already had on the borders. With the economy in a flux‚ UAVs could provide a cheaper and more efficient way to watch over our vast borders by eliminating or limiting the need for expensive manned aircraft. For the United States to protect American citizens against terrorist infiltration by illegally crossing our borders‚ the United States Government has tasked the Department of Homeland Defense (DHS) to defeat all illegal immigration into the U.S. Whether it is by land‚ sea‚ or air‚ this
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“terrorists use violence to provoke governments into harsh and indiscriminate counterterrorism responses in order to radicalize and mobilize a population whose interests the terrorists claim to represent” (des Mesquita & Dickson‚ 2014: 364). Mobilization works if the target over-reacts by enforcing repressive counterterrorism policies that negatively affects moderates (Berry‚ 1987: 8-12). Overreaction and repressive counterterrorism can create greater social‚ economic and political grievances that push
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Effective counterterrorism relies on much more than a reduction in civil liberties. Although arguments have been made that we must all give up some liberties in the name of security‚ these security measures are rarely short lived and often lead to a contentious relationship between the American public and the government that serves it. The National Security Agency’s (NSA) global surveillance program‚ made public by Edward Snowden‚ exemplify how government efforts to collect data can be viewed as
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insurgency. Colombia was the world’s leading producer of cocaine until Peru recently overtook it in cultivation of coca. The cocaine industry has been the major source of funds for the Marxist rebel group and a cause of crime and instability in the South American country. With the agreement on ending the drug trade‚ the two sides have resolved three of the six points on their agenda. Previously FARC and the government had reached deals on agrarian reform and political participation. Colombia and FARC rebels
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We’ve all heard the alarming statistic- only 15% of Americans own a passport. (Update: That number is about 21% now) That number is now rising but only because Americans are required to show a passport when going to Mexico and Canada. Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin only got her passport last year and has only been to military bases in Iraq and Germany. In fact‚ she has implied that traveling is for the rich: “I’m not one of those who maybe come from a background of‚ you know‚ kids who perhaps
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Terrorism and Counterterrorism in the United States On September 11th‚ 2001‚ at 8:46 AM the United States experienced something that would transform it forever. The first aircraft smashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center and the second hit the South Tower at 9:03. At 9:37 a third airliner hit the Pentagon and at 10:03 the fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. This was a truly sad day when nearly 3‚000 people were killed in this violent terrorist act. It has not stopped there
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Effectiveness of Torture in Counterterrorism Robert Reitenauer Pennsylvania State University Abstract The use of torture in the world is not a new idea. The use of torture in the world dates back to the 530 AD Roman Empire where Roman jurists viewed the virtues of torture as “the highest forms of truth (Ross‚ 2005).” The United States though has a long history of humane practices of prisoners captured during war. In the Revolutionary War‚ General George Washington ordered that his troops never
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families have sent their children overseas to study. The idea of going overseas for the education is an exciting prospect for many people. But while the overseas education may offer some advantages‚ it is probably easy to bring some disadvantages because of the difficulties a student inevitably encounters living and studying in a different culture. Then‚ what are the pros and cons of overseas education? The main advantage of overseas education is academic ones. Overseas education offers many good foreign
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Overseas Employment A Concept Paper Presented to Mrs. Maria Suzette G. Palao Language and Humanities Department San Beda College Alabang In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Eng 102 (Technical Writing) Second Semester Academic Year 2011-2012 by De Jesus‚ Kim Kea R. Ocampo‚ Victoria Joselle A. Vasquez‚ Nica Tere B. Abstract Overseas employment refers to employment of a worker outside a country. Overseas employment has been part of Filipino households’ lives. It provides
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statistics in the article‚ Nurses Perception of Family Presence During Resuscitation‚ written by Tudor‚ Berger‚ Polivka‚ Chlebowy‚ and Thomas (2014) include demographic information such as age‚ sex‚ and ethnicity; as well as information regarding the participants years of experience and current work area‚ along with participant’s personal experience‚ if any‚ with the resuscitation of a family member. The Family Presence Risk-Benefit Scale and Family-Presence Self-Confidence Scale included in the article
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