Terrorism and Weapons of Terror

Ever since 9/11 when both World Trade Center buildings were attacked by an Islamic Group, attacks by Islamic Terrorist on U.S. soil have been less of a threat than Domestic Terrorists. Domestic Terrorism has been shown these passed for years but yet again most of these cases have not been classified as acts of Domestic Terrorism they most likely fall into the category. Now the definition of Domestic Terrorism is basically "the committing of terrorist acts in the perpetrator 's own country against their fellow citizens". Now personally I don 't know how our government is working with these popular cases like Charlottesville, Las Vegas, and a new that just happened recently actually two but I 'll just say one, the New York attack that

I mean seriously, who do these Al Qaeda guys think they are? First they go blowing up the twin towers, which I stayed in during a high school concert choir trip, and now this…Wanting Americans to convert to Islam, THE NERVE! How rude can these guys get? Instilling fear in every man, child and animal is one thing, but asking me to switch faiths? Shit, you 've crossed a line you really shouldn 't have crossed; you need to step off Al Qaeda. What? You don 't believe me? Well believe this, infidel: "Al-Qaeda has urged non-Muslims - especially in the US - to convert to Islam, according to a new videotape. The call is made by a man identified on the film as "Azzam the American", a convert also known as Adam Gadahn who is wanted for questioning by the FBI. He says ignorance of Islam leads Westerners to accept wars waged by their governments and Israel against Muslim countries. The video opens with an introduction by al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri." -BBC.com Al-Zawahiri has got to be the biggest affront on Middle America 's way of life since Al Bundy, perhaps even more so. And who is this "Azzam the American" character? Isn 't that the name of the genie Shaq played in that stupid movie? It 's all pretty sickening and I, as an American, am pissed off. This is what I am doing right now to "deal" with it, you know, blow off steam. I 've got Lee Greenwood 's "God Bless the USA" (you know the tune… "And I 'm proud to be an American") blasting on the hi-fi, and I 'm sitting at

On September 20th, 2001, President Bush gave one his most iconic speeches before 80 million Americans where he identified the enemy, al Qaeda, as “a collection of loosely affiliated terrorist organizations” that “practice a fringe form of Islamic extremism that has been rejected by Muslim scholars and the vast majority of Muslim clerics” (O’Connell 285). President Bush commanded on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban regime to turn over all al Qaeda members living in Afghanistan and that they close all of their training camps. This was his speech where he preached tolerance for members of the Muslim faith and he pleaded with Americans to grant him their patience for an extended struggle. It was Bush’s closing lines that were truly exceptional:

The war on terror is not easy to define partly due to its vagueness and unsparing use of rhetorical device to justify any action of military perpetrated after the 9/11. However, the The war on terror, in its original intent, is a series of initiatives that seek to reduce or eliminate terrorism in the world. In this perspective, terrorism is the deliberate exploitation and creation of fear through threat and violence (Kugiel 16-17). This essay seeks to present an argument that the war on terror was not worth it.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 the United States became very focused on preventing future attacks and preparing first responders for any future attacks. Al Qaeda was not able to use one of the known weapons of mass destruction (WMD) so they created their own with air planes, fuel, and dedicated followers. Technically, they combined hazards by using a flammable chemical to create a bomb. Terrorist groups in today’s world have become creative in their attacks which makes it more difficult to prepare for and respond to attacks. It also increases risk for first responders. When a first responder arrives on the scene of a terrorist attack they may not know if a chemical, biological, or radiological agent was used. If they do not have personal protective equipment to deal with

Have you ever had a fear for your family, your town, your country, or your world. How about the fear to have everything taken from you, destroyed, and not caring if it has hurt you or not? What about your fear and pain is, and can be someone else’s happiness? The fear of you being terrorized? That is terrorism. Someone else bringing fear and terrorizing you. That is a terrorist’s goal. Terrorism is common and is very difficult to stop. The government promises protection for the people, and their home, but they can not give that protection if they can not stop terrorism. Terrorism needs to stop to protect the live of the people, and their country.

“Terrorism has become a systematic weapon of a war that knows no border or seldom has a face” - Jacques Chirac, September 24th, 1986. As Mr. Chirac says Terrorism has become a systematic weapon of war. This does not just mean the US and its allies this mean on a global scale in Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America the whole planet is affected. Even the countries that support groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda are affected by the bombing that we send. This War knows no borders while there is international terrorism there is also domestic terrorism that happens inside countries. Terrorism plagues the world that we live in today that affects everyone men, women, children and as a world we need to come together and eliminate this threat which will help establish peace.

Thesis: Since the attack that started September 11, 2001, the War on Terrorism has added a sense of fear into American’s daily lives.

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.

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

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.

Terrorism will be used to describe violent actions against groups of people or a nation, towards a political end, by non-state groups, for the purpose of this paper . With the focus will be on cross-broader terrorism rather than domestic terrorism. In regards to terrorist organisations, there is an unprecedented need for a continuous flow of funding and the need for the immediate transfer of these funds internationally. Funding is of paramount importance to terrorist groups in order for them to carry out violent and horrific attacks on civilians of a foreign nation. The restriction of the source and the transfer of these funds is as effective, in the reduction of terrorism, as police actions . Therefore, the interception, monitoring and control of terrorist financing is crucial to resisting terror. However, it is immensely difficult to detect and timely report the financial transactions on an international scale and to hinder terrorist groups and its supporters from accessing international financial markets . This dissertation aims at exploring these problem from the viewpoint of financial regulations.

Before a complete answer can be offered for why understanding how to prevent and respond to a terrorist attack is vital for the security of the United States (both as a nation, and for individual citizens) it is important to first understand what, exactly, terrorism is. In addition, it is also necessary to understand and account for the associated risks to first responders (police, firefighters, and other emergency response teams). As the title suggests, these men and women are usually the first to arrive at the scene of a terrorist attack; they assess the damage, perform triage, and help to secure the scene and begin to repair any damage to the infrastructure. For these reasons, just as it is important to have plans in place to handle terrorist attacks, it is also important that there are plans in place to guarantee the safety of those responding to the aftermath. At its core, terrorism is an act, any type of act, which disrupts, threatens, or cripples a government and its citizens. An obvious example of this would be the events of 9/11. After the planes hit the Twin Towers and the Pentagon America became aware of its vulnerability, the economy dipped, and physical and mental health issues plagued those who survived the attack for years afterwards. When responding to a terrorist attack first responders are face with multiple possible risks, ranging from threat of chemical warfare, damaged buildings, or lack of communication between various government agencies. In

According to the Global Terrorism Database (GTD), a terrorist attack is defined as “the threatened or actual use of illegal force and violence by a non-state actor to attain a political, economic, religious, or social goal through fear, coercion, or intimidation,” (Global Terrorism Database, 2017). More specifically, the GTD includes acts of terrorism in its database if all three of these attributes are present: 1) the incident must be intentional and calculated on the part of a perpetrator, 2) it must involve some level of violence or threat of violence, including property violence, against people, and 3) the perpetrators of the incidents must be “sub-national actors,” or people that belong to a community of common culture or interests that are not administratively independent (GTD, 2017). However, the disconnect between the definition of a terrorist attack and how the media portrays terrorism is dangerously disharmonious.

From the angle of criminology, psychological warfare also known as Terrorism is an enrapturing trouble that offers a hard plausibility for academic reflection on various hypothetical, experimental, and sensible inconveniences. The segment of the fear based oppression thinks about generally envelops both psychological oppression as a particular side interest including the curse of harm for specific capacities, and counter-terrorism, in regards to practices and organizations required with characterizing and reacting to fear based oppression. Criminology examines psychological warfare as wrongdoing or aberrance and researches counter-terrorism as social control. The extraordinary commitments of criminology make it a prized expansion to the more extensive train of fear based oppression contemplates.