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    Has the nature of terrorism changed over the last thirty years? Answer this question with reference to three specific examples of terrorist campaigns. This essay will endeavour to give an historical analysis of contemporary terrorism and its changing nature by focusing on three specific terrorist campaigns over the last thirty years. The essay will begin by first presenting a definition of terrorism and will move on to provide a brief account of the geographical shift in terrorism by discussing

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    Regimental History - 20th Century Second World War 1939-1945 2nd Battalion‚ King’s Own Royal Regiment‚ Lancaster At the outbreak of the war the 2nd Battalion was based in Palestine. In June 1940 they were moved to Egypt and from August to December 1940 it was based in defensive positions around Mersa Matruh in the Western Desert. In 1941 the battalion was in Syria where it fought in two actions against the Vichy French forces. In September 1941 the battalion arrived‚ by sea‚ to Tobruk where they

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    and ask them to help resolve the situation. Israel‚ at least as it appears‚ did not yield to the terrorists either. However‚ this point may be questioned due to the suspicious release of over 700 Shia Muslim prisoners shortly after the crisis. Beirut tried as hard as possible to stay away from negotiations and only conceded when they realized it was necessary to. Algiers likewise was not keen to negotiate a plane hijacking. They did however‚ and quite successfully too‚ at the request of the

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    any country that allows immingration . Magdoline clearly states that “Anyone who is unlike the majority is looked at the a little suspiciously ‚ dealt with a little differently. “(68). She affirms that everything change for her U.S Marine barracks in Beirut had been bombed‚ at school her classmates ataunt her with cruel names ‚ attacking her heritage and religion . She said that after a while she try to forget her ethnicity because her classmates told her that she came from an uncivilixed ‚ brutal

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    embassy staff taken hostage. Then again in 1982 US Embassy in Beirut is bombed by Muslim extremists‚ and when US Marine base in Beirut is bombed by Muslim extremists. 1985‚ the ship the Achille lauro is seized by Muslim extremists and one US citizen is killed by them. 1986‚ a West German nightclub is bombed‚ killing an American‚ by Muslim extremists based in the Libyan Embassy.1986‚ the US bombs Libya in retaliation for the Germany bombing. 1988‚ passenger jet Pam Am Flight 103 is blown up by Muslim

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    At Port Angeles Washington a ferry arrives from Canada. It is a cold day in December 1999‚ a couple of weeks before Christmas‚ and most people are anxious to clear through customs and continue on their journey. The very last vehicle pulls up slowly to the customs inspection area. During routine questioning the driver seems extremely nervous and hesitates when answering questions. The customs officer cannot help but feel that something is just not right. She decides to search the vehicle. Hidden

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    into Manzanar after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Once they get there‚ they are faced with circumstances that no human should face after being forced out of their homes and old lives and into an unknown terrain that diminishes every last bit of pride and dignity they had worked for. One morning‚ Mama Wakes up to find her family covered in sand from the sandstorm that had happened the night before. Mama gets Woody to cover up the open boards and has the family clean up the barrack into something more livable

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    confinement of aliens‚ prisoners of war‚ and political prisoners. There are many different opinions on whether or not internment was the right choice after the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ December 7th‚ 1941‚ because even though the Japanese did the bombing‚ that doesn’t mean that every Japanese American become a criminal and gets looked upon with suspicion. Even though there was hardly enough verified evidence for the opinion that’s pro-internment‚ many people still believe that it was the right choice

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    It was the fact that gunmen killed four Phalangists that caused the war to ignite in Beirut on April 13‚ 1975; the attack was originally aimed on Pierre Jumayyil. The assassins were believed to be Palestinian and therefore later on during that same day‚ the Phalangists retaliated with an attack on a bus that was travelling through a Christian neighborhood. The bus was filled with Palestinian passengers and twenty-six occupants were killed. Fighting erupted the next day between Phalangists and Palestinian

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