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    Terrorism and the acts of terrorists are recognized by few as a new phenomenon, but known by many to be an old phenomenon. Terrorism has existed for decades and continues to thrive today. There are many definitions that were created to define terrorism and a terrorist act; however, the definitions are not one in the same. Essentially the definitions vary, and that depends on the person or organization providing the definition. The one often used or recognized is “terrorism is the use or threat of

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    Are we at war with terrorists? What about the “Global War on Terrorism”? That sure was a catch phrase in the early 2000s. Don’t we currently have troops in Iraq and Syria? Aren’t we at war with ISIL? All of the answers to these questions are very complicated. We are not currently, legally, at war with ISIL. But why aren’t we? I thought we were dropping tens of thousands of bombs on Raqqa? On September 18th, 2001, Congress enacted the “AUMF”, Authorization for the use of Military Force.

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    First Terrorist Attack

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    The First Terrorist attack in the united states was the 1993, World Trade Center bombing. On February 26, 1993, a Ryder truck with a 1200 lb bomb exploded two floors below the Vista Hotel public parking garage at 12:18. Their plan was to collapse one of the buildings so it would fall into the other and kill thousands of people. The explosion killed six people and injured more than one thousand. The explosion made a 180-foot wide crater.The World Trade Centers had over five-hundred million dollars

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    methods of insane men. Most of these modern terrorists follow their own political agenda with each group trying to achieve a particular goal. There are three types of terrorists in today’s society: the single individual, a certain group, and government funded organization. These terrorists all resemble criminals with one major difference; they are dedicated to a higher cause and are not taking extreme measures for personal gain (Deleon). An individual terrorist is more likely to be predisposed to acts

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    Terrorist and Assassins Introduction The horrible attacks that occurred on September 11th, 2001 left many Americans wondering one simple question: Why do they hate us so much? The devastation caused by these attacks was so much that it left the Americans confused and making up their own theories regarding what the main reason behind all this hatred is. Surely, there isn't one American out there who would approve of the terrorism that has been ongoing since 2001. The most direct and automatic

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    DHS Terrorist Threats

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    has worked diligently to keep the United States safe from terrorist threats. The department has worked through various challenges coordinating all the agencies under its domain, reporting to congressional committees and working with the Public. One of the main challenges DHS faces in the balance between the need for national security and the need for individuals’ privacy. It is clear that DHS is doing their job, there have been no terrorist attacks on US soil since its creation. The levels of cooperation

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    possibilities would have to be based.” This quote proves that the IRA is a controversial group. There is dissension whether or not the IRA is a terrorist group or that it was not and became one. This paper will address the history of the IRA, Cumann na mBan, the splinter groups off of the original Irish Republican Army, on how the IRA became a terrorist group, and the opinions about the IRA. To begin with, the history of the IRA from 1916 to the end of the 1960s. The IRA in irish is called Óglaigh

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    September 11, 2001 is a day many will not forget. This is one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, in U.S. history. The Islamic extremists group, al Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden, had hijacked four planes two of which had crashed into World Trade Center, one in the Pentagon, and the other in an open field in Pennsylvania. These attacks left many people dead and the U.S. in a state of chaos. After September 11, 2001 many were affected by the lives loss, the stock market being closed for

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    Abstract This is a research paper on the uprising of a terrorist group in the Caucasus Mountain ranges. To begin to understand what has made this group escalate their acts of terrorism we must identify the past historical events leading up to their creation. All the efforts put in by the CRI (Chechen Republic of Ichkeria) were to create a land that was for the Muslim people. Then without any success it was later transformed in a small terrorist cells known as the group Caucasus Emirate. They gained

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    ISIS: Terrorist Groups

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    Isis is a terrorist group that follows an Islamic ultra-fundamentalist ideology and that controls a vast region across Iraq and Syria. It considers itself at war with all nations and with all people who do not meet its standards as "true" Muslims. ISIS wants to rule and if possible expand its state, where it wants to enforce fundamentalism. They want to restore the early Islamic empire called the caliphate and eventually take over the whole world. ISIS beheads non-Sunnis and dissidents

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