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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York City‚ numerous anti-terrorist measures were enacted worldwide. The Anti-Terrorism Act (Bill C-36) was introduced in Canada on Oct. 15‚ 2001‚ and became reality on Dec. 24‚ 2001 (Wark‚ 2006). While the purpose of this legislation was to fortify Canadian security against terrorism‚ it has done so at the expense of citizens’ rights. More powers have been granted to police and courts in their war against terrorism‚ but certain Canadian citizens may be innocently caught in the crossfire. The
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"Religious fundamentalism and terrorism are products of globalisation. Discuss." Following evidence of a revitalisation in religious faith1 throughout the world‚ and a series of terrorist incidents purportedly motivated by religious fundamentalism‚ various commentators have argued globalisation has ushered in new forms of radical religious belief and expression and a unique form of contemporary terrorism. This essay contends that while various forms of religious belief and terrorism have been present in
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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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HARVEY_P_ESSAY_ Tackling Terrorism in Liberal Democracies The basic question is not whether terrorism can be defeated; even third-rate dictatorships have shown that it can be put down with great ease. The real problem is the price that has to be paid by liberal societies valuing their democratic traditions. Over the last two decades considerable academic debate has taken place concerning the correlation between differing political systems and terrorism. It has become somewhat conventional wisdom
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extremists and then terrorism begins. Extremists start bombing or hurting people because they believe that their religion is the only true religion. The United States like many countries have interests in oil over in the Middle Eastern countries. When other countries get involved it brings with it more extremists who then think they must get rid of all the imperialists or as they usually call them infidels‚ or even those who challenge their religion or ideals and interests. This causes terrorism to escalate
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Terrorism from individual‚ national‚ international perspectives The one of the most needed and appreciated things in a persons life is security. If a person could reach the degree of protection against danger‚ damage‚ loss‚ and crime than the whole State and the World would be in peace and harmony. It all starts from an individual level and goes till the international or vice versa. The feeling of security is important for individuals as much as for the national and international level‚ because
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Terrorism has swallowed global law and order.Terrorist activities have knitted their web across the globe and act as a threat to the society and lives of billions of civilians.Terrorism in India is very deep rooted and complicated to realize.It exists in many forms ‚starting from jehadi terror from inside or across the border to naxalism .Terrorism has been a social stigma of Indian society which has cut the very fabric of Indian society into pieces. With this ever increasing insecurity amongst
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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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What have been the most common tactics/weapons and threats used by terrorists/terror groups in the Middle East since 9/11/01? The most common tactics/weapons and threats used by terrorists/terror group in the Middle East since 9/11 are bombings which can include car bombs‚ improvised explosive devices (IED’s)‚ suicide attacks and explosives. Next we have rocket and mortar attacks‚ vehicle based attacks which is when they used any motor vehicle to run over people walking or to ram into vehicles.
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