Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

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    America’s Fine Print Racial profiling has always been a problem in America. ‘i never experience racism the way i have in america, say one cuban immigrant my mother knew name Rosalinda. Racial profiling is one of the worst things about living in this great country called America”It’s like the fine print in America. Just cause he’s muslim doesn't mean he want to blow up the plane,just cause he’s black and wearing a hoodie doesn't mean he’s going to rob a store,or cause she’s speaks spanish doesn't

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    United States announced that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula pose a significant threat, largest than Al-Qaeda Afghanistan and Iraq branches. On 25 November/ December 2009 two attacks attributed to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, , Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian origin was trying to bomb himself in the plane was approaching to Detroit, however the attempted failed and the famous package case which contained explosives inside the printer shipped from Sana 'a

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    An example of this was the case of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who was famously known as the “Underwear Bomber” (Cabell, 2012). In the end he plead guilty to violating U.S. law, but acknowledge to the court that under Islamic law, he was not guilty (Cabell, 2012). Finally, many courts allow a person

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    9/11 Terrorism Incidents

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    Sept 9, 2001 Masoud, an Afghanistan who fought Russia and Taliban was murdered 2 days before the 9/11 by a suicide bomber with a video who acted as a journalist. Sept 10, 2001- 8 civilians killed and several wounded in Afghanistan through roadside bombs and insurgent attack. Sept 12, 2002 In Bali, Indonesia is bombing killed over 200 persons one year one day after the 9/11 in the U.S.A. This is by fanatic or radical Islamic group. March 20, 2005 -4 suicide bombers killed over 126 people in two mosques

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    Pam Am Flight 103

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    Carryon bags are screened with X-ray technology, before being permitted into the sterile area of the airport. On board bomb plot attempts such as: Richard Reid December 2001, the U.K. liquid-bomb plots of 2006, and the underwear attack of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of December 2009, have created the need for whole body scanners to search for hidden items under clothing. Walkthrough metal detectors (WTMDs) are unable to detect explosive materials like TATP, C4, PE4, PETN, and Semtex. K-9 units with local

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    1993 World Trade Center Bombing On February 26, 1993, Middle Eastern inspired terrorism truly hit the United States homeland. A small group of seven terrorists rented a van, parked it in the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center, departed and then detonated it. The explosion resulted in six killed, more than one thousand injured, and a nearly 100 foot crater that was several stories deep. (FBI, 2008). The ensuing investigation involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and

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    9/11 Changes In Aviation

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    Thesis: U.S. based attacks on civilian aircraft started with skyjacking in the early 1960s, prompting action from aviation security. The events of 9/11 led to significant changes in aviation security, when aircraft were used as weapons in a well orchestrated, organized attack. This led to an evolution of reaction to threats to a proactive approach managed by the federal government. Threats evolved from skyjacking aircraft, to targeting aircraft in well developed plots for terrorist organizations

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    Body Scanners Essay

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    would view the images and the assurance by officials that body images would be erased from the system immediately after the traveler passed through. In December 2009, Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to ignite a bomb that was hidden in his underwear during a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. While Abdulmutallab failed, the incident once again raised the issue of body scanning technology into the public debate. In autumn 2010, the TSA implemented enhanced screening procedures that included

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    The United States experienced one of the biggest scaled Domestic Terror Attacks on eleventh September 2001. These assaults against our incredible country were done with the capturing of numerous aircraft transporters. The repercussions of these appalling demonstrations left the aggregate decimation of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and other relevant areas. After these occasions the USA Patriot Act of 2001 was passed, and the Department of Homeland Security started to devise and execute the

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