Terrorism in Southeast Asia Bruce Vaughn‚ Coordinator Specialist in Asian Affairs Emma Chanlett-Avery Specialist in Asian Affairs Ben Dolven Section Research Manager Mark E. Manyin Specialist in Asian Affairs Michael F. Martin Analyst in Asian Trade and Finance Larry A. Niksch Specialist in Asian Affairs October 16‚ 2009 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 www.crs.gov RL34194 CRS Report for Congress Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Terrorism in Southeast
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terrorists for simply being enemy combatants. However‚ if they are deliberately targeting noncombatants with the intention of killing as many civilians as possible‚ they are clearly terrorists. The author holds that there is a “nihilistic edge to terrorism” as their goals are for brutal destruction in some hope of ludicrous utopian goals. She also compares the training videos of our U.S. military with that of one Islamic radical terrorist group. The U.S. military training videos teach our soldiers
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SPECIAL FORCES UNITS 2 Special Forces are “military or police units specially trained‚ equipped‚ and organized to combat terrorism” (Coombs‚ 2006‚ pg. 251). The Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) “is a battalion-sized high-readiness special operations unit and is capable of conducting and enabling a broad range of missions‚ including direct action‚ defense diplomacy
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The horror of domestic terrorism is a problem all Americans should be concerned with‚ especially since there is a violent subculture in this nation which seeks out and indoctrinates people into their way of life. The crime that I will be focusing on during the course of this paper will be domestic terrorism‚ specifically hate groups such as the KKK‚ and various other white supremacy groups. The theory that I will be using to try and explain these crimes will be subcultural theory‚ but more especially
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macro picture. A sectoral analysis sheds more light on the possible damage to different industries. "Terrorism’s economic impact has normally been short lived‚" says a report titled‚ Economic Impact of Terrorism‚ by securities firm Anand Rathi Financial Services. "The immediate impact of terrorism is the loss of life‚ destruction of property and loss of man-days. Terrorist acts also cause uncertainty‚ which impacts economic activity. Tourism is one of the first areas to be hit‚ with hospitality and
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Root Causes of terrorism In Pakistan : Not only Pakistan but the whole world is facing the problems of prevailing terrorist activities in one or some other form. These activities and attacks are prevailing like the cancer in the whole world that may be the most developed nations or the third world countries. In Pakistan Some attribute the terrorism and these terrorist activities to the political instability‚ economic conditions‚ standard of lives of the masses. yet others attribute it to the religious
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Terrorism is a trend which spans centuries‚ continents and ideologies. It is the act of committing violence against others‚ be they civilian‚ military or governments in order to raise awareness about a group‚ ideology or cause. Throughout history terrorism has been influenced by many forces but three key forces have shaped this trend the most significantly. Religion is often a driving force for acts of terror especially when the perpetrators of terrorism believe their religious practices and views
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KD PANGLIMA HITAM Naval Special Force Lumut Naval Base 32100 LUMUT Perak STAFF STUDDIES Topic: Enhancing Royal Malaysian Navy’s Aerial Boarding Capability. Reference: (See Annexure B - References). 1. Problem. To establish Aerial Boarding Party for the RMN in order to enhance RMN’s aerial boarding capability in supporting its MIOps in Malaysian waters. 2. Assumption. Nil. 3. Facts Bearing on the Problem. 4.1. Environment. Malaysia is a maritime country. Almost all of Peninsular
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Political Violence Question 1: What are the main causes of radicalization of Islamic youths in today’s world? Explain how inspiration and opportunity help create actual terror attacks. In his book‚ Sageman breaks down radicalization of the youth into 4 categories: Moral outrage‚ war with Islam‚ resonance with personal experiences and mobilized by networks. In the moral outrage section‚ Sageman explains that youth is motivated by three areas: suffering‚ humiliation and media. When referring
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and hazardous enough to disturb the whole globe in a single event as in the case of September 9 terrorist attack on Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The meaning and interpretation of terrorism after this event has entirely been changed however certain old reasons of terrorism do persist specially in Pakistan. Social‚ Economic‚ Political‚ Religious‚ Ethnic‚ Regional and Lingual clashes and inequalities bring groups into direct and alarming confrontations. Religious Fanaticism
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