Going up in Smoke: Terrorist Financing and Contraband Cigarettes A strange bond exists between smokers‚ contraband operators‚ and terrorists around the world‚ as ‚ contraband cigarettes indirectly fund terrorist activities. By Antonio L. Rappa For The Straits Times In the year 2000‚ United States authorities caught two Lebanese brothers for running a multimillion-dollar smuggling operation‚ moving low-tax cigarettes from North Carolina to high-tax Michigan. It was a major coup for the Bureau
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person’s terrorist is another person’s freedom fighter.” According to Dictionary.com‚ the definition of “terrorist” is “a person‚ usually a member of a group‚ who advocates terrorism or a person who frightens others.” As for the phase “freedom fighter”‚ it refers to “a person who battles against established forces of tyranny and dictatorship.” In the Western media‚ and often in the world media “Terrorists” are always described as violent people‚ and enemies of world peace. However‚ are terrorist methods
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Conflict will always be a part of human nature due to our complex make up and conflicting ideas and values. Whilst the inevitability of conflict brings much pain and suffering‚ it is not always a bad thing as it can allow for true heroes to arise and act in a way that benefits the greater good. Adversity brings out the best and worst in all people this means that there is a very thin line between a hero and a villain. An individual’s involvement in conflict is a matter of perspective; this means
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Cyber Crime‚ Foreign Invasion and Terrorist Threat: Homeland Security Greatest Peril Faver A. Londono Jr.- this was donated by FAL to help other have an idea of their reseasch paper Glendale Community College Abstract In recent years our security‚ privacy‚ safety and our way of life has been invaded by individuals around the world. Today this great nation has rebuilt our national security and created the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Their main focus is in developing methods that
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Essay Question: Critically evaluate the differences in the representation of terrorists and terrorism before and after 9/11. The representation of terrorists and terrorism can be said to have changed significantly since the attacks on the United States of America on September 11th 2001. On this day‚ referred to as 9/11‚ Islamist extremists hijacked four aeroplanes that were flying above the United States. The hijackers intentionally flew two of these planes
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THE THEME OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN DIFFERENT COLOURS AND TERRORISTS OF THE ABERDARE BY NG’ANG’A MBUGUA. Kavila‚ Faith Syokau A Research Project Submitted For Examination in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Arts in Literature‚ University of Nairobi. 2013 i DECLARATION This research project is my original work and has not been presented for award of a degree in any other university. Candidate: Kavila Faith Syokau Signature: ________________
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AVIATION SECURITY AND THE CONTINUED TERRORIST THREATS ON OUR NATIONS AIRPORTS‚ AIRLINES AND INFRASTRUCTURE Introduction: The title of this report is “Aviation Security and the Continued Terrorist Threats on our Nations Airports‚ Airlines and Infrastructure.” The purpose of this report is to discuss the current security deficiencies associated with airports‚ airlines and the nation’s infrastructure. Security prior to September 11‚ 2001 at most of the nations’ airports were chaotic at
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Case Study: TSSi M-9 (Questions 1 & 2) Austin Crouch 09/26/2017 COB 300 Question 1 Especially with abundant and recent terrorist attacks in Belgium and its surrounding areas‚ the need for the M-9 tactical backpack and its emergency application is high. The M-9 solving the problem of conventional bulky and thick medical packs allows easy transportation and storage. The four removable mesh pockets allow multiple responders to use the back pack in different areas. Therefore‚ any task force including
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HEZBOLLAH (حزب الله) A LOOK INTO THE HISTORY AND IDEOLOGY OF A TERRORIST GROUP TURNED POLITICAL POWERHOUSE BY DEAN M. KEMP TERRORISM (ADJ 202) DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE BACKGROUND Hezbollah is also known as: Islamic Jihad‚ Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine‚ Organization of the Oppressed on Earth‚ Party of God‚ Revolutionary Justice Organization‚ and The Islamic Resistance. The name “Hezbollah” is Arabic‚ which translates to‚ “Party of God‚” and whose name comes
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TOPIC: In what ways‚ if any‚ have terrorists exploited religion‚ the media and democratic processes to pursue their goals? The events of September 11 brought the issue of terrorism to the forefront of world affairs through global mass media. The media linked the terrorists to the religion of Islam. Due to international human rights‚ democratic governments are finding it difficult to combat terrorism. In this essay I will critically discuss how terrorists group has exploited the media‚ the religion
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