Terrorism Essay

Security measures drastically increased after 9/11. 9/11 was an act of terrorism that would change the way the country handled privacy. Americans needed to voice their opinions after this happened and have their own rights protected. The need to protect individual rights is the utmost important aspect in a thriving U.S. society.

In the article “Is Terrorism Distinctively Wrong?”, Lionel K. McPherson criticizes the dominant view that terrorism is absolutely and unconditionally wrong. He argues terrorism is not distinctively wrong compared to conventional war. However, I claim that terrorism is necessarily wrong.

The fear of being racially profiled and being linked to terrorism is an issue for Americans ever since the attack on 9/11, and other residents that are in our country from other nations like Iran (Muslims). The Muslims or Iran is being targeted by any and everyone who seem to hold the whole nation accountable for 9/11 attack. But is racial profiling of their religious or other Muslims belief a reason that we should hide behind to justify profiling them? Within this discussion this learner will try to explain why this may or may not be right to fear Muslims or any other person who is from a different nation.

One of the most controversial topics that arose from the after math of the 9/11 attacks was that many were in disbelief of how unprepared our intelligence was prior to it. In fact many people believe that if our intelligence system had a being more prepared then the 9/11 attacks perhaps could have being prevented or being handled in a more précised manner. The USA Patriot Act was implemented due to these poor intelligence sectors. The Patriot Act was signed by at the time President George W. Bush on October 26, 2001, surely after the 9/11 attacks. Due to the severity of the circumstances in which the country was facing, this act found its formal approval in a quick matter of time. The Patriot Act expands and alters historic restrictions with Information sharing, Roving wiretaps, Foreign intelligence and wiretaps, Sneak and peek warrants, and Material support. (Nemeth, 2013) The Department of Homeland Security is one of the agencies to benefit extremely from the USA Patriot Act. The Patriot Act breaks down barriers to share information that is needed and useful to help connect the dots and disrupt potential terror and criminal activity before they can carry out their plots. (Nemeth, 2013) This helps for our U.S. Customs and Border Protection be able to track down and apprehend international visitors who might

What seperates domestic terrorism from mass killings? The United States have a long history of terrorism, mass terrorism and mass killings. Most of these happened in the open public and targeted a number of population to execute. Among these incidents are the bombing of twin towers in 9/11. The Oklahoma City Bombing, The Wisconsin Sikh Killings, the shooting of Congresswoman Giffors and others in Arizona, the Virginia Tech shootings, the cinema shooting during the filimng of Batman and recently the mass shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. What drives the motivation to do such crime? Is It a mass spree killings or an act of domestic terrorism? In this essay we are going to analyze the whether it is a mass spree killing or domestic terrorism.

On November 9th 2016, Donald Trump was declared the president-elect of the United States. This announcement was quickly followed by mass protests in the streets. Citizens were outraged that a candidate, whose entire platform had relied on racist and misogynistic rhetoric, could win the presidency despite losing the popular vote. The protestor’s concerns are well founded. In the last year he has promised to create a Muslim registry, forcefully deport millions of people from the country, revoke citizenship rights, as well as implement other disturbing policies. There is an inherently fascistic and totalitarian element in Trump’s campaign which should influence a closer study into the history, creation, and continuation of different forms of political terror.

Terrorism is a big issue that the United States faces today. If we back up into time 15 years ago when we were attack by Al Qaeda in New York City we were not prepare for any type of terrorist attack. Now 15 years later our security of preventing attacks have approved in airports majorly. Now we can’t just buy plane tickets and get on a plane and go, now we have stages of security to go through even before we get on the plane. We are now spending billions of tax paying dollars on keeping up with security in airports and in our military. America is the land that everyone has a chance to make a living but what happens when terror is spread across the country. ISIS is the main terrorist group that is making that happen and making terror spread

Terrorism and the United States A cloud of anthrax spores looming in the sky of San Diego California

     Individual terrorism has many forms such as hijacking of commercial airplanes or cruise ships. But the most recent, frequent type throughout the U.S. consists of Bomb-mobiles or vehicles loaded with explosives to be used in residential areas.(Hancock, L. 2) The terrorist act at the Federal Building in Oklahoma City left 169 adults and children dead and the entire city in trauma. (Collins, B. 1)

Ever since the beginning of the terrorist attacks on American soil, the War on Terror has been involved in the lives of Americans and nations near us. The War on Terror’s background originated through conflicts between warring countries in the Middle East; U.S. involvement started when a terrorist guided plane crashed into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 in New York City. The attack was suspected to be the work of the middle-eastern terrorist group Al-Qaeda. The U.S. military, under the leadership of then commander-in-chief George W. Bush, declared a “War on Terror” on the terrorist group and the fighting began.

The government can implement many new methods to increase security, or better yet give off the image of better security which is what they have predominantly done, yet ultimately there will always be a way to bypass or come up with a new way to infiltrate that measure. The government so far has done a variety of things ranging from the closing of the Dulles airport (permanently), working with the FAA on new security measures, having pilots carry handguns, and a not so specific, profiling.

Think of the word terrorism. What is the first thing that comes to mind? One might think of kidnapping, assassination, bombing, or even genocide and guerrilla warfare. Because it is such a broad and complex issue, an all-encompassing definition is hard to formulate. The United States Department of Defence defines terrorism as…

JUNE 1914: a young man in Sarajevo steps up to a carriage and fires his pistol.

     After watching both Battle of Algiers and Bloody Sunday I have come to have a better understanding of the motivations behind these two very important revolutions. It is important to understand why the FLN and IRA decided to engage in “terrorist” activities, because analysis of the motivations behind their actions will allow us to see how “terrorists” are labeled and who is labeling them. The ways in which these groups are labeled and characterized has a large impact on the actions taken and the ramifications of these actions. In the cases of the FLN and IRA, both groups had been labeled “terrorists” and both took two very different courses of action. These actions are directly related to how they are labeled

George Orwell once said, “Political language— with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists—is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” In today’s modern society, the world is continuing to become smaller and more interconnected than ever before due to media networks such as Cable News Network (CNN) providing round-the-clock news coverage and the Internet. In the last few decades, both information sources have been instrumental in helping to expose individuals all over the world to new ideas and diverse cultures. However, with this great opportunity to expand one’s knowledge and understanding of humanity, also brings to