Essays on Domestic Terrorism

Terrorism is a very important issue that is plaguing the world today with a large number of countries being affected by it. While it has had a long history, it has come to the limelight after September 11, 2001, strikes on World Trade Center in the U.S. However, terrorism can be either domestic or international and this distinction is important as the consequences of the terrorism may depend on the type of terrorism. For example, international terrorism can have a greater adverse impact on the economic growth of a country than domestic terrorism. The causes of domestic and international ...

The United States has seen a change in its security situation over the last three decades. Before the 9/11 attack, U.S. concentrated on preventing the attack of its citizens and property by jihadists who were mostly affiliated to Muslim countries. Still, U.S. authorities tracked the footsteps of all foreign-grown movements that posed a danger to the property and U.S. citizens working out the United States. After 9/11 attack, the U.S. began focusing on a more comprehensive and robust system to protect the United States from both domestic and international terrorism attacks. At this juncture, domestic and international groups carried ...

Abstract

The proposed study will delve into how the contemporary federal security agents can successfully combat the terrorist organizations within the United States penitentiaries. In particular, the study will aim at contributing to the body of knowledge regarding fighting the domestic terrorism, that is, the terrorism originating from the state and federal correctional facilities. The study will also aim at helping the federal agents avert the recruitment and radicalization of the inmates inside the United States prisons. The study will utilize the survey research design due to its cost effectiveness, generalizability, and efficiency. The research participants will include the security ...

Introduction

This historiographical essay relies on the works of six authors to discuss the nature of guerrilla warfare and its implications on political, social and economic stabilities of the nations in Latin America. The articles address aspects of terror acts carried out by both insurgents and regimes to engage each other. The historiographical essay is also important in using historical accounts from articles to discuss the factors that contributed to success of revolutionary wars in nations such as Cuba and Nicaragua. The approach taken by the essay is chronologically reviewing by year of publication, what different authors wrote on the ...

FBI VS Jewish Defense League

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been in operation as a major criminal investigation bureau in the US. This national crime-fighting agency of security goal is to protect America and the larger international community from criminal dangers that affect the world today (US Department of Justice, 2011). It was started in 1908 when Theodore Roosevelt was the president of the US by Robert Bonaparte (Weiner, 2013). Robert Bonaparte was the then attorney general of the US. It started as a task force of special agents, whose work was to track the major crimes that were happening in various ...

Introduction

The Mexican Mafia or La eMe is a ruthless California prison gang. Formed in the 1950s initially to stay safe inside the prison complex especially from the violence perpetrated by other gangs. The La eMe comprised of a small band of gang leaders of other gangs. This gang at present has allegiance with over one thousand street gangs in Los Angeles alone. The La eMe imposes a code of conduct for other gang members to follow. In addition, it takes a tax for protection purposes. The prison gang operates based on a separate code. The contents include lifetime membership, ...

Introduction

The USA patriot act came into law in 2001 and was created as a result of the September 11 terrorists attacks. The Patriot act empowers security agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use appropriate tools to track and prevent terrorists from committing terrorist activities (Torr, 2006). The law empowers investigators to search personal information of U.S citizens or detain foreigners who are considered a threat to national security. Some critics of the law argue that, the law infringes on people’s privacy or individual civil liberties but, the law ensures that the security of U.S citizens and their ...

International and Domestic Terrorism International terrorism usually involves violent actions, which are dangerous and harmful to human life, thereby, violation of the criminal laws as well as they occur mainly outside of the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S. On the other hand, domestic terrorism basically refers the violence that usually involve groups or individuals terrorists whose activities are directed towards the government’s people or population, however, without any foreign participation (United States, 1978). These acts entail planning, obtaining materials as well as other activities, which are directly or indirectly linked to the terrorism (Netanyahu, 1997).

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1.To determine a definition of the domestic terrorism is not easy task.

On a territorial basis, it is opposed to the international terrorism, as the participants of domestic terrorism are citizens of one state, and the consequences of their terrorist activities do not go beyond the country. The domestic terrorism may be associated even with the activities of government agencies and with the struggle of the opposition against the existing political system; however, in the current situation it is more closely related to the violence perpetrated by individuals or small groups of people within the country towards civilians and government officials.

The far-right group Ku Klux Klan is a best-known example of a terrorist ...

Question 1:

Based on the readings found in Module 7, some of the major arguments on the use of the internet as an intelligence tool is who has the authority to use the internet as an intelligence tool. In the United States, there are several agencies created to counter terrorism attacks, where the functions of the agencies overlap sometimes. Another issue is how to use the information on the internet without violating the privacy of the organizations or the people involved.

Question 2:Personally speaking, I can say that there is a relationship between domestic terrorism and higher education. Likewise, there is a bigger ...

After the terror attacks in the United States, different methods and approaches were designed to aid in dealing with domestic terrorism – a concept that only came up after the various intelligence and security agencies realized that some of the terrorist acts were being conducted by American citizens. This paper, therefore, tries to develop a policy proposal that can be utilized in the event of terrorist attacks within the United States. The policy tries to address the issue of the line of communication to be used; it goes on to address the issue of first responders in case of an attack ...

An act of terrorism which takes place within the boundaries of a country by its own citizens against fellow citizens may be defined as domestic terrorism. On the other hand, international terrorism constitutes those acts of terrorism carried out by people who are not natives of the victim country. Therefore, it can be suggested that those terrorist activities which are strategized within a country is labeled as domestic, whereas, foreign intervention in directing terrorist activities is categorized as international terrorism.

The Oklahoma City bombings of 1995 were the largest organized domestic terrorism activity within the United States. Within 90 minutes of ...

Annotated Bibliography for Terrorism

Broomhall, B. (2004). State actors in an international definition of terrorism from a human rights perspective. Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 36(2-3), 421-441.

Some of the examples of terrorism provided by Broomhall (2004) include hostage-taking and the indiscriminate targeting of civilians, as well as acts of genocide and war crimes.

The international terrorism aspect of this article will allow a more in depth view into the various activities that differentiate domestic from international terrorism, including the legal ramifications that are attached to both forms. Highlighting the International Criminal Court’s definition of terrorism will help to shape the ...

With the rise of new technology, the face and practice of terrorism has changed to a point that the groups are now recruiting and sending messages using the internet. The paramount reason of adopting this method is to avoid detection and achieve their aims within the shortest time possible. According to a paper written by the Homeland security in 2009, there are more than 7000 terrorist websites, which are used in sending messages and recruiting teenagers and young adults. Categorically, the terrorists disseminate propaganda and reports of some international journalists, which attract the attention of some young adults who form potential ...

QUESTION ONE:

Domestic terrorism includes individuals or groups who are based and run wholly within the US or its dominion states without foreign administration, and whose acts are directed only at the people or government of United States. US public will never support domestic terrorism because no one can allow any group to ruin their lives. However, as far as to alienate them is concerned then it is not under the control of the individuals to seek the terrorists and hunt them. Not all anti-government groups are necessarily racist: for example, some members of the militia movement in the 1990s attempted ...

Defining Terrorism

Defining terrorism is a very complex issue, the importance of which cannot be overstated in the world today. The problem with declaring a “War on Terror” is that there is no catch-all definition of what constitutes terrorism (O’Kane, 2007). Most people have a very general idea of what terrorism looks like; it is easy to describe an act as terrorism once it has occurred, but it is very difficult to define terrorism as a whole before it happens.

A good definition of an act of terrorism is, arguably, an act, often a violent act, whose purpose is to terrify, scare, or otherwise ...

Introduction

Terrorism has been a long-standing problem of globalization, with radical militant groups inflicting coercion upon civilians to push for political, social and religious goals. Arguably, however, terrorism has reached its zenith in recent times when the September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks in the United States (US) happened. The intensity of the attacks cast the image of the US as the most powerful nation in the world into serious doubt, considering the fatal breach of security involved (Kean, 2004).

Undoubtedly, 9/11 shook the US towards creating new strategies to counter future cases of terrorism. However, there is an understanding that the ...

Political Science

Introduction The organization that has been picked for analysis within this assignment appears to be relatively well-known across the nation. Sovereign Citizens (also known as Freemen) has certain similarities with traditional terrorist organizations and at the same time possesses certain unique, distinctive features which make it not only appealing for certain categories of citizens, but also increasingly dangerous for the national security in many ways. This research is composed of four main parts. The first one is a brief analytical description of the organization from the historical, functional and structural points of view. The next three parts address ...

Introduction

Proper definition of the word “terrorism” is very vital to understand the topic under study. Terrorism has very wide definition due to its long history and differences in view by people. The definition of terrorism presented in AR 535-13 is mostly used for all Department of Army that are involved in counterterrorism activities. The terrorism is defined as "the calculated use of violence or threat of violence to attain goals that are political, religious or ideological in nature. This is done through intimidation, coercion, or instilling fear. It also involves a criminal act that is often symbolic and intended to ...

Introduction

It has been more than a century that the United States of America is challenged with the persistent threat of domestic terrorism, also called homegrown terrorism. The mentioned form of terrorism can be defined as “the unlawful use, or threatened use, of violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States (or its territories) without foreign direction” (Bennett, 2007). Domestic terrorism is said to be an offensive activity that is meant to harm a person or property in order to terrorize or pressurize a government or its inhabitants so that social or political goals can be achieved. ...

The U.S. Patriot Act Americans faced one of the most horrifying episodes in their history of the United States. Many individuals watched with horror as the historical landmarks collapsed simultaneously at the hands of terrorists. Who could forget the shock as the terrorist planes embraced the Twin Towers as the terrorist snuffed the lights of many innocent victims? As a result of this horror, the American Congress waited for only forty-five days before passing the USA Patriot Act in response to that fateful date of September 11, 2001. A number of delusion individuals convinced themselves that they reserved the ...

What is Terrorism?

The word “terrorism” is often heard on the television news report, read in newspapers, and even present in some of the most popular movies that are shown in the theaters, often with large explosions and a known “bad guy.” However, is this an accurate representation of the definition of terrorism? According to Munson (2008), the term “terrorism” has been around since the French Revolution, however, when the term was used during the late 1700s, it had a different meaning than it does currently. Back then, the term referred to “defending new notions of justice and democracy against an old order perceived ...

Following APA Guidelines

Academic Affiliation: On the unfortunate morning that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks took, place people around the globe have forced the population to reassess security measures. Once thought to be one of the safest countries in the world, the United States revealed itself to have several breaches when the towers fell. The new, restrictive guidelines to help keep citizens safe began slowly. The airport began keeping a firmer, more watchful eye on boarding passengers, as well as their luggage while the government began to take more notice of the nation’s borders. Slowly people began to feel safe ...

Introduction

The world is facing risks as we all face the new millennium. Many terrorists are using harmful weapons such as the weapons of mass destruction. These may include dirty bombs, bioterrorism and even chemical weapons. The United States is one of the countries that terrorists are targeting to spread their acts. That is why we need to be aware about how we can respond with terrorism. As such, the United States government has been working to fight these terrorists by creating laws that would prevent and fight destructive weapons such as mentioned above. Numerous accounts have been documented regarding ...

The term terrorism derives its meaning from terror; the latter comes from a Latin word terrere meaning to shake, tremble or terrify. Coupling terrere with the French suffix isme makes it a practice of terrifying. The word terrorism derived its meaning from the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that happened from 1793 to 1794. This was violence that happened in France where at least 40,000 people were killed in less than a year. The term terrorism is not new, but although it has been in use for a long time, it is relatively hard to define. Terrorism is viewed as a ...

Domestic terrorism refers to the violence against infrastructure or civilian population of any country. It may or may not be conducted by citizens of that country and is usually aimed at intimidating, coercing, or influencing national policy through kidnapping, mass destruction or assassination. In order to address issues of national security, all nations should invest in objective research that assist government agencies in mitigating and preventing terrorist activities as well as improving disaster readiness, response, and recovery. There are several lobby and activist groups that fight for a better cause; however, some of their members get involved in violence acts ...

Chapter Summaries

Chapter 9 Summary: Background to the Middle East The Middle East has been associated with terrorism for a very long time. This chapter provides background information on the Middle East. Most of the people living in the Middle East are of Islamic faith, and some of the countries include those in North Africa, Southwest Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan, and Iran. However, in the past there have other religions such as Judaism and Christianity. Issues of terrorism are based on certain theological concepts of Islam, which have resulted to the development of a militant philosophy. Islam itself is divided into ...

Introduction

The federal government of United States established Homeland security in an aim to promote lawful existence in the country. Basically, Homeland security acts as an American security umbrella since it covers the whole country to prevent terrorist attacks. They have a vital mission to enhance security inside United States borders from the threats terrorism. Terrorism has been known as the logical use of terror, violence as a mean of coercion. Domestic terrorism associates violence against the citizen population or the nations’ infrastructure caused by the civilians. The civilians have the intention to intimidate and influence the national policy. The Ku ...

Discussion Post

Discussion Post - Define the terms material support or resources, training, military-type training, expert advice or assistance, critical infrastructure, and terrorist organization in relation to 18 United States Codes 2339, 2339B and 2339D Anti-terrorist legislation under Title 18 U.S. Code in reference to “Mens Rea” pertains to a person with the intention or state of mind along with accompanying conduct by law describing the offense of supplying materials to terrorists. Under Title 18 aligned with Code(s) 2239 and 2339B “Mens Rea” specifically pertains to the act of a person charged as intentionally providing support to a terrorist group or ...

The United States has had a big challenge in controlling terrorism activities. Reports on research done on the future of terrorism, the task force foresees a lot of terror activities and threats in the United States and this has become a little scary to the law enforcement agencies (Scott, Jones, and Furmanski, 2010). Criminals especially terror suspects are becoming smarter everyday in their operations and this has forced the U.S. government to create the homeland security department with the high hopes of combining the police force into one unit of the national police organization so as to be able to fight terrorism. ...

Many in government and in the media have been extremely critical of the intelligence community, and in particular the FBI (Federal Bureau of investigation) because of the failure to detect and prevent the attacks by terrorists on 9/11. In the immediate aftermath a congressional inquiry into the attacks pointed specifically to the FBI for its prior failure to focus on possible domestic terrorism. In particular, this inquiry found that the FBI failed to collect useful intelligence, carefully analyze the intelligence they did have and (perhaps most importantly) to quickly and fully share the results of their intelligence gathering with other ...

This chapter presents a detailed review of various literature materials from independent sources that provide information about the effort by the department of homeland security to deter domestic terrorism. As earlier mentioned in the first chapter domestic violence entails carrying out criminal activities within the homeland while getting inspiration from extremist movements and ideologies based within the US. Such activities have lead to the killing of innocent American citizens and destruction of property around the country. In most cases, prosecution of these criminal activities is not done under terrorism laws despite their nature of being considered terrorist activities. Even though ...

Introduction

Wisconsin Sikh shooting took place near Sikh temple. The temple is in a 13 acre land made of brick and big in size located near Lake Michigan. The shooting resulted in the death of seven people. Among the people shot was a police officer who was shot ten times, a law enforcement officer and the leader of the religion. The shooter was described as Caucasian who is said to be approximately 40 years old. Law enforcement agencies have claimed that the attack was a domestic terrorism. After several minutes of shooting the shooter was subdued and gunned down which was the only option ...

How do you perceive the problem of domestic terrorism in the United States? Do you think militias pose a growing threat? What solutions can you suggest? Domestic terrorism in United States is the unlawful use of force or violence by an individual or a group of people based completely and entirely within United States without any foreign involvement. There are certain specific social and political issues that have lead to domestic terrorism in this country. United States is a country where you would find people belonging to different cultures, different religions, different racial groups and they all have different political ...