Political Terrorism in Nigeria: Cursory and Critical Appraisal Shote Paul Oluwaseun‚ LLB‚ BL.* Introduction One of the core reasons for political apathy in Nigeria today is the continuous uprising and bedeviling terror associated to our political system. Many have tagged politics to be a dirty game; they sensibly opined that active participation in the political activities in Nigeria is tantamount to embarking on a journey of no return because of mendacious and purposeless minds who are mere opportunists
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The concept of terrorism and how it is applied with psychological and behavioral patterns is not easily identified. Peter Olsson’s concept of the “in-betweener” identifies it as those in a state of transition‚ seeking social cohesion and a route to overcome frustration with status in their life (2013). This theory is conducive with many studies on terrorist transformations and historical narratives of terrorists. As I mentioned in a previous forum post‚ personal grievance’s and perceived inequalities
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Answers to Terror James Swanson ENG 122 English Composition II Kari Lomanno 14 July 2014 Terrorism is defined as the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. Unfortunately‚ when many people hear the term terrorism‚ they think of 9-11 and the horrific events of that day. That reason is why most individuals think that military force is the most logical answer to snuffing out terrorists. One of the largest problems with that course of action is the loss of human life
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interesting thing here is that although they seem to exist in totally separate worlds‚ we respond to these school shootings in the same way we respond to terrorism. We provide the big screen footage‚ we provide the news coverage and constant attention‚ we provide as mass showing of caught up in it we all are and how much fear it produces. Terrorism works because it produces a response of fear and panic‚ warfare through psychological reaction and by reacting we show that we have given away our power
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of terrorism. The official approach to this changing terrorism is rather complicated. The terrorist of yesterday is the hero of today‚ and the hero of yesterday becomes the terrorist of today . There is then a great need to know what contemporary terrorism is and what it is not. Terrorism is a calculated use of power to achieve a political change‚ thus violence or equally important‚ the threat of violence is used and directed in pursuit of‚ or in service of a political aim . Terrorism is
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There is a link between terrorism and tourism but it is not simple. Terrorism does not seem to have a big effect on domestic tourism but mostly affects international tourism. If a host country has had widespread media attention to a terrorism event‚ tourist numbers see a major drop from selected areas. Low level terrorism gradually reduces tourism over a period of time‚ and surprise‚ brutal attacks have an immediate negative impact. The prevalence of violence is more important than the enormity of
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Information can matter even more when the adversary wears no uniform and blends in with the civilian population‚ in a “war against terrorism”. Can torture sometimes be justified to extract information? The international law says “No.” as laid down in treaties like the Geneva Conventions‚ the UN Convention against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; all
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Terrorism: A New Mode of Dehumanizing People into ‘Targets’ Fr. Mathew Cherian cmi 1. Introduction The twentieth century (1900-2000) witnessed two world-renowned figures who were also contemporaries. Both had a powerful influence upon the world. But the means they adopted to influence the world were entirely opposite. Indeed‚ the philosophy of life they proclaimed was such that the course of history chronicled a number of offspring to their ideologies. The first one was Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
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The threat of natural disasters has been around since the beginnings of the earth. Mankind has never been without the safety concerns and precautions associated with these threats. Yet it seems that in the last one hundred years or so the terroristic threats have become a far greater concern to the U.S. population. If the number of casualties from both threats were compared with each other‚ the numbers for one would hardly be anywhere near the other. Natural disasters are far more dangerous‚ yet
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2 SEP 2002 DO THE MEDIA ENCOURAGE TERRORISM There has been a lot of thought put into finding a more effective way to build intelligence efforts to make a stronger product for decisions of national security. The use of the media and worldwide reporters can be used in the effort to build more information on the intelligence products‚ but the usage will be limited. It is not very likely that the government of Pakistan will sponsor a column disclosing a list of nuclear assets every week‚ or that
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