counter-terrorism campaign will use the Whaley and Bell theory to implements the “Combat the Persistent Threat of Terrorism” component of the 2015 National Security Strategy will use the Whaley and Bell (Bennet and Waltz 2007)(Obama, 2015). Terrorists are actively targeting American youth through social media to solicit empathy and recruits. The Counter-terrorism proposal targets those same young Americans. The proposed campaign recommends the use of black propaganda in the social media sphere to
How dare the government completely disregard the constitution and eliminate the fourth amendment. It is not necessary to collect all of the US citizen’s data and invade their privacy in order to fight terrorism. The government tells the people it is necessary because they have a secret agenda. The burden of worrying about someone reading one’s emails, listening to one’s phone calls, and ultimately invading one’s privacy is called tyranny. The absence of those worries is called liberty. In recent
Terrorism has shown itself to be a major issue in the past couple of decades. With the birth of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, otherwise known as ISIS, the word saw a new kind of evil. The United States and the rest of the world had never been threatened more with the militant groups rise to power. Thousands of people have been slaughtered at the hands of ISIS and a majority of the World powers have yet to intervene. A majority of the World Powers have a strong enough military force to defeat
government. In the contemporary era of increased threats of terror coupled with the growth of social media platforms, the concept of government surveillance has evolved into a controversial subject of debate, with a section of the public supporting it while others oppose it in totality. Nonetheless, government surveillance of social media is a threat to privacy. GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA 3 The Reasons for Surveillance The concept of government surveillance is anchored on the US constitution
rapidly from the telegraph to the computer, followed by the internet. Before to the turn of last century, there was no such thing as carrying the web inside a pocket. Cellular phones now have easy access to the web, where all people can use social media instantaneously. There are many pros and cons that come with these new developments. Moreover, these has not been many protective regulations enacted over on who is using the internet. There are men, for example, that use the internet to abuse young
efficient campaign with favourly publicity. These communication professionals are known as the spin doctor or Public Relations (PR) expert in dealing with the mass media to mobilize and steer public opinion (Louw, 2010). This article addresses the role and the relationship of spin doctoring with other players take part in mass media, with two case studies demonstrated: one being successful and one being unsuccessful spin. The successful spin will be shown using the example of the Islamic State Group
The battle with terrorism is one of the most controversial arguments, especially when it comes to torturing captured terrorists for information. Torture is a truly morbid and inhumane idea to most, but there are still many people that think otherwise. Some aren’t against the idea of it, and others would even endorse it publicly. “Nearly two thirds of Americans believe torture can be justified to extract information from suspected terrorists.” (Khan, www.reuters.com) This statistic is very similar
George Orwell’s novel 1984 created a controversy between society and the government. In his book the government robs society of free will, privacy and truth. It caused the people to think that our society is similar to 1984. Public speakers continue to stress the government, pointing out that they are violating our civil rights; speakers such as Glenn Greenwald, and Noam Chomsky,. People are left to wonder if they really do have civil liberties. Big Brother is a fictional character in George Orwell's
$25 million dollars for his capture. Omar’s terrorist cell is based in Afghanistan. Omar is considered a mysterious terrorist amongst his people and a mythological hero in the terrorist world. In 2004, Omar stated that the Taliban were “hunting Americans like pigs.” Omar has been wanted by the FBI since 2001 for sheltering Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda members years prior to the September 11 attack. In Omar’s past, following the Soviet’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, the country fell into
Media propaganda Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position. As opposed to impartially providing information, propaganda, in its most basic sense, presents information primarily to influence an audience. Propaganda often presents facts selectively (thus possibly lying by omission) to encourage a particular synthesis, or uses loaded messages to produce an emotional rather than rational response to the information presented