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    The vast array of terrorist organizations that exist around the world have varying ideologies, financial assets, command structures and power. Most of the world is aware of very few of these groups and are often only able to identify organizations that have committed very destructive and deadly attacks on citizens of western nations. Nearly everyone knows about Al Qaeda, the Taliban and Hezbollah because their intentions are well publicized and they have successfully struck fear into many groups

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    Question 1 Terrorist organizations have been in existence for hundreds of years long before they were a serious threat to the United States. Terrorist organizations have the means and capabilities to reach out to just about every country around the globe. Many of the current terrorist groups only have their main focus on spreading their beliefs on others in the region they are located. Take ISIS for instance, they are a group who only believe in an Islamic state and have continued their reign

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    more effectively combat terrorist financing, governmental entities, individual donors, and charities themselves must work together, do their due diligence when associating or donating to a particular charity, and conduct risk assessments to determine susceptibility to terrorist influence. The following are recommendations for (1) governmental entities, (2) individual donors, and (3) charities to adopt in order to more effectively combat the financing of terrorist organizations. a. Recommendation for

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    My discussion will be about Hamas terrorist organization that was organized in 1997. The Hamas organization group is a supplement for Palestinian Islamism politic in military groups. Hama's motive is the destruction in Israel this is an Islamic movement and it represent all of the Muslims who embrace it safe and knowledge and for the people who follow their program they are taught to keep secrets and most of all they all carry out duties so they can become in a higher rank. In at the end of their

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    SECTION I: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET), meaning “army of pure”, is a Pakistani based Islamic terrorist organization. LET is a Sunni group, and they follow the Ahle-Haith interpretation of Islam, which is similar to Salafism.1 LET is consider as one of the oldest and extremely powerful jihad group. LET’s wants to conduct jihad on behalf of Allah, preach the true religion and train the new generation about true Islamic lines. LET aligns its ideology goals with the interest of the Pakistani state. LET has

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    Hezbollah the Terrorist Organization Essay

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    Hezbollah: Hezbollah is a terrorist organization that originated in Lebanon in 1982. In just more than twenty years Hezbollah has proved itself to be an effective terrorist organization. Hezbollah is much more than just a terrorist organization. In Lebanon it has become a major political party and social force to be reckoned with, as well as a major supporter of other terrorist groups. Hezbollah is a powerful organization and this power has led to its dominance in the world of terror. Hezbollah

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    Terrorism is the calculated use of violence, or the threat of violence, to intimidate, frighten, or coerce. In addition, the history of terrorism is as old as humans ' willingness to use violence exist. The earliest known organization that exhibited aspects of a modern terrorist organization was the Zealots of Judea. Zealots of Judea were known to the Romans as sicarii, or dagger-men. They carried on an underground campaign of assassination of Roman occupation forces, as well as any Jews they felt had

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    The terrorist organization I chose is Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda translates into, “The Base, The Foundation or The Fundament". This terrorist organization was established in 1988 and is still going on to the present day. This is one of the most active and dangerous terrorist groups out there today. Al Qaeda is worldwide but they are mainly located in the Middle East. Al Qaeda is worldwide, but they now have control in Somalia, Syria, and Yemen. In the Af-Pak region there are 300-3,000 members in the organization

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    the terrorist attacks on 11 September 200. The President stated “Our war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated”. Most people would agree that this speech is the moment when the United States officially declared war on terrorism and it should very clear to any prudent person that the United States has yet to succeed in ridding the world of international terrorist organizations. According

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    hat might be one of the most significant adaptations in terrorist organizations, is possibly the most crucial shift that rests in its downsizing and decentralization. Since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, combating transnational terrorism continues to be a priority for the USA and other countries around the world. Yet still, the threat posed by terrorism today is fundamentally different than the one confronted on 9/11, as are the tools that needs to be used against it. Terrorism is not

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