Boko Haram are a radical extremist group formed in northeastern Nigeria. They are Sunni Muslim terrorist organization that has been in existence since 2000, but become an important topic in July of 2009. They follow Ultra-Salafist ideology which is an ultra-conservative form of Islam. Boko Haram have two main goals, institute Sharia law in Nigeria and/or create their own caliphate and establish a strict code of Sharia law according to their interpretation of the Quran. Their movement is similar to that of Maitatsine riots of the 1980s led by Mohammed Marwa. Boko Haram’s main principle is the prohibition of Western culture and technology. Now what has allowed them to form and grow was what was one of the main questions of this analytical essay, and the other question was how can Boko Haram be stopped.…
How did the Al Qaeda (AQ) attacks on the US develop over time, and could the 9/11/01 attacks have been avoided?…
“According to sources and documents, the pieces of evidence include: a pair of earplugs, recovered by authorities after McVeigh was arrested about 80 minutes after the bombing. The prosecution hopes to show at the trial that the plugs tested positive for NG, or nitroglycerine, which is used in high explosives and the production of dynamite, and EGDN, or ethylene glycol dinitrate, also used in dynamite. In addition, they plan to provide testimony that the residue traces found on the plugs are "consistent with" PETN, or pentaerythritol tetranitrate, a high-explosive compound that frequently has been found in bombings. McVeigh's jeans. The left pocket reportedly gave a positive "identification" for NG and a finding "consistent with" PETN. The right pocket tested positive for both NG and PETN. McVeigh's T-shirt with blue sleeves. Steven Burmeister, a chief analyst in the lab's chemistry and toxicology units, who is expected to be a key expert witness for the government, confirmed that PETN was identified on the shirt, according to the documents” (Serrano, 1997.) More evidence included: a second T-shirt worn that day by McVeigh was identified by Burmeister with carrying traces of PETN, McVeigh's knife and the knife's sheath with the knife blade gave a test…
The Federal Bureau Investigators found a family member’s cellphone captured a video of Ahmad Rahami testing bombs in the backyard of his New Jersey home where he lives with his parents. The video was filmed just two days before the bomb was planted. According to an FBI document, after one of the bomb devices explodes, one can overhear people laughing in the background of the video recording who are not yet identified.…
One of the worst domestic terrorist attacks in United States history was the Oklahoma City bombing. The attack occurred on April 19, 1995 and the two assailants were Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. The bombing killed 168 people and wounded 680 others, the blast from the bomb destroyed 324 buildings, causing an estimated $652 million dollars’ worth of damage, but the main building of the attack was the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The two attackers were captured within an hour and half after the attack for driving without a license plate and were arrested for being in possession of illegal weapons. Forensic evidence was able to swiftly and easily link these two to the bombing. McVeigh who was Gulf War veteran, detonated the truck and parked it in front of the building. Nichols, the accomplice had assisted in bomb preparation. McVeigh’s hatred for the government was fueled by the deadly fire that…
1. Is current immigration policy seriously treated as a national security issue? How was it treated prior to 9/11?…
Likely it is because Muslims have been responsible for two of the most prominent terrorist attacks in the past century, including 9/11 in the USA and the November 13 attacks in Paris. There is a clear link between 9/11 and Islam since the group that committed the attack was named “Al-Qaeda,” a self-proclaimed “Islamic” extremist group. I personally know three students in my class in New Jersey who lost a parent during this attack. I remember the videos online of the attack, still evoking strong emotion. It was a day that no American will ever forget. It was also the day where many began to accuse Islam, rather than Islamic extremists, for these attacks. Most of the accusers have never read the Quran, some did not even know where the Middle…
Within the past hundred years, terrorist attacks have blatantly become more severe than ever. These attacks are caused by groups who are filled with loathing towards others. In fact, one can see how terrorists are using their attacks to elicit fear and gain power in the world when analyzing the Holocaust, the events of 9/11, and the Paris bombings.…
Christmas may have come early to the West African nation of Guinea; a vaccine developed by Merck and tested on 4,000 people in Guinea proved 100% effective. Sakoba Keita, Ebola response coordinator in Guinea called it Guinea's gift to the world and it very well might be.…
In today’s society, the issue of terrorism is not just a concern for some countries such as America or some Arabic countries but for all countries, and it is becoming more important that protecting own country from terrorism. Everyone probably remember the September 11 terror, which is one of the biggest attacks in recent few decades. Because of that the U.S government pays more attention to protect the country from terrorist attacks. In the process of preventing terrorism, the U.S. government focuses more on Arabic people, who committed the 9/11 attack, to find terrorists…
On September 5, 1972, a group of terrorist from Germany went on a crucial mission. The group was called Black September. They kept their identity hidden. Many believed they attacked for political reasons. After watching “One Day in September”, I believe that terrorism is a form of political commentary. I believe that if terrorist attack it’s because they want something from the government.…
Since the beginning of the 21st century, western countries have suffered a number of terror attacks by Islamic extremists. For example, the World Trade Center attack in America on September 11, 2001 called 9.11 and the Paris terror attacks on November 13, 2015 called 11.13 are the two biggest terror attacks which can be thought of. 9.11 is the most famous terror attack in the world carried out by Islamic extremist group al-Queda. They did suicide attacks on several important buildings in United States by hijacking airplanes, and more than three thousand people are died during their act (HISTORY). 11.13 is also a famous terror attack carried out in the center of Paris by the islamic extremists having guns and bombs for suicide attacks. Over…
Al Qaeda, who mainly use suicide bombing methods, this is good, because it means there are lots of deaths. This leads to scare and forcing the Government to negotiate.…
My design, like Pape (2003), is going to look at suicide attacks but my area of focus is going to be from 1980-2015. This reason for the change is because I want to expand on the data collected by Pape (2003), from the Lexis Nexis data base. Another area of change my research will have is on the properties collected from the data. As citied earlier Pape (2003) looked at three properties I’m only going to look at two. Pape’s main findings are supported by three general patterns he finds in an extensive database he compiled and that he describes as “the first complete universe of suicide terrorist attacks worldwide”.…
o supplies ISIS with weapons? ISIS has armed itself with weapons seized from the battlefield in Iraq and Syria. The group has also reportedly received funding from wealthy individuals in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, and Qatar and then used the money to buy arms on the black market. These nations support ISIS because both consider Iran and Syria a threat, share anti-Shiite sentiment, and want to protect fellow Sunnis from violence sanctioned by Assad and Maliki. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar have passed legislation banning such aid, but the governments have done little to enforce the laws. According to a Dec. 2013 study by the Brookings Institution, donations are funneled through Kuwait and make their way to militant groups. "Today, there is evidence that Kuwaiti donors have backed rebels who have committed atrocities and who are either directly linked to al-Qa’ida or cooperate with its affiliated brigades on the ground," the report said.…