Domestic Terrorism Research Paper

I believe terrorism comes from hate as well; I also believe it is something that is taught as a justified act. This kind of hatred in most cases comes from many generations and is passed down the line. It is similar to racism because it stem from hatred as well. When individuals or groups of people can do violent harmful things against innocent people to me it is defined as hate. When you think about the different attacks against the United States you can clearly see the level of hatred they have for the American people. They are willing and ready to sacrifice their own lives in the name of terrorism. (111 words)

Domestic terrorism is an extraordinarily real and frightening thing Americans today have to manage. While many protest at the idea of allowing refugees from the Middle East into the country, others realize that domestic terrorism may be the real problem we should be focusing on. Domestic terrorism, is terrorist activity against one's own country to initiate fear and push an ideology about a particular religion or group. In the US since Sept. 11, 2001, "nearly twice as many people have been killed by white supremacists, anti government fanatics and other non-Muslim extremists than by radical Muslims" (Scott). The statistic is certainly alarming because the media and today's society views the typical terrorist as an Allah praising, bearded, suicide bomber when in fact, in over half the cases it was an American citizen causing the terror.

Prior to the terror attacks of September 11th on the twin towers, life was far different than its current regime. The Unites States wasn’t officially involved in any wars, few Americans had ever heard of al-Qaeda or Osama bin Laden, and ISIS was inexistent. We deported half the number of people we do today. Our surveillance state was a fraction of its current size and, astonishingly, you didn’t have to take your shoes off at the airport. The terror attacks prompted new attitudes and concerns about vigilance and safety, bringing forth new policies that prioritized national security and defence like the USA Patriot Act. These new attitudes have shaped the American people into a different state of mind, one that is constantly suspicious of someone of the muslim origin, leaving openings for the unsuspected people, the ones from home.

The easy definition of terrorism is “the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.(Webster’s)” However the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) uses more in depth definitions to define to separation between International terrorism verse Domestic terrorism. Domestic is defined by the FBI as “Activities involving acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law while

The experimenters in this article performed Searching-Concealed Information Tests on their participants who roleplayed as terrorists to test if accurate terrorism plans could be extracted using a dynamic questioning approach. The participants were placed into 20 groups of five and would choose a specific secret location from given countries, then a blind experimenter would question them, record the feedback, and see whether their inferences were correct afterward. The introduction gives background information on the SCIT use by investigative authorities to find more specific crime information based off of previous knowledge. The SCIT measured immediate skin conductance thresholds with dry electrodes during simultaneous questioning of terrorist groups and its reports were used to pinpoint which question led to the terrorist target location. When an option was asked rose skin conductance above

Since September 11th, there has been significant interest in terrorist funding, more specifically the moving of money through charities and charitable donations. After the attacks, the U.S. Treasury Department was primarily focused on the freezing of assets, with U.S. policy being “starving the terrorists of funding and shutting down the institutions that support or facilitate terrorism.” It was already illegal to provide or collect funds for acts of terrorism or to provide material support to designated terrorist organizations . The Office of Foreign Assets Control, within the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network are two bureaus within the U.S. Treasury

Terrorism is an ongoing problem that has affected and killed thousands of Americans. Americans aren’t the only people that are targeted when it comes to terrorism. As a matter of fact, terrorism is in every single country in this world, some more than others. During the attacks on 9/11, nearly 3,000 people died. This attack destroyed the twin towers and sent many Americans into shock, wondering who would do such a thing. I was only two years old when this attack happened to the United States. Although I didn’t understand what was happening on 9/11 when I was a kid, I do, however, understand what happened isn’t something we take lightly and is something everyone will remember for the rest of their

Imagine one day that foreign threats become such a problem for the security of our country that we could not leave the house without fearing for the safety of yourself. Terrorism is a real issue that is growing every day and should be something that should be stopped and not encouraged Everyday countries are home to terrorist attacks and oppression. It is up to us as a superpower to protect these people. Why not eliminate the problems at its source instead of letting it spread out into other countries and hurting other innocent people. The U.S. should not end military operations overseas because many of the countries overseas harbor terrorists that want to take down our country, they do not have a strong form of government that is reliable

There was fourteen American citizens celebrating the holidays on Wednesday, 14. The terrorists shot and killed them all. I cannot believe terrorists are in our own country. We had been fighting terrorists sin 911 accrued. One of owner problems are the terrorists can get guns anywhere.

When a mass shooting or violent crime occurs, the first question to pop up in people’s mind is: “who?” who are they? Their background is researched by the media and displayed at the first chance big news companies get. The general population strives to know who to blame. The answer is simply; a criminal. To say Muslims are the sole creators of terror is as false as it is close minded. According to the Huffington post who writes that from 1981 to 2005 94% of terrorist attacks are non-Muslim. As well as 94% of mass killing cases being male with an average age of 31. The Global Post writes that “almost twice as many people have died in attacks by right wing groups in America than have died in attacks by Muslim extremists” this was written November 27th, 2015 meaning that since then the number has risen and is now nearly equal to right wing extremist. Targeting one group or preventing a religion from entering the country will never stop or prevent future attacks from happening simply based on the few stats provided so far. Preparing for an attack on our own soil is like preparing for an earthquake they are unpredictable. According to cnn.com, while in office, former President Barrak Obama addressed the

Domestic terrorism is defined by the United Stated (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as an attack done on American’s by another American based on an extremist ideology. Domestic terrorism has existed worldwide for hundreds of years (Davidson & Hudson, 2012, p 4-6). However, domestic terrorism that occurs throughout US history has been proven to be unlike any other countries because many terrorist attacks done in the US can be linked to racial, ethnic, or religious minorities. Many American terrorist are conservative extremists who believe whites are superior to all other races and as a result we

Terrorist organizations continue to develop around the world and carry out attacks to instill fear, hurt, and kill thousands of people. Despite anti-terrorism efforts, known terror groups continue to conduct terror attacks globally. Of the known terrorist organizations that are listed by the U.S. Department of State, the one most likely to conduct an attack in the United States would be the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Islamic State (IS) otherwise known as ISIS. Due to the complex capabilities of ISIS ideology, leadership, and distinct global threat; ISIS has become the greatest known threat to the U.S. Homeland.

than a decade terrorism has been a growing concern in the news. One of the most notorious acts of terrorism was 9/11. The events and aftermath of 9/11 was a wakeup call for many Americans. Not only was it a wakeup call to the citizens but also businesses were affected by it. The following paper will investigate terrorism and areas of global strategy impacted by terrorism. The paper will also investigate efforts to curb terrorist threats against globalization.

According to the FBI website, “International” terrorism is defined in the with the following three: ”involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law”, “Appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping”, and “Occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S., or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum” (“Definitions of Terrorism in the U.S. Code”).

Terrorists have struck almost everywhere. Hazard reduction and preparedness have been proven to alleviate the risk of an attack. Terrorism, as described by Watson in his testimony (2002) is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) categorizes terrorism in the U.S. as one of two types, domestic and international terrorism (Watson, 2002). Domestic terrorism is described as terroristic activities done within the United States without foreign influences. Where as, international terrorism are activities based outstand the United States, organized by terrorist cells or organizations targeting the United States based upon political or societal progress (Watson, 2002).