Essays on Terrorism Benjamin Kuipers‚ PhD‚ Professor‚ Computer Sciences‚ University of Texas at Austin The following three essays discuss the causes and cures for terrorism. They were written at particular points in time and include references to specific events‚ but the principles they describe are timeless‚ I believe. “How to Defeat Terrorism” was written in May 2004‚ at a time when the U.S. occupation of Iraq could see no light at either end of the tunnel. “Identifying Terrorists as a Diagnosis
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Terrorism is not a Muslim Monopoly Kamlesh Kumar Singh Research Scholar Deptt. of Sociology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Email-kamleshsingh206@gmail.com M.N. - 09369240262‚ 09026399178 Abstract “All Muslims may not be terrorists‚ but all terrorists are Muslims”. This comment‚ frequently heard after the Mumbai bomb blasts implies that terrorism is a Muslim specialty‚ if not a monopoly. The facts are very different. First there is nothing new about terrorism. The term
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“Terrorism and Requiem for the Twin Towers” was written in 2002 by Jean Baudrillard‚ a French twentieth century philosopher and sociologist and published in the French newspaper Le Monde on the one-year anniversary of 9/11. Baudrillard delves into many separate subjects in this essay such as‚ the underlying symbolism of events in contrast to non-events‚ the breakdown of a singular dominant world player (the West‚ especially the US)‚ and the effect of media imagery in the reporting of world events
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schism. While both a terrorist and a revolutionary wish to create pivotal change‚ terrorists use violence nondescriptly to influence those around them‚ whereas revolutionaries value the process of achieving their goal as well as the goal itself. Terrorism is a word that seems to permeate modern media. Not a day goes by that the average American hears of the activities of a terrorist group halfway around the world. It’s easily observed that we dislike terrorists. In the context of American politics
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Terrorism has been around for centuries. It has evolved from its beginning and as time passes the strategies and techniques change. Every terrorist uses a certain cause as an excuse to justify their terror attacks. Just because someone is a terrorist isn’t doesn’t mean that they have mental issues. They believe that they are following God’s will and will find themselves in paradise for carrying out these activities. Terrorism in the Middle East has its roots in the Arab-Israeli conflict that
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Terrorism is the simple fact of threatening another country of violence and carrying on with deathly results such as destruction and casualties. Terrorism does work because it creates fears among people. For example‚ in the holocaust‚ the terrorists “Hitler” wanted to whip out of earth an entire race of people called Jews because they lived on the land he controlled. The land that he wanted Germans to live in. To achieve their goals they placed all Jews into ghettos‚ where they died from starvation
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The Father of American Terrorism By Ken Chowder Many historians believe that the pre-Civil War antislavery activist John Brown would be considered the first American domestic terrorist. Terrorism is defined as using fear through violence to achieve a goal‚ especially for political purposes. It is obvious that Brown had these qualities. Even before coming into light as an antislavery extremist he had an incident at his home where he barricaded himself and two of his sons with muskets to avoid
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these terrorist are looking to gain political power. Terrorism’s psychological effect on the public has increased due to the increased coverage by the media. Governments are struggling to prevent terrorist attacks although they are taking action. Terrorism has taken place since the beginning of time and will continue to be a pressing issue. On September 11‚ 2001 the massive terrorist attack of 911 took place causing devastation to the United States. Members of an Islamic extremist group were searching
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Stacy Norton 03 October‚ 2012 Old Testament Ballard Terrorism and the Old Testament Many terrorist organizations use their religious texts as justification for their acts of terrorism. People even go as far to say that God‚ as depicted in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible‚ encourages those acts as a way to defend their actions. While it is true that the Old Testament has evidence of God sending out his people to defend his word and his chosen people‚ it should not be taken as black
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Paris and found out that they had a problem. Three days after the attacks on Paris‚ the New York police went on an “offense and defense” strategy in response to the terrorism threats. “The story of how the new unit‚ known as the Critical Response Command‚ came into being traces the history of the city’s evolving approach to terrorism‚ from the creation of the counterterrorism and intelligence divisions in the months after the attacks of 2001‚ to 2004‚ when the Police Department began pulling precinct
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