"Ethics and the “War on Terrorism” 1. The definition of terrorism is problematic. How does this affect our view of terrorism? a. There exist a number of “official” and legal definitions as well as those suggested by researchers and commenter’s. Some explanations of the meaning of terrorism focus only on terrorism cared out by individuals and groups and ignore state terrorism altogether‚ others emphasize the political objective of terrorist acts‚ and still other frame terrorist acts of criminal
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What is Terrorism? By: James Morris Terrorism Terrorism is political phenomenon by which offenders threaten or use violence on civilians with the intent of exploiting fear. It can be defined as substitute classification of political violence. A quote by Sloan (2006) states “Terrorism is intentional violent acts carried out by nonstate actors against noncombatants with the purpose of effecting a political response.” In our society‚ the term terrorism is a method or strategy to effect political
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Ethnic Pressures Pakistan’s 180 million people are divided into five main ethnic groups: Punjabi (44.7 percent)‚ Pashtun (15.4 percent)‚ Sindhi (14.1 percent)‚ Muhajirs (7.6 percent)‚ and Balochi (3.6 percent).The country is divided into four provinces: Punjab‚ Sindh‚ Balochistan‚ and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as North-West Frontier Province‚ or NWFP). In addition‚ there are the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)‚ Pakistan-administered Kashmir‚ and Gilgit-Baltistan. Historically
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Terrorism Influences The history of terrorism has affected governments‚ communities‚ businesses and individuals. Terrorism has been around for thousands of years but the term was not developed until the French Revolution. Underlying conditions such as corruption‚ poverty‚ and religious conflict create opportunities for terrorists to exploit and take advantage of. Some of these conditions are real and some are made-up. Through the last 200 years‚ the concept of terrorism has been used to
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Essay on Terrorism Posted by Ultius on Friday‚ 17 May 2013 in Sample Work Font size: Larger Smaller Hits: 858 0 Comments More Sharing ServicesBookmark What do terrorists really want? Money? Power? Publicity? Many researchers have concluded that a free media helps perpetuate terrorism in a society; without publicity‚ the actions of terrorist groups may ineffective and counterproductive in achieving their end goals. Thus‚ there is a relationship between the free media and
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the differences between terrorism‚ state terrorism‚ and state-sponsored terrorism. From Merriam Webster: Terror- a state of intense fear; a cause of anxiety. Violent or destructive acts committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or Government into granting their demands. Terrorism- the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. From Terrorism Today (The Past‚ the Players‚ the Future) The Homeland Security Act of 2002 defines terrorism as “ any activity that
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Terrorism involves activities such as assassinations‚ bombings‚ random killings‚ hijackings‚ and skyjackings. It is used for political‚ not military‚ purposes‚ and by groups too weak to mount open assaults. Terrorism reaches back to ancient Greece and has occurred throughout history. In the 20th cent. acts of terrorism have been associated with the Italian Red Brigades‚ the Irish Republican Army‚ the Palestine Liberation Organization‚ Peru ’s Shining Path‚ and the Weathermen among many groups. It
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Armando Palumbo Professor Christopher Johnston ENC1101 April 21st ETA: Terrorism in Spain Since 1958 Spain has been under the attack of a terrorist entity named ETA or Euzkadi Ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Freedom). This socialist paramilitary group was funded during the period of the authoritarian dictatorship Francisco Franco‚ as an opposition to his politics. Eta’s main objective is to set free the socialist country Euskal Herria (Basque Country)‚ located in Spanish territory.
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to do with Religion. Much has been said about Palestinian terrorism being a result of Islamist radicalism involving the creation of a unified Muslim state in the Middle East. Equally prevalent in this discussion is the Israeli use of terrorism in the name of Zionist movement. Religion has been the guise for the justification of this “rational” terrorism‚ when in fact there is nothing rational about it. In this context‚ rational terrorism is defined as violence against civilians as a clear means
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Introduction In an effort to combat terrorism more effectively as a law enforcement agency‚ the agency should look at strengthening cooperation between the organizations responsible for combating terrorism‚ such as the FBI‚ CIA‚ INA‚ all police agencies‚ and even politicians have a role to play in combating terrorism. Agency Roles The police can conduct criminal investigations‚ arrest suspects‚ and bring them to trial. They also may try to insert spies into terrorist groups. In some countries
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