Terrorism at first was used as a tool to disrupt socio-economic classes within citizens. It is also a consequence of people wanting too much power, or wanting to keep power. In recent times terrorism is used as an expression for the liberation from the nation. This tactic or strategy is driven by difference in politics, religious beliefs, or ideologies. It attracts war because the attacked country gets angry because of the innocent people's deaths. This is exactly what happened in the attack of September 11, 2001. Not only was there several deaths of inoffensive people, but the loses of the troops that fought for the well being of this country.
There are many significant historical elements of terrorism attacks that has put the people in a fear stage. Beginning with the most terrorizing attack, the al-Qaeda, that attacked the US in 2001. This organization founded by Osama bin Laden provoked a great impact for the Americans. After the tragedies caused by Tuesday, September 11, 2001 attack, the world became more alert, and there has been less terrorism since the prevention tactics used. Terrorism has also had significant effects on Arab history. Their country is known for having the most terrorists, and it makes people group them all as such because of what the attacks they have committed. There is also the African embassy bombings, Madrid and London bombings.
Terrorism has evolved for since the attacks of 9/11 for good in the United States, but it also has a down side to it. Now terrorist are finding new ways to attack, and to form terrorists using the internet as their low key trainer. New people have been inspired by these attacks and attempted to kill for fun, some have succeeded in their attempts.
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...m American authorities because he knew he would be executed for the attack in the US.
Not only did the terrorist strategies change after the attacks of Osama bin Laden, but also the ways of trade between Arab and Muslim countries with the oil, but also the economy and society, policies, laws, security, safety, and every little aspect of our daily life's.
In conclusion, the most significant historical elements of terrorism has been established by the attacks of al-Qaeda. The most significant one being the Osama bin Laden plan on destroying the twin towers in September 11 of the year 2001. The changes in terrorism has evolved to a dramatic negative spin with inspired terrorists of our own country. The 9/11 attack heated the whole terrorist idea making it dangerous for those innocent people who pay the consequence of those who seek change with violence.
Terrorism has been around since the first century. Terrorism is the use of violent acts to frighten the people in an area as a way of trying to achieve a political goal. Though it wasn’t always in the United States. The first group of terrorists was known as the Zealots of Judea. The romans also knew them as the Sicarii or the dagger-men because sica means small dagger. They were motivated by the belief that they couldn’t stay faithful to the Jewish beliefs while still being Romans. They were founded by Hassan Al-Sabah. He was known as the mountain man because he ran his cult in the Mountain Fortress of Alamut. From 2000-2004 more than one thousand people died or were injured be the Palestine. In 9/11/2001
Terrorism was taking place long before the Twin Towers went down in 9-1, it had been attacked once but it failed leading to the death of 6 people in a driving bombing. The driver wanted to blow the basement in order to bring down the towers. In addition to that al-Qaeda suicide bombers also drove into US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania . More than two hundred people were killed in these attacks. Many people saw what these terrorist were capable of doing, striking fear in the hearts of many. The foreign policy changed the way of life by making airplane flights more strict with security which still is in effect such as taking off your shoe and limiting what you can and cannot carry. Also many allies were in questions because they might have been harboring these
On september 11, 2001 there was an attack on America. Four airplanes were hijacked, two were crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the third crashed into the Pentagon in D.C. and the fourth got stopped by a passenger. It was the first terrorist attack on the U.S. soil. Thousands of lives were lost that day. This attach was the most devastating act of belligerence on U.S territory since the Civil War (Terrorism, 2011). This even had an enormous influence on America and its history. It led to numerous short and long term effects. On September 20, 2001, former president George W. Bush announced publicly that he declares “War on Terror”. After this announcement, our country has altered. To determine if an effect was positive or negative, determines on the view point of the person. Some of those effects include; USA Patriot Act, creation of TSA, the War, and issues soldiers have after combat and health problems of Ground Zero. However, if the effects were positive or negative, it still made a massive mark in our country.
Terrorism has successfully been able to flourish due to the three main types of terrorism (Revolutionary, Religious and Separatist/Anti-colonist). By means of a bigger purpose, these various reasons for terrorism have created a bigger sense of fear for the public. Knowing what is happing, how it can be explained is a good way of assessing the issue of terrorism. It forms a coping organism for the government in regarding to creating prevention legislation. But unlike organized crime, terrorism has been proven to be difficult to control due to the foreign powers controlling it. It is a serious issue in America, and the World that America is a part
Terrorism is focused on a one-sided belief that dictates massive destruction of institutions, foundations and national symbols. It represents a philosophy, which does not comply with common sense. Terrorism acts are a matter of individual psychology, relentless ideology, religious commitment, or political passion. The most devastating terrorism attack in the United States was on September 11, 2001. Other U S attacks were the Manhattan attack in 1997, the Anthrax attack in 2001, a prior World Trade Center attack in 1993, the Wall Street Bombing attack in 1920, and the Kalama City bombing in 1995 (Askshintala, 2013). Terrorism attacks have also taken place in Israel, Greece, Chechnya a border between Russia and European countries and India (Askshintala, 2013). All of these attacks and other attacks that were not as devastating have become much of an international legal debate on terrorism. Terrorism should be criminalized under international law.
Terrorism is an undefined phenomenon that has been linked back for generation upon generation. Terrorism is mostly tied to heinous crimes that are linked to harm racially, spiritually, prejudicially, and other acts of violence or destruction toward groups of people regarding how they think and feel versus how you think and feel about different aspects in the world. However this may all vary according to; motive, reasoning, attacker, victim, place/location, and the overall destruction that is falling into play. Knowing that Terrorism defines itself by the levels of violence and anxiety toward the victim or victims, you would either say that what John Brown conducted was cold, hard murder leading to Terrorism, or it was an act created by a misunderstood freedom fighter with good intentions but awful actions.
Terrorism is the bug of 21 century. Throughout history it has appeared in many various ways: hijacked planes, ships, trains. But never was terrorism committed in such a terrible way as on Tuesday, September 11 in New York City. This tragedy affected us all.
We should expect that terrorist attacks will become even more lethal for a few reasons. First, the terrorists themselves are becoming more technologically adept. Second, governments such as Iraq and Syria are providing the wherewithal for attacks against new and more sophisticated targets. Third, religious radicals are establishing new boundaries for mass violence beyond what had been previously anticipated. Finally, the threshold for new forms of attack has already been breached--such as the attacks on technological infrastructure and poisonings of municipal water supplies. Techno-terrorism is the topic of discussion for this paper, however, it is also a topic for legislators, governments, communities, and families to evaluate when molding the world of tomorrow. The purpose of this paper is to examine terrorist ideology and to explore the technology of terrorism and what impact it may have for the future of civilization.
When I say the word terrorism, what do you think of? 9/11? Muslim Extremists? Most kids our age living in the U.S. have had their idea of what terrorism is shaped by events that have happened to our country since we’ve been alive. But terrorism, in many different forms, has been going on for hundreds of years, for hundreds of reasons. But to understand what links acts of violence between a group of people, you first have to know what terrorism actually is.
In Module one, I learned that terrorism is a result of physical harm or deadly acts of force with the intent of a political outcome by the use of terror for coercion. There are various types of terrorism such as international terrorism and domestic terrorism. International terrorism occurs outside of the United States with a purpose to influence the policy of a government by intimidation. International and Domestic terrorism both involve violent acts dangerous to human life that violate federal and state laws. Domestic terrorism occurs within the United States with the intention of coercion or intimidation by way of mass destruction, etc. Some forms of terrorism include Improvised explosive devices (IED), kidnappings, suicide bombings and
Discussing terrorism and motivations leading to terrorism brings up thoughts of random acts of violence. These acts are mostly considered to be methods of insane men. Most of these modern terrorists follow their own political agenda with each group trying to achieve a particular goal.
Terrorism was not a highly published problem within the United States. Media did not cover this topic and domestic terrorism situations were almost unheard. This changed on September 11, 2001. The 9/11 terrorist attack against the World Trade Center twin towers made Americans aware of how vulnerable was the United States. Airport security issues skyrocketed and the criminal justice system took a 360 change in policies and procedures. New organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security were created with the specific task of handling terrorist threats, and the bills such as the patriotic Act were enacted. American became aware of “strangers” mingled among them and commenced to relate terrorism with race. But what made the country edgier than anything else was the fear of facing a new terrorist attack. Terrorism can come in various forms, for example: cyberterrorism, revolutionary terrorism, nuclear terrorism and bioterrorism. Nowadays, terrorism is an extremely debatable topic, and ever trying to make the United States a safer place to live.
In Chapter 1 of “Inside Terrorism” political analyst Bruce Hoffman, explains that the term “terrorism” has undergone numerous definitions over the course of history, starting with the French Revolution of 1789-94. Hoffman explains that according to the Oxford English Dictionary, terrorism can be defined basically as an act or policy enacted by a government to strike fear into those against whom the act is against, to coerce them into submission to the policies of the government. He also explains that a more helpful definition, that of a terrorist, rather than the act of terrorism, provides a better way of defining terrorism. He also explains that the term terrorist is more of a political term than a specific action. (Hoffman 2006) Sociologist Charles Tilly also mentions the French Revolution as the earliest reference to the term of terrorism. They also agree that these early references to terrorism was primarily carried out by governments as a means of oppressing those who would revolt against them. (Tilly 2004) Both authors also agree that although the roots of the term terrorist began during the late 1789s. The concept as well as the definition of terrorism has changed over time, particularly in recent years since Sept. 11, 2001. As the definition of terrorism has changed over the years, so have the methods of dealing with
The U.S. Department of State defines terrorism as, “The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological”. Whereas the Belgium Red Cross says that terrorism is committed “for the purpose of intimidating the population, forcing a third party to act or destablishing or destroying the fundamental structures of a country or of an international organization”.
The word terrorism was first used during the French Revolution from the reign of terror inflicted by the French from 1784-1804 ("International Affairs"). It was used to describe the violent acts perpetrated on the French that inflicted terror on the various peoples and instilled fear within them. However, at the time it had a more positive connotation than the term that instills fear today. During the French Revolution this was because it referred to state-sponsored terrorism in order to show the need of state instead of anarchy, sometimes promoted by other groups (Hoffman 2). Therefore, even though terrorism has taken a new nature, terrorism can refer to official governments or guerrilla groups operating outside national governments ("International Affairs"). In order to encompass terrorism’s various sectors and explain it to the public, in both positive and negative aspects, many analysts have tried to put it into a few words. Terrorism is a method used by tightly of loosely organized groups operation within states or international territories that are systematic in using deliberate acts of violence or threats in order to instill...