Fight Against Terrorism In Our World : The Fight Against Terrorism

The word ‘terrorism’ can be traced back to the French Revolution and the reign of terror committed against the population of France in the 1790s. During this time, thousands of people were killed and the general population was severely oppressed. Also, some of the first instances of terrorist tactics, such as assassination and intimidation, were witnessed in the killing of prominent officials and other opponents of the Revolution. In general, terrorists aim to incite fear in the population through pre-meditated violent acts and gain publicity as a medium in achieving their goals. Such acts include taking hostages, bombings and assassinations, all of which create fear and compliance in a victim or audience. Terrorism can be distinguished from other types of political violence through its disregard for and intentional harming of innocent civilians. Also, terrorists usually adopt a state of mind where one side is always good and any opposition is bad and deserves to be punished. As a result, terrorists will always have some supporters who share the same radical thoughts as them and thus terrorism, as a whole, will always be accepted as a legitimate use of violence. This is the reasoning behind the famous phrase by Gerald Seymour, “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter”(QUOTE

Acts of Terrorism date back to at least the 1st century, when the Zealots, a Jewish religious group, who believed that the only way the Romans could be overthrown was with violence. They fought against the Roman's who occupied of what is now Israel. Their tactics were similar to the guerillas of today. A group of Ismailis (Shiite Muslims) founded in the 12th century in Iran, carried out terrorist acts against religious and political leaders of Sunni Islam. An American group, the Ku Klux Klan, (KKK) used violence to terrorize African Americans and their sympathizers in the late 1800's and the 1900's. (Encarta Encyclopedia, pg 235)

Terrorism is often used in asymmetric power struggles. In this source it said terrorism is, “When a weaker person, or group, is fighting against a powerful nation-state.” Terrorist groups have begun using the internet and media to spread fear. Also, to impact public opinion with their political or social message. Terrorism has been around for a very long time. Resources of the United States and other countries have been directed toward ending terrorism in American and around the world. Two major attacks that most individuals will remember is the 9/11 attack and the Boston Marathon Bombing.

Throughout the world, terrorism affects cultures in a myriad of ways. The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as, “ the calculated use of violence or the threat of 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” (DOD). Terrorism has emerged in the last ten years as one of the most crucial issues governments attempt to tackle. Many movies and documents can help people better understand the major strain of terrorism. As seen by the effects of the September eleventh attacks on American security, tourism and economy, the Taliban, and Somali piracy, terrorism has had an utmost impact on the world.

Terrorism is a big threat people in the world face today. Terrorism is defined by Cindy Combs as “a synthesis of war and theater, a dramatization of the most proscribed kind of violence - that which is perpetuated on innocent victims - played before an audience in the hope of creating a mood of fear; for political purposes.” In other words an act of terrorism is not for mass casualties but rather for attention. Terrorist seek an audience. They would rather kill one person and have the whole world see it than kill a whole city and no one knew about it. Through attention they believe they can create a fear in us the people. If the people are scared the government

Terrorism has been around for many years but it wasn’t until the unfortunate event that took place on September 11th, 2001 that everything changed. After the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in New York that left over 2,996 dead, and 6,000+ injured and much of the world devastated. Everyone started to ask questions about terrorism and wondered who could be behind such an awful attack. The group who bombed the world trade center would go on to become one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in history, they would come to be known as " Al- Qaeda". Al-Qaeda which in Arabic means " The Base" was founded by Abdullah Azzam and Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan. Azzam was a teacher and mentor to Osama when he was in university, Azzam was assassinated

In a matter of fact, terrorism has been common ever since the 14th century. Modern terrorism has evolved through the hundred of years. One of the very first groups that terrorist tendencies was the Zealots of Judea. The Zealots were a political group who assassinated Romans because they believed that they could not remain faithful to the Judaism religion while they were under the Roman control. Back then, the Zealots didn’t identify themselves as “terrorists”, that title was created to describe the Jacobins under Robespierre during the French Revolution in the 1790s. Currently, the most notorious organizations in the 20th and 21st century are Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS. All of these organizations are incredibly dangerous and has caused great terror around the world. The most affected places from these groups are in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and America.

Terrorism is a significant and recurring situation that has changed the lives of people around the world, overwhelming them with fear and uncertainty of their future. It has become part of our daily lives today as we are still fighting wars to resolve many of the issues that began with the 9/11 attacks on the United States. Terrorism does not have a definitive definition but must meet certain conditions for it to be considered terrorism. There has to be a reason for an act that is deemed political, and it must affect the lives of innocent people, putting a sense of fear into them (Combs, Slann, “Terrorism”). Not only may the reason behind an act be political, but it could also be seen as religious as well (Sterba). Since the 9/11 attacks, terrorism

Terrorism is becoming a problem in today’s world. Do we even know what terrorism is? Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. This definition is a very weird way to say terrorism is used to make countries obey other countries. The Islamic countries send so called terrorists over to the United States and other countries to detonate bombs and make bombs to try to make people change to the Islamic faith. Terrorism has origins all the way back to the French government during the 1793–1794 (Reign of terror).

Terrorism is defined as the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. It’s a problem that the United States and other countries have dealt with since before 9/11 but more significantly afterwards. On September 11, 2001, there was a series of four attacks by the Islamic terrorist group known as al-Qaeda. Two planes crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center in New York City and a third crashed into the Pentagon, which houses the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense in Virginia. There was a fourth plane that was on track to Washington, D.C. but crashed into field in Pennsylvania. Several lives were lost, a total of 2,977 according to a CNN report. However 9/11 was only the beginning of terrorist attacks. Although 9/11 happened in the United Sates, terrorist attacks are felt worldwide and happen in countries other than the U.S. Recently, there have been terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels. In 2015-16 alone there have been 10 known terrorist attacks in places such as Syria, Nigeria and Iraq, which doesn 't include the minuscule ones that the media doesn 't cover. I will describe the beginnings of terrorism. Second, I will show the influence of religion on terrorism, particularly Islam. Lastly, describe the effects of terrorism on different parts of the world and its causes.

Terrorism has existed for many years and was known to have begun as early as the first century when a group of Jews who wanted to overthrow the Roman leader and did so by committing acts of murder. As time and society evolved terrorism became even more widespread, progressing throughout the globe. Terrorism has evolved since the early years after the death of Christ, with the rise of Islam, and into the 21st century during a time that terrorism is at an all-time high. Given the increased coverage of terrorism throughout the world is due to the upsurge of financing that is received by many extremist’s groups. Gaining these methods of terrorism is not hard and often times results in innocent individuals or organizations being illegally extorted

Although the security of people is a predominant ingredient in many countries, terrorism has existed as long as humans can remember. Nevertheless, terrorist attacks drastically increased within the past ten years. Due to increasing terrorist threats, understanding the history, nature, and mechanism are critical factors in realizing how terror works. Terrorism is actions taken by individuals or groups that feel suppressed and marginalized. In addition, terrorists implement immensely cruel tactics in order to achieve their political goals. Although the majority of terrorist activities gain justification, terrorism has become a major threat to the world because it implants fear inside the human mind.

first few acts of terrorism were first recorded in the 14th century! The purposes early terrorism was used for mostly was based on religious purposes as well as a way to resist occupation. Because of the religious based purposes, the terrorism was seen as a religious act. One of the first groups of terrorists were known as the Zealots of Judea. Because the Zealots saw this as a religious act, they started to assassinate anyone that believed were unfaithful to the dictates of Judaism while living as a Roman subject (Terrorism). They realized how much attention it was getting them and their religious points across, but eventually they went even farther by committing mass suicide at the fortification of Masada (Terrorism). Terrorism continued as the decades went by, but in the 20th century it became a method that was used more frequently when in religious and war-like situations (Garrison). One of the biggest cases of terrorism was the Holocaust. The Holocaust was an act of terrorism that left thousands of people scarred and dead. I would consider it an act of terrorism because one group of people punished another for not being alike and having the same views. Because of their differences, Jewish people

As the fight against international terrorism gears up for renewed hostilities in areas of the Middle East against old foes and new organizations that have brought their extremists views to the battlefields, the socio-economic issues currently plaguing the stability of Yemen provide the backdrop for the most potent threat to the U.S. homeland and its interests in the region. This Red Cell Analysis will provide a historical overview and internal look at the terrorist organization known as Al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula while uncovering which intelligence collection programs housed throughout the U.S. Intelligence Community are best suited at countering and defeating the tactics used by this often violent extremist organization. Additionally, this paper will distinguish which members of the IC will be the best collectors of the needed intelligence to thwart any future attacks plotted by this organization as well as identifying the proper intelligence analysis strategies that will be most effective in eliminating this group and their objectives from the battlefield.

Terrorism, which has been around for as long as people can remember, has been on the rise for the past ten years. Terrorists usually use murdering, kidnapping, hi-jacking and bombings to achieve their political purpose. For instance, according to Wikipedia.com (2006), in 1985 816 deaths, then in 2003, more than 1,000 people died by terorist acts around the world. In recent years, terrorism seems to be at a new height and attacks are much more violent than in the past. Unfortunately, in spite of many anti-terror campaigns, projects and organizations are being created for prevention (to prevent) terrorism, the number of terrorists only is increasing. These days terrorism is all over the world.