Essays on Terrorism Benjamin Kuipers‚ PhD‚ Professor‚ Computer Sciences‚ University of Texas at Austin The following three essays discuss the causes and cures for terrorism. They were written at particular points in time and include references to specific events‚ but the principles they describe are timeless‚ I believe. “How to Defeat Terrorism” was written in May 2004‚ at a time when the U.S. occupation of Iraq could see no light at either end of the tunnel. “Identifying Terrorists as a Diagnosis
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The psychological explanations of why terrorism occurs in the first place can be taken advantage of to reduce overall terrorism in society. If an in-group changes its personal beliefs and values‚ an individual’s personal beliefs will change to match that of the collective self. If a terrorist group can change its collective beliefs
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“Terrorism and Requiem for the Twin Towers” was written in 2002 by Jean Baudrillard‚ a French twentieth century philosopher and sociologist and published in the French newspaper Le Monde on the one-year anniversary of 9/11. Baudrillard delves into many separate subjects in this essay such as‚ the underlying symbolism of events in contrast to non-events‚ the breakdown of a singular dominant world player (the West‚ especially the US)‚ and the effect of media imagery in the reporting of world events
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Terrorism has been around for centuries. It has evolved from its beginning and as time passes the strategies and techniques change. Every terrorist uses a certain cause as an excuse to justify their terror attacks. Just because someone is a terrorist isn’t doesn’t mean that they have mental issues. They believe that they are following God’s will and will find themselves in paradise for carrying out these activities. Terrorism in the Middle East has its roots in the Arab-Israeli conflict that
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Michael Buda Professor Trujillo English 60 MW 8:15pm 25 February 2013 Word Count: 2‚600 I Will Conquer Veni‚ Vidi‚ Vici (I came‚ I saw‚ I conquered) - Julius Caesar It was March 31‚ 2008 and I my alarm woke me up at 7AM as it usually did. However‚ this wasn’t a normal morning. I was throwing up in the morning for the past 2 weeks. I went to doctors at Kaiser Permanente to get blood tests and everything seemed fine. They always had me in the room with the little bed thing and the weird
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Summary The global traffic in illicit drugs contributes to terrorist risk through at least five mechanisms: supplying cash‚ creating chaos and instability‚ supporting corruption‚ providing “cover” and sustaining common infrastructures for illicit activity‚ and competing for law enforcement and intelligence attention. Of these‚ cash and chaos are likely to be the two most important. Different drugs‚ different trafficking routes‚ and different organizations have different relationships to terrorist
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The purpose of the War Convention is to establish the duties of the persons engaged in the act of aggression. Michael Walzer defined the War Convention as the articulated norms‚ customs‚ professional codes‚ precepts‚ religious‚ philosophical principles and reciprocal arrangements that shape our judgement of military conduct. Thus‚ the War Convention may be interpreted as the multitude of non-binding moral criteria by which the justice of actions within the prosecution of conflict may be judged. The
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Terrorism as a “Social Status” After September 11‚ 2001‚ Muslims have been the targets of social discrimination due to the high belief that all Muslims are terrorists. That fateful day changed the way America perceived them‚ which increased animosity between those of Muslim faith and those who are not. Post 9/11‚ we as a country look at Muslims as people who are violent‚ evil‚ and that none practice what they preach. However on the other hand‚ we believe they all are radical Muslims‚ ready to
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Terrorism as an International Phenomenon International terrorism‚ intelligence gathering and covert operations are all phenomenon‚ which intrigue the minds of many people both young and old. This paper is a historical recount and study on the various elements that comprise an international operation. It is also a vehicle for discussing the effects of intelligence agencies around the world‚ with particular interest in the CIA‚ Mossad‚ and KGB. This paper will show the various results of failed
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Stacy Norton 03 October‚ 2012 Old Testament Ballard Terrorism and the Old Testament Many terrorist organizations use their religious texts as justification for their acts of terrorism. People even go as far to say that God‚ as depicted in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible‚ encourages those acts as a way to defend their actions. While it is true that the Old Testament has evidence of God sending out his people to defend his word and his chosen people‚ it should not be taken as black
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