that the world has had a chance to recover from the shock of the tragedy however, it is now faced with many hard questions. Why did this attack take place? Why did it take place where and when it did? As with most catastrophes, the most prevailing question surrounding the whole ordeal is whether anything could have been done to prevent it, but the answer is far from cut and dried. The contributing factors of the attacks are many, the most frightening clearly being that the Paris attacks were the result of comprehensive …show more content…
The trouble arises when it comes to discerning just how exhaustive the plan was. Setting plays a key role in this investigation. As a member of the European Union (EU), France has been under pressure for some time to take on refugees gathering across the Mediterranean in Lebanon. These refugees, mainly Syrian, have been aggressively pursuing sanctuary in Europe as the result of the Islamic State 's (ISIS) invasions of Syria, Libya, and Iraq in 2014. Now, these refugees have been essentially trapped against the sea, with Islamic State forces closing in around them. The result is a huge demand for protection with European countries debating whether or not to supply it. From the outside looking in, this might seem like a strictly humanitarian issue, but if one is to avoid underestimating the enemy, then the possibility must be considered that ISIS may be using this situation to their advantage. At a conference held by the National Security Alliance in September of this year, U.S. Intelligence Director James Clapper, expressed concern over this point stating, “We don’t obviously put it past the likes of ISIL to infiltrate operatives among these refugees.” Furthermore, Clapper stated that, while he was "pretty confident" that America could pick out these "operatives," he had doubts on whether certain European countries could do the same. Despite France 's …show more content…
Five days later, it is not yet fully known whether any of the perpetrators of the attacks entered the country through refugee status, though the threat still undoubtedly exists. All the same, the combined attacks of the terrorists left 129 dead and over three hundred injured, with Paris authorities scrambling to neutralize any further threats. The damages of these attacks do not however affect only the city’s security, but also its economy. As a major destination for tourists, Paris’ hospitality industry may expect to plummet over the holiday season and beyond into the spring of 2016. All the material damages aside, the greatest cost to France as a nation may very well be emotional, especially so soon after the January attacks on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Obviously, preventing such a tragedy from happening again should be the number one
In unit six we learned about anthropology and entomology and how forensic scientist use it different cases. Even though entomology was not that useful in The Oklahoma bombing case, anthropology was extremely useful for identifying the victims. Since it was an explosion, Forensic anthropologist had to study different remains of the victim's body and use different techniques (such as examining bone development) to identify who they were. For example, the death toll was originally 169 people (one person higher) than it is now because of an unidentified left leg was found and they couldn’t find the body it originally came from. Later, medical examiners compared the size of the tibia of the leg to other victims right leg. Finally forensic found
ABSTRACT: Terrorists were very active long before September 11. This essay reviews the 1988 downing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland and the March 1995 gas attack in the Tokyo subway. The results of these terrorist acts, who carried them out, how they were carried out, and what can be done in the future to prevent such incidents from happening again are all investigated.
Terrorism – This is a word that many people are terrified of. When a terrorist attack occurs, people’s daily routines are shattered. Things change instantaneously the moment the bomb goes of. When we think about a terrorist attack that really impacted the world, we immediately think about 9/11. On that day many people were hurt directly and indirectly. People were disorientated and scared. The moment there is change, the world panics. Unfortunately, 9/11 was not the only day where people panicked. On 1988, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 occurred. This terrorist attack was not as massive as 9/11; but, it did leave scares especially to the Syracuse University community.
Many people say that because no one knew 9/11 was going to happen there’s not much that could have been done to help prevent the attacks. Many others agree that the attacks that took thousands of lives were As the 19 hijackers made their way through the three East coast airports, on September 11, 2001, planning on executing the world’s worst terrorist attack in history, they test the U.S airport security. At almost every step along the way, airport security posed no challenge to the 19 terrorist hijackers. Not to their ability to purchase tickets, to pass security checkpoints while carrying knives, and other objects that be used as weapons on them. Not one step of airport security posed as a challenge or threat to the terrorist.
April 19, 1995 at 9:02, in Oklahoma City a bomb exploded; destroying buildings, injuring and killing innocent citizens. Many questions of the city would go unanswered; including who made it, who didn’t, along with who did it and why. All of these citizens deserve answers to the simple questions. The world was in shock and worried about what was going to happen next. This terrorist attack would then be noted as the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
The attacks that occurred on 9/11 took place on September 11th, 2001. In this devastating event, four different attacks had taken place. Each of the attacks were carried out by terrorists. The group responsible for the attack was Al-Qaeda, a militant Islamist organization that is known to be global in present day. The group itself has a network consisting of a Sunni Muslim movement that aims to make global Jihad happen. Furthermore, a stateless, multinational army that is ready to move at any given time. This terrorist group focuses on attacking non-Sunni Muslims, those who are not Muslim, and individuals who the group deems to be kafir. Ever since the late 1980s, Al-Qaeda has been wreaking havoc all around the world. The leader of the group once being Osama bin Laden. Three planes were bound for New York City while another plane headed towards Washington, D.C. which was supposed to take out the U.S. Capitol. Two of the airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center. One plane hitting the North Tower and the other hitting the South Tower. The third plane had crashed into the Pentagon taking out the western side of the building. The last and final plane was focused solely on taking out the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. but failed due to passengers of the plane coming hijacking it from the hijackers. The passengers attempted to take out the hijackers but sadly failed, crashing it into a field in Pennsylvania. Throughout the content of this paper, we will be focusing on the role of media when it comes to 9/11; more specifically: how the media's coverage of 9/11 manipulated our feelings towards 9/11, how it affected Islamophobia in America, and the lasting effects of 9/11.
The September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States were felt worldwide. All countries feared seeing the tall Twin Towers and strong Pentagon being attacked by Islamist extremist members of Al-Qaeda. Although multiple countries prepared themselves to prevent an attack of such magnitude, Spain was not spared. In the morning of March 11, 2004 during rush hour, a series of 10 explosions in four locations occurred almost simultaneously in the mass transit rail system. This attack was performed by the Europe Al-Qaeda entity due to Spain’s involvement in the Iraq war, per a video release of an Al-Qaeda spokesman. This attack was the worst terrorist attack in Spain’s history, referred as Spain’s nine-eleven. This paper researches the gruesome attacks, the tactics employed by the terrorist, and the reaction by the Spanish and world governments.
The Boston Marathon bombings happened on April 15, 2013 when two bombs exploded at 2:49 pm near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The bombers were brothers, Tamerlan & Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who moved to the United States after the father applied for political asylum. The younger Tsarnaev brother said the attacked the Boston Marathon in retaliation for U.S. wars in Muslim countries. The Boston Marathon Bombing Trial is important to American society because it changed the way we looked at acts of terrorism legally, showed that people must effectively pay for their actions, and that we must never let our guard down.
Charlie Hebdo has defined a new meaning for terrorism and freedom of speech. Speaking with local *Parisians’, the Charlie Hebdo attack in January has changed the face of their city. Military wander the streets carrying their assault rifles, readying for the next attack. The Crimson alert is no laughing matter; the French, along with the rest of the world are worried.
Maybe they don’t notice, maybe they don’t care, but for the most part people never think things will go as far as they do. So as more and more Syrian refugees try to escape their country, and ISIS becomes more and more powerful, we start realizing that things are beginning tog et seriously out of hand. We can help put an end to this now. Learn from our mistakes and do what we know is the humane thing to do. They say that the United States regretted not letting Jewish refugees in sooner. By the time they did, it was too late for millions of people. If we put aside our fears, we can help save so many people. They’re lives depend on these decisions. Their lives and the American citizens’ lives are at risk. It’s all about taking chances and trying to see the best in people. Ye, there might be one terrorist among the million refugees we accept, but are we not willing to take that chance for those millions of people for something that might or might not happen. The refugees will die without us. Terrorist are already a threat to America, so why not take a chance on a minimal to risk to save what could’ve been millions of
“I understand what they felt in Oklahoma City. I have no sympathy for them,” a remorseless Timothy McVeigh told a Dan Herbeck, author of American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing. Timothy McVeigh was a sort of social outcast who found comfort with the idea of many white supremacists, Neo-Nazis, and members of the Aryan Nations. He grew up living in the fantasy of comics and fictional literary works. He was enthralled with guns from a very young age, that carried over into adulthood. He flew through the ranks in the army but was rejected by the rangers. After he was rejected he came back and did not fit into society. McVeigh began going to gun shows; at these events he began to talk to these radicals of all kinds, he
However, the ignorance of the politicians’ unfriendliness and deterrence caused the dire publicity to be spread all over France and probably wider. Politicians are usually the most publicly articulated figures. Thus, their opposition view would probably be spread to many potential visitor...
On January 7 2015, two men arrived at 6 Rue Nicolas-Appert and realized they were at the wrong location. In their search for Charlie Hebdo, a satirical newspaper in Paris, they had gone to the archives location rather than the magazine’s headquarters. The brothers Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, after locating their intended target, gunned down Stéphane “Charb” Charbonnier and 10 of his coworkers in the Charlie Hebdo office. Before opening fire, they yelled out Charb to point out the intended target of their attack. The brothers killed 11 people as well as a French National Police officer and injured 11 others.
On the day of April 15, 2013 the United States was attacked by two brothers armed with pressure cooker bombs, looking to kill and injure innocent civilians. The bombs were placed about two hundred yards apart one being located at the end of the finish line. The bombs were detonated during the marathon instantly killing three people and leaving over two hundred people injured. The events that had occurred on this day will forever impact the country and those whose lives were altered by this this horrible event. My analysis goes into depth of the effects of the attack of why it happened, how did it happen, what we can do to reduce and prevent future attacks as well as the theories and religious beliefs on why someone would commit such an act.
To deal with future transnational terrorist threats, the United States requires a truly national emergency response system that more fully incorporates federal, state, local, and private-sector capabilities. Terrorism poses a direct threat to security, and to the international stability and prosperity of the world. It is a persistent global threat that knows no border, nationality or religion and is a challenge that all community must tackle together. As the threat of international terrorism rises, there is an increasing requirement to provide information and training for the emergency personnel who will respond to terrorist incidents [NCBI, Published online 2014 Sep 24]. Not only do first responders have to protect and serve the citizens’