Lone Wolf Terrorism Case Study

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The Targets Selection of Lone Wolf Terrorism
The lone wolf terrorism has gradually increased its frequency in recent year, and it often caused a serious consequence that people hard to bare. In Dr. Becker’s study, he pointed out that the victims of terrorist attack seem no specific relationship, nevertheless, it does have some hypothesis principle in the targets selection theory. Because of economic, emotional, psychological and other issues, the lone wolf terrorists hope their terrorist attacks can bring great social impact and revenge effect. Therefore, they may choose the target often has the following characteristics. First, the crowd gathered place. The place where the crowds gathered was the best target for the lone wolf terrorists. The …show more content…

This characteristic fit the hypothesis theory of operational success because the lone wolf terrorist wants higher degree of the bonanza. For example, on July 14, 2016, the lone wolf terrorist attacks France train station. The attackers ' weapons were only pistols and trucks, but it caused up to 86 people were killed and 200 injured in one attack. Moreover, the famous object or building is an ideal target for lone wolf terror act. Although the success rate of such attacks is low, but the outcome of the actions may affect many religious enthusiasts in droves. This demonstrates the hypothesis theory of ideology, which will gain attention in short time. For instance, the lone wolf attacker in 911 event has been seeing as a group of heroes in the Islamic extreme world. Third, the police, military, and other groups vulnerable to become the target of attack. Soldiers are the main force of the State in fighting terrorists abroad, and they are often more vulnerable to hostility and aggression, although often their actions do not meet their wishes. As protector, they became the symbol of the country which fit the Dr. Beaker’s public support theory. There are a number of cases in which US …show more content…

For example, "Al Qaeda", ISIS and other terrorist organizations attach great importance to promoting activities, propaganda and slogans are extremely provocative. They produce hundreds of video, audio, magazine and other materials every year. Some videos are usually provided with subtitles in English, German, Italian, French, and Turkish to maximize audience. The nature of the global war on terror is a war of ideas, religions, and values. Most of the terrorist organizations use the young people 's dissatisfaction with society and their own situation, to lure them onto the road of terrorism. Although lone wolf terrorism is an independent action, but they might be inspired by other terrorist organizations or extremists from the publicity. Thence, counterattack extreme propaganda should be an important part of an effective counter-terrorism strategy. On the other hand, to be targeted to expose the harmfulness of extreme ideas and deceptive, United States Department set up a strategic of anti-terrorism propaganda center in 2011, The goal of this center is to eliminate the extreme speech publicity effect in the shortest time. As a result, it is necessary and crucial for the government to intensify the crackdown on spreading and spreading extremist ideological and behavioral

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