Current Event Analysis

The 9/11 terror attacks is one of the historical and fatal events that changed the United States of America forever, especially in relation to terrorists and terrorism. While these concepts were on the minds of very few people in America's population before the attacks, the 9/11 incident made terrorism to become one of the major concerns for the whole nation. This is despite of the fact that they were carried out in New York City, Washington, and parts of Pennsylvania. Since it was a major concern, the terror attacks dominated all kinds of media and contributed to increased security measures for average Americans. Moreover, terrorism currently provides a major threat to global security that any time in American and global history (Dyson, 2001, p.3). As a result, it has become a fundamental aspect for law enforcement agencies and their initiatives, particularly with the rapid technological advancements.

“Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. We have taken the necessary security precautions and are prepared to do whatever is necessary to protect America and Americans.” President George W. Bush

The security of the United States and living without being under a constant threat should be very important to all citizens and those who visit this country. The research revealed some interesting facts, it is impossible to secure every commercial building, airport, bridge, bypass, and government building. One element of the security is that terrorists will not have the ability to attack every place in the United States. However, everything is a possible target and terrorists want to do as damage as possible and cause the greatest amount of disruption in our way of life as possible.

In Bellavita’s article, “Changing Homeland Security: What Is Homeland Security?”, he expounds on what homeland security is. With keeping security, resilience, and customs and exchange as the basic concepts of homeland security as its foundation; Bellavita highlights the definitions of terrorism, all hazards, terrorism and catastrophes, jurisdictional hazards, meta hazards, national security, and security über alles and its relation as well as its challenges to homeland security.

With the emergence of the 21st century the necessity for a broader understanding of security have said present. The world has experienced a variety of new security challenges that have put at stake human safety and have made policymakers all around the world rethink their approach and strategies when it comes to the decision making process. The rise of terrorist organizations in the international arena as well as the development of extremist groups has offered extreme significance to the quest for power and the search for peace, while requiring us to look back and examine our achievements and failures in the analysis of terrorism, extremist groups and our counterterrorism efforts since 9/11. It is essential for all Americans to understand

Religious extremism may be the kind of terror threat most familiar to contemporary Americans, considering the religious extremism that fuels groups like al-Qaeda and its affiliates. However, while these groups are based outside of the United States and often coordinate across borders, there are domestic religious groups that have developed within the United States. In addition to any "homegrown" terrorists who may identify

For most of the 20th Century, America’s Faith Community enjoyed the luxury of reposeful sanctuary within their Houses of Worship. Such places were considered “off limits” for acts of crime and mayhem by most Americans. Reality often mirrored this anticipation. Even the criminal element looked with great disdain upon those victimizing churches and synagogues. However, immunity to the problems slowly began to deteriorate. The lawless began to view holy and sacred locations as merely wealthy soft targets overseen by the forgiving and the naive. The general respect that was once accustomed from American culture started to erode as well; only exasperating the situation. By 2001, the reality that world level terrorism could also

As the Twin Towers crumbled, a day in history was being marked, and it was later said the world would never be the same as it was before the terror attacks of 9/11. The attack was not only a wake up call to the people of America, but all of the Western countries and the allies of the United States. The September 11 attacks changed people’s views on security in their own countries. It unleashed a great outbreak of panic in both America and Europe, which forced the government leaders to take action in order to protect their people and prevent similar attacks from happening in the future. Many countries, standing side by side with USA, proposed anti-terrorism policies and restricted immigration from the Middle East to show the unity. In this essay

Some individuals believe that America is headed for another large-scale attack. September 11, 2001 demonstrated that an enemy discovered a weakness to the proverbial super-fortress that citizens knew as America. Post attack; national security measures were questioned, government officials lost credibility due to disorganized legislation, and citizens feared for their safety for the first time in a long time. Americans realized that the inherent right to safety as a society was in question. Something had to be done, and was.

In the recent past terrorism has been the greatest challenge to many countries in the world. To be precise religious terrorism has taken its route. Such heinous acts are spearheaded through violent motives. This motive renders the whole nation into a somber mood. It is as a result of tragedies caused by heinous acts of terror. For instance, the USA was subjected to such a mourning scenario. It was that moment when the shooting in Unitarian Universalists Church was under way. It was flabbergasting because American citizens least expected it at that time. Such heinous acts experienced by the United States left families deprived and children orphaned. It was a big blow to the nation’s security.

Heavy security on major events such as marathons or the pope visit should be adequately to protect the people at these events. On the Boston marathon bombing, there was not much security on the sidelines. At all major events the security should be tight with metal detectors and the ticket collectors should check all tickets to see if they are real. Ticket checkers should be trained to detect fake tickets. The heavy security should be prepared for anything like such acts with bomb sniffing dogs, bomb diffusers, and more police

A bewildering movement has dawned lately. Professional American football players are kneeling before the flag in protest of the National Anthem. They have the right to so given to them by the 1st Amendment, which allows them to peacefully assemble, but it isn’t morally sound nor logical whatsoever. Hence extremely disrespectful to our country and the veterans who fought for it.

On the twentieth of September, President Bush tended to a Joint Session of Congress with respect to the assaults America had seen only nine days before and what might be the strategy for the country's reaction. This location will be the logical curio this paper will look at.

In the early 1980s, Mehmet Ali Agca, attempted to assassinate the Pope in St. Peter’s Square. Agca shot the Pope and bullets from the gun were lodged in Pope John Paul II’s abdomen very close to a major artery. In fact, this could have killed the Pope (Meissen 4). The Pope was in grave condition following the shooting. While most people would have demanded their persecutor to be punished, upon his recovery Pope John Paul II actively reached out to Agca who was in jail. The Pope met with Agca and forgave him for the shooting. The Pope’s actions proved that he was a leader who was not to be

Acts of terrorism has greatly affected multiple countries, including the United States. The horrific events that took place on 9/11 left the American people shocked, devastated, and furious. Many innocent American’s lost their lives on this infamous day. While airports and airlines are not free from security breaches, a set of new security measures and requirements have been implemented by the International Air Transport Association and the International Civil Aviation Organization (Beirman, 2011). Increased security at airports and airlines, have left terrorists to target more vulnerable areas such as tourist destinations. Attacking tourists’ spots such as hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, conference venues and other forms