As of this moment, our government has currently been able to identify several different forms of domestic extremist groups that have coincided within our local, state and federal pentatrienes, such as White Supremacists or Neo-Nazi’s, political extremist, and array of other large coordinated prison gangs. Nevertheless, with the increasing risk of more home-grown radical Islamic terrorist turning up on United States soil, great levels of distress have recently been expressed by Americans because of the looming risk of what could result from this prisoner radicalization. The recent uprising of the radical Islamic extremist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has resulted in a significant rise in the number of annual domestic terrorism- related arrests. The ideology implemented through ISIS’s methods of teaching, has
Coloradoan Anti-Abortionist to be charged with Terrorism The police in Colorado is thinking of charging a man, named Dear, with terrorism. Dear have been talking incoherent things about ‘baby parts’ after being arrested and is said to be a very strong anti-abortionist. Dear has been arrested few days back for barging in Planned Parenthood clinic armed and then suddenly opening fire.
Chapter 4: The Statistics Behind Stealth Campaigns The battle between Christian Right politicians and anti-Christian Right politicians has been a long one, most distinguishably beginning in the 1920s with the clash between evolutionists and anti-evolutionists (pp. 3). While this issue is still in debate, modern day attention is being drawn to “stealth campaigns” – that is, as paraphrased from page 83 of School Board Battles, Christian Right political candidates’ downplay of their connections to Christian coalitions and exaggeration of their moderate viewpoints to the public, all while organizing voters in conservative churches. The subject is controversial and one of the main topics discussed in Melissa Deckman’s book, School Board Battles.
The Timothy McVeigh bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 19th 1995 was one of the deadliest domestic terrorist acts in the history of the United States, killing 168 with 15 of them being children and injuring many more. The attack by McVeigh and his sole accomplice Terry Nichols proved to be an attack done because of anger with American Government and what they believed to be a noble cause. When analyzing Timothy McVeigh and searching for the motives behind the attack it becomes apparent that the decision to become a terrorist and follow through with the attack best fits the rational choice theory. It is clearly rational choice because the definition and necessities of rational choice clearly
The first homemade bomb exploded at a university in Chicago in 1978. Although, not known as the Unabomber yet, his antics continued sporadically over the next seventeen years. In the FBI case file, it stated that along the way, he sowed fear and panic, even threatened to blow up airliners in flight. This home grown terrorist was the worst in American history. After reading this summary, you will have a clear understanding of the sheer terror that Theodore (Ted) Kaczynski cause for over a decade in America.
This paper will compare and contrast the Red Scare of 1919 compared to the attack of America’s security and well-being on 9/11. The first comparison is that both were terroristic threats and involved spiritual persuasion of different religions on U.S. soil. The first part of the red scare was following the Bolshevik Russian Revolution of 1917 and the years following world war one. Authorities in April of 1919 found a plot for shipping thirty six bombs to members of the establishment of J.P. Morgan. In the year of 1919 on June 2, eight bombs went off in eight separate cities.
Alan Dershowitz begins his article “ Should the Ticking Bomb Terrorist Be Tortured” by questioning whether one person can be tortured to save the lives of many others. Dershowitz displays both sides of the argument before shifting the question. Dershowitz asserts that the question is not if torture should be used on a ticking bomb terrorist, rather the question is whether the torture is done openly under a legal framework or secretly and illegally. He then simplifies the conflict to the prioritization of values. While the argument that Dershowitz constructs seems to leave very little room for disagreement, there are ways in which to collapse his entire premise.
Syed Rizwan Farook -- who along with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, carried out the San Bernardino shooting massacre -- apparently was radicalized and in touch with people being investigated by the FBI for international terrorism, law enforcement officials said Thursday. Farook 's apparent radicalization contributed to his role in the mass shooting of 14 people Wednesday during a holiday party for the San Bernardino County health department, where Farook worked, sources said. Still, it wasn 't necessarily the only driver behind the carnage, as workplace grievances may have also played a role. President Barack Obama hinted as much Thursday when he said that the attackers may have had "mixed motives." David Bowditch, assistant director in charge of the FBI 's Los Angeles office, told reporters Thursday that
The first part of the definition of religious terrorism, public destruction, can be seen throughout Paul Hill’s work against abortion clinics. Paul Hill carried out a public act of destruction by killing
“The world changed on September 11, 2001. We learned that a threat that gathers on the other side of the earth could strike our own cities and kill our own citizens. It is an important lesson; one we can never forget. Oceans no longer protect America from the dangers of this world. We are protected by daily vigilance at home.
Lone wolf terror attacks have become more dangerous than even leading terror organizations, like ISIS and and Al Qaeda. A Lone wolf terrorist encompasses any act of terror committed by one individual alone, however he/she may act in support of a larger group. LWT attacks are in America are perpetrated by right wing extremists, homegrown jihadist or mentally ill who are denied by society. On June 12th of last year, 29 year old US citizen Omar Mateen shot fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, striping the lives of 50 innocent souls. The gunman dialed 911 about an hour into the shooting, “...I pledge of allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of the Islamic State" (3 Hours).
“The Interlopers” and “The Story of an Hour” are two vastly different stories. You have to really grasp for any similarities. “The Story of an Hour” takes place in a city home and “The Interlopers” takes place in a forest hill land. On is about two men and the other is about a fail lady.
In Western society today, one of the most misconstrued topics that is discussed in the news is terrorism. The Criminal Code of Canada defines terrorism as, “an act committed, in whole or in part, for a political, religious or ideological purpose, objective or cause with the intention of intimidating the public” (Government of Canada, 2015). Despite the clarity of this definition, the general North American population has misconceived the usage of this word, and instead, labels acts of terror as different – and often, less harsh – words. This error is especially prevalent in the United States, where political leaders now lead the country into believing that terrorism is exclusive to Islam. This ideology continues into Canada as more people question,
Literal Meaning and Fugitive Meaning: The poem is about a circle in hell which deals with ‘false shepherds’, meaning those who claim to aid and/or guide a group of people to ‘salvation’. This ‘salvation’ can be spiritual; as in the case with many cult members; or even members of various religions themselves Even in a more secular world, leaders of governments, politicians, even teachers can be ‘false shepherd’ who abuse their ‘flock’. However, their ultimate goal is not ‘salvation’ but it is some sort of benefit for themselves at the cost of their ‘flock’. They essential abuse their ‘flock’s’ trust and faith to achieve their own selfish goals and desires.
Yania Yanez March 26,2015 Ethics and Critical Thinking, TR 9:50 Professor Jay S. Graves Can Terrorism Be Morally Justified? Terrorism can be defined as the usage of threats and violence in order to intimidate another country for political purposes. There are many different types of terrorism such as: cyberterrorism, bioterrorism, nuclear terrorism, and etc. While some people or groups perform the act of terrorism for religious reasons, others do it in order to gain political power. Whether the act is due to religious reasons or for political reasons, the real question is – can terrorism be morally justified?