Terrorism Tactics

In the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the United States government passed a series of resolutions and acts that can be considered controversial by many. One of these resolutions is the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (AUMF). This resolution allows the President “To use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11th 2001…” (S.Res. 107-40). The resolution also mentions that it applies to those who were harboring said terrorists. This resolution was passed one week after the attacks, and it was passed by a resounding majority of four hundred twenty yea

Terrorism, within modern society, has become a common strategy employed by various radical groups throughout the world. The utilization of terroristic tactics originated in Russia during the 19th century as a response to an autocratic Russian system that was believed to be well overdue for refinement. During this time, terrorism remained within its place of origin and was a carefully directed phenomenon. Thus, most acts of terror were aimed at specified targets who were chosen systematically, ensuring the message being conveyed was clear and no harm occurred to civilians. With the progression of society, terrorism has evolved into a more horrific strategy. Evolving from a once directed phenomenon to an increasingly unsystematic style of attack, that can occur anywhere at anytime. This change has caused many to believe that terrorism itself is a mindless act that serves no purpose other than to instill fear within society. This assumption is partially correct, but contrary to popular belief the use of terrorism by radical groups does serve a purpose. By instilling fear within society through violent acts, terrorists attempt to usher change. This is because “Terrorism is based on the idea that the kind of change desired can be achieved only with violence” . With this belief, many radical organizations choose to utilize terrorism as a tool to cause change, as they believe it is the only way to bring about change. Another effect of this belief is radical groups are

So what is terrorism? Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. Terrorists uses this as their resort in order to achieve a political, religious, ideological aim. Actions such us raiding territories, killing innocent people, surprise attacks, are considered terrorists acts. Their goal was instigate fear in the government and spread terror in the nation, so that the government can appease to the terrorist’ demands. Since the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks led by Al-Qaeda, a radical Islamic group, on behalf of Osama Bin Laden, took place in 2001, huge panic had risen among Americans. As a result the US congress passed the USA patriot act, allowing the law enforcement officials the right to search property

As I look at the psychological reasoning behind terrorism it amazes me, because I always thought that every terrorist was more than likely mentally-ill and didn’t have any family support or no one that cared and sort of went off edge and wanted to hurt innocent people as an outlet, whether they were risking their lives or not, and in some cases that might be true, but not all. As I read the critical thinking statement in my psychology book I find out that most terrorist have plans and they process what they are doing and they want to hurt their own communities and this nation, and to get help they win over people’s hearts and minds and people believe the things that they are being told and go along with the sheer evil plans. Also terrorist

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

The result of terrorism and the lasting psychological impact on the victims of terrorism have been explored over time. As a global society there is not a comprehensive understanding of the psychological motivations within the terrorist mind. While there may be no definitive answer, extensive research has gravitated towards several theories, including the quest for personal significance. Until the mind of a terrorist is understood, preventing radicalization is an unreachable task. While not all terrorists are Muslim, they will the focus of my topic. Many people strive to be remembered and becoming a terrorist may be how some believe they will leave a lasting impact on the world. This quest can be motivated by many other factors that include

With every terrorist attack executed, people like to blame the terrorists for attacking and causing fear and death in the world. Yes, those terrorists hold responsibility for those deaths, but the common people of the world in addition to the leaders of the world, also hold responsibility for allowing terrorism to be successful and continue. Terrorists gain power through the common, innocent people they attack. How the world responds to terrorist attacks determines whether or not terrorism will cease. The common people’s response to terrorism, the interest of the state, and the media’s role in terrorism all aide to terrorism’s success and its continuation in the future.

Terrorism is very scary, especially when it happens close to home and not some faraway place.

The United States has had its share of terror attacks, whether it was a major destruction, or simpler destruction. On September 11th of 2001 (9/11), there was a major crisis after learning about the terror attacks that happened on the World Trade Center in New York. That is one of the most memorable terror attacks that took place in the Unites States. It was a series of terror attacks that took place and the Pentagon was also targeted during this time. It was determined that Islamic nations were targeting the United States to gain insight to their political views. The Islamic terrorist were so pressed on getting their points across that they didn’t care about the lives that stood in their way, including their own. Thousands of people lost their lives in these two attacks alone and millions were affected. Since then, terrorism has been a clear problem that has continued to show itself over time throughout the United States. Terrorism is not limited to the United States, in fact, terrorism has been linked to different areas of the world like Pakistan, Israel, Japan, and in the Philippines. Terrorism can be anywhere from bombing, plane-crashing, or just plain assassinating, as long as their means were to get a message across. One example for an assassinating shooting is the Orlando shooting that took place on June 12, 2016. The shooter was classified as just a gunman to some, but he was classified as a terrorist to others because of the actions he chose to take. He

In the context of the modern information era, the spread of horror and chaos among the population mainly depends on media coverage of terrorist threats and violent acts. Therefore, there is a real danger of making mass media the main weapon of terrorists. Terrorists can manipulate information through mass media pursuing own benefit. They do not only manipulate public opinion, but also attract new followers and supporters for their organization. Moreover, the media not only informs about terrorist acts, but also shows its own interpretation of the events. In this case, it creates subjective conclusions what can lead to a wrong interpretation of extremists’ actions. Methods of hidden influence on human behavior are already used by terrorists today. A striking example of the successful use of modern psychotechnologies of the impact by criminal groups is the extremist organization ISIS and its manipulative strategy of communication. ISIS skillfully uses social networks to spread its covert influence on public opinion, making the organization's influence more powerful in the European region. Young people from all over Europe join the ranks of the organization and fight for the establishment of a "caliphate". Taking into account the specifics of mass media, terrorist actions can be considered as specially designed for the use of a full range of means and methods of disseminating information in order to influence the behavior of the audience and to attract more followers.

Post the 9/11 Terrorist attacks a purposeful attempt to kill was executed yet again with the Anthrax attacks across the United States. Still reeling from the attacks of September 11th the American public was on edge and the Federal Government was left yet again to show they were on the case and the need for calm was paramount. The United States had two attacks within 3 months that the U.S. had never dealt with before. Were these coordinated, connected attacks designed to bring the U.S. into a public furor or were the two distinctly different attacks perpetrated by two very different elements, whatever the case the emotional and psychological tolls were felt. As Dr. Fauci states, “In addition to the human toll of the anthrax attacks the fear and disruption they engendered were extraordinary. The anthrax attack of 2001 revealed significant gaps in our overall preparedness against bioterrorism, clearly, there is a need to improve the ability to protect our citizens from potential bioterror threats, and to increase our capacity to deal with the medical and public health consequences of any future attacks” (Johnstone, 2008). Have necessary steps been taken to prepare the U.S. and the American people from another bioterror attack? That remains a question still up for debate.

It depends on how you define terrorism, but the practice of terrorism can be traced back to at least to the 1st-century AD. Oxford Dictionary defines terrorism as; the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims. Edmund Burke says that the term "terrorism" itself originally meant the actions of the Jacobin Club during the "Reign of Terror" in the French Revolution. "Terror is nothing other than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible," said Maximilien Robespierre. Martha Crenshaw states that in January 1858, Italian patriot Felice Orsini threw three bombs trying to assassinate French Emperor Napoleon III. Eight bystanders were killed and 142 injured. The incident played a crucial role as an inspiration for the development of the early terrorist groups. In the 19th century, powerful, stable, and affordable explosives were developed, global integration reached unprecedented levels and often radical political movements became widely influential. Ben Saul has noted that a "A combination of pragmatic and principled arguments supports the case for defining terrorism in international law", including the need to condemn violations to human rights, to protect the state and deliberative politics, to differentiate public and private violence, and to ensure international peace and security. Carlos Diaz-Paniagua, who coordinated the negotiations of the proposed United Nations Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism,

America’s history is unique when compared to other countries, nevertheless we are exposed to different cultures, ethnicities, and religions, were given freedom to our own opinions on how we view the world. Identity is shaped by our race. One of the most recent terrorist attacks that took place June 3, 2017, in London is one just one example of what Americans now should fear. Yes, we do have our freedom, however we as a country are faced with challenges like never. Racist vandals have spray-painted “Terrorize your own country” on an Islamic neighborhood in London. The writer believes this is a violent discrimination terrorist attack.

A terrorist group is defined as an unlawful use of violence against the public or state with the intention of making a political statement by means of coercion or attack. The Sunni group, Hamas, which is an arabic acronym for “The Islamic Resistance Movement”, was created towards the beginning of the first Palestinian uprising during late 1987. This group was founded by Islamic activists, connected with the Muslim Brotherhood, in Gaza with the intention of offering Palestinians an alternative to PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization). Their goal is to have an Islamic-based Palestinian state in areas currently known as the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel. The United States and European union have both named Hamas a terrorist organization due to the fact Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, has conducted violent actions against Israeli civilian targets, improvised roadside explosives, rocket attacks, and small-arms attacks. All of these are performed with the intention of being seen as anti-Israeli and Palestinian territories. Governments such as those of Syria and Iran as well as wealthy private individuals in Saudi Arabia and others in the Arab world support this group. They also benefit from Iran’s financial and political backing since the opportunity was realized to increase their influence in the region along with exporting the Islamic Revolution outside Iran, similar to what happened in Lebanon.

Terrorism is when a group of extremist or just one extremist attacks because of political, religious, or economic reasons. I believe the reason why people use terrorism is because this is their form of revenge. They may disagree with something and attack to show how mad they are and to create fear. Terrorism has been used in the past. 9/11 was not the first time terrorism has happened. For example on February 26, 1993, there was the first World Trade Center bombing. What happened was that in a van there were explosives and cyanide. They were set of and six people died and thousands were wounded. Also, there was the Terror of the State. What happened was that millions of people were executed, arrested, and imprisoned. Around 20 million Soviets ended up dying. On February 25, 1994 a man named Baruch Goldstein did a religiously inspired terror. Goldstein was a follower of a Jewish terrorist group name Kach. During the holy month of Ramadan Goldstein went into the town of Hebron. In Hebron he went inside the Ibrahim Mosque. Inside the Ibrahim Mosque he had an assault-rifle and shot 111 shots. The people he was shooting at were 800 Palestinian Muslim worshippers. 29 people died and 150 were injured but were then beaten to death.