David C. Rapoport‚ 1999‚ "Terrorism‚" Encyclopedia of Violence‚ Peace and Conflict‚ San Diego‚ CA: Academic Press 3:497-510. The phenomenon of terrorism may be quite ancient‚ but the concept is modern (p. 498). Examples of ancient terrorists include the Assassins in early Islam‚ the Zealots in 1st century Judaism‚ and the Thugs in 13th to 19th century Hinduism (501). During the French Revolution from 1789-1799 some groups used acts of terrorism‚ and even created a culture of terror‚ as a desperate
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RUNNING HEAD: The 50 Years’ War The 50 Years’ War Shain Ellison Thomas ABSTRACT Since its creation in 1948‚ the state of Israel has been on a constant state of war against those who wish to see it destroyed and its people annihilated. The creation of the state of Israel was the culmniation of centuries of struggle and persecution on the part of the Jews to have or to reclaim their homeland in Palestine which they firmly believed with total conviction was promised to them by God‚ “Go forth
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al Justice Know your Terrorists Juan Ceballos Johnny Innocent Lerue Sarvis Sony Cameau David E. Allende Susan Johnson University Of Phoenix Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice CJE 313 Sgt. Patrick Hart December 11th‚ 2007 Know your Terrorists Terrorist" is a word used so often and so loosely that it has lost a clear meaning. Currently‚ the term "terrorist" is
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NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ JODHPUR Subject: International Relations Israel- Palestine Conflict: History and Solution Submitted by: Mitali Agarwal and Pragati K. B Roll no. 924 Roll no. 929 IV semester IV semester BPSc LLB BPSc LLB Submitted to: Prof. Om Prakash National Law University‚ Jodhpur Abstract After more than 50 years of war‚ terrorism‚ peace negotiation and human suffering‚ Israel and Palestine remain as far from a peaceful settlement as ever
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Research Paper Topic: International Terrorism Is a Product of Globalization Course: Academic Reading & Writing II Instructor: George Rueckert Written by: Vakhobov Rustamjon; ID: 20111496 [pic] Almaty 2012 International Terrorism Is a Product of Globalization Outline Thesis Statement: Globalization has been mostly a positive phenomenon in past decades‚ but since 9/11 it has been the major factor in the expansion of international terrorism. I. Globalization
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without central leadership.[62] The conflict is asymmetrical‚ with clashes taking place in many towns and cities across the country.[63] Late 2011 marked growing influence of the Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra within the opposition forces‚ and in 2013 Hezbollah entered the war in support of the Syrian army.[64][65] The Syrian government is further upheld by military support from Russia and Iran‚ while Qatar and Saudi Arabia transfer weapons to the rebels.[66] By July 2013‚ the Syrian government controls
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Terrorism has been a major concern for the United States government for many years. Citizens of the United States have been immune to the terrorist attacks that are taking place overseas. When The World Trade Center was attacked using a car bomb in 1993‚ terrorism was brought upon the door steps of Americans. What was once a headline on the daily news has now became a reality in the life of the American citizen. An essential element in the strategy for the war on terrorism is to dismantle or disrupt
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The Tamils are an ethic group and lives in southern India and on Sri Lanka (mainly in the state of Tamil Nadu); it is an island of 21 million people odd the southern tip of India. According to a 2001 government census‚ most Tamils live in the eastern and the northern Sri Lanka‚ and they comprise approximately 10 percent of the island’s population. From their religion most of them are Hindu but Tamil language set them apart from the four fifths of Sri Lankans who are Sinhalese; the members of a largely
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1. Defining terrorism a. Institutional definitions i. British: The use of violence for political ends includes the use of violence to put the public‚ or any part of society in fear ii. EU Interior: The use or threatened use by a cohesive ministers group- a violence short of warfare (excludes states) iii. US State Department: Any violence perpetrated for political reasons by sub-national groups or secret state agents‚ open directed at non-combatants to influence a target audience iv. US Criminal
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Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Framework HSM 433 Counter Terrorism & Intelligence Analysis January 14‚ 2012 Counter Terrorism and Intelligence Framework Terrorism is the warfare of the future. The battlefield has changed and it will take professional intelligence agencies to gather information about these unorthodox combatants. To help fight the war on terror‚ intelligence corporations must be present. However‚ some of the agencies can be combined with others to make a “super agency”
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