Essays on Terrorist Organization

Discussion Post

Discussion Post - Define the terms material support or resources, training, military-type training, expert advice or assistance, critical infrastructure, and terrorist organization in relation to 18 United States Codes 2339, 2339B and 2339D Anti-terrorist legislation under Title 18 U.S. Code in reference to “Mens Rea” pertains to a person with the intention or state of mind along with accompanying conduct by law describing the offense of supplying materials to terrorists. Under Title 18 aligned with Code(s) 2239 and 2339B “Mens Rea” specifically pertains to the act of a person charged as intentionally providing support to a terrorist group ...

Media policy is often described to be the effort of the government to feed people of propaganda and information about what the government wants them to believe. There are various ways to do so, and this paper will look at some of the ways the government of two different countries try to provide information and change the perception of their citizens. This paper will look at two countries with a common issue but a completely different solution to tackle the issue. One of the main headlines, found these days in the media channels in the USA, is related to ...

Abstract

The Hizballah organization was formed in 1982 in reaction to the apparent disenfranchisement of the Shiite Community in Lebanon. It has since grown into a national political organization with an international following. In addition, the organization has plummeted and extended into activities outside its initial intentions. These include terrorist activities which target United States of America, Israel and their allies. Interestingly, no consensus exists at the international level on how to treat Hizballah. While United States of America has since declared the organization a foreign terrorist organization in consonance with their laws, Europe Union omitted Hizballah from its list ...

Introduction

Abdallah Azzam Brigade, also known as AAB is an Islamist terrorist outfit. This terrorist group is said to have a connection with terrorist group al Qaeda and several other terrorist groups operating from different parts of the world. AAB is said to start its terrorist operations from the year 2009. This terrorist group became terribly infamous in the year 2010 when it attacked M/VM Star, a Japanese oil tanker in the Hormuz strait. This terrorist group keeps trying to hamper the interests of western countries in the region of Middle East and at other places, wherever it can. This ...

Not long ago many headlines on terrorism appeared in newspapers all over the world. The event happened on the 11th of September, 2001 made countries to pay more attention to this issue. In 2001 President Bush declared that a “war (that) would not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped, and defeated.” Still, no one knows whether this campaign will be successful or not (Rapoport, 2006). One of those things that people can do to decrease the terrorism is to learn history, as the terrorism is not new in the 21th century. The history ...

Ku Klux Klan

Origin Ku Klux Klan also named as KKK or The Klan was formed sequentially with three movements that each reign one after another. Klan is a Greek word, which means a circle or a band of brothers. Ku Klux Klan is the name of the movements that formed in United States and had a vital role to play in the Reconstruction Era of 1860 (Hannity, 2004). The first movement, which was established by six veterans of the confederate army in Pulaski, Tennessee, had a sole purpose to bring violence against African Americans in the southern United States in the ...

Does Al-Qaeda a represent a ‘global insurgency’?

The September 11, 2011 attacks in the United States can be considered the day that shook the balance of power and peace throughout the globe as the attack instigated terror to reign after decades of peace from the Great Wars. The attack, instigated by an Islamic terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda, targeted several installations showcasing the US’ power: the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Thousands had perished in the attack, plagued the world in fear and a few clamored to find answers as to how such attack existed in this time of peace. The international community, led by ...

Introduction

Abdallah Azzam brigades have been threatening to initiate terrorist attacks on Western activities in the Middle East peninsula. The organization has been linked to a series of threats across the region. Over the recent past, they have issued threats that they will attack the naval oil routs, oil field and facilities along the gulf.

Rocket Attacks on Israel

- Plans of the group: It is believed that the organization plans to challenge the Hezbollah by supporting the sunniest jihadists (Murad 4). - Any intelligence on future targets. According to the US department of state, the organization has threatened to kidnap US and British ...

Humanitarians differ with the government on the policy regarding targeted killings. Their argument is that it is an option which is repugnant to the principle of justice and morality. The right to life is a universal declaration which was consented to by all member states of the UN during its inception after the Second World War. Therefore the United States, they argue should be bound by its commitment to preserving human rights in the world by abandoning the strategy of targeted killings of suspected high profile members of terrorists organizations. It is true that the United States should champion ...

1.0 Background of the conflict The feud between Israel and other Islamic countries is a precipitation of the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the very centre of the said conflict is Gaza strip that is currently occupied by Israeli military. The Gaza-Israeli conflict is about the ownership and the occupation of the Gaza strip, which has been historically controversial. Palestinians have actively and even violently Israelis occupation of the strip for years, resulting in Israel’s military action; all of which has culminated in the death of thousands of civilians and armed militants. Israel occupied the strip after the 1967 ...

During some recent years, after the 9/11, Al-Qaeda, the dreaded terrorist organization, has experienced huge flak, but of course has virtually spearheaded an expansionist movement in the name of “jihadist movement” across the world to continue the terrorist activities of Osama Bin Laden. In this article some of the few examples relating to Al-Qaeda’s ideological, strategic plus structural adaptations are being discussed. The article also gives a fact sheet of the contemporary weakness and strength of Al-Qaeda. In its unabated jihadi movement, Al-Qaeda’s continuous fanning many violent activities of others by orienting that violence to the United ...

Chechen Terrorism in Russia

Religion, culture and politics have played a huge role in the terrorist attacks executed by Chechen rebels in Russia. The conflict instigated by Chechen rebels stem from the fact that Chechnya, the territory they claim, became part of the national territory of Russia due to historical circumstances. Long before Russia emancipated as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), Chechnya was part of an independent republic called the Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. However, that nation did not last long, as the USSR occupied it and made it into a province called the ...

Introduction

On the second day of June, the year 2007, the Federal Bureau of Investigation brought three terrorists to custody. The three were members of a terrorist group which had the malicious intent of bombing J.F Kennedy International airport. Apprehending the criminals was not the most peculiar thing about the incident. The report that the FBI gave about how the terrorists had planned to destroy the area was particularly strange. The FBI revealed that the terrorists had used the Google Earth feature to have aerial access of leading international airports (Iskold, 2007). This marked the beginning of a key ...

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On the 15th of December 2011, American troops lowered the US flag from their base in Baghdad, signaling the end of the American military and peacekeeping mission in Iraq. After a year short of a decade of military missions in the country, the dismantling of the regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as well as the explosion of sectarian violence and civil disturbances, the situation was further aggravated by the continuing involvement of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization. In this light, the official departure of American troops from Iraq, and the cessation of active US participation in keeping the ...

Introduction

Human rights relate to regarding people as those who hold entitlements that would protect their life, liberty and property through a series of reassuring institutional constructs. Indeed, without due regard to human rights, disorder is expected to prevail not only domestically, but also internationally. With that, the United Nations (UN) stands as the main organization that provides a covenant for all nations to recognize human rights standardized under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). To ensure that the rights of every person in the world with regard to their life, liberty and property stands as the prime mandate ...

International Drug Trafficking: The Prevalence of Economic Crimes

Introduction Sobering are the statistics of modern-day illicit drug use; it is estimated that over 210 million people per year use illicit drugs, with 16 million of these users living in The United States alone (Levitsky 228). Annually, the annual economic and social costs to the United States total over a staggering $100 billion, and the majority of research suggests that this number is set to increase as the global trend of drug trafficking increases as well (Cox et al. 430). Consequently, the most obvious result of increased international drug trafficking is the increase of crimes that associated with ...

Extreme Islamic Terrorism.

Abstract This article is a research article about Extremist Islam Terrorism or commonly known as the Jemaah Islamiyah. The article focuses on the background of the Jemaah Islamiyah, their origin and organization and how they are involved in the global terror attacks. The article also focuses on the founders and members of the Jemaah Islamiyah and the terror attacks that they have been linked to over the years. Also, the article will include the methods that have been put in place by the terror victim countries such as the United States of America in order to stop the terror ...

Phineas Priests

Phineas priests accept they are defended in killing individuals who, they say, "ignore God's laws" by performing premature births, wedding somebody of an alternate race, or being a gay person. They depend on the bible founded story of Phineas, described in Numbers 25, to add God's gift to their shocking convictions and fierce actions. Paul Hill, the man declared guilty the fetus removal center homicides of Dr. John Britton and his escort, James Barrett, supported his kindred hostile to fetus removal radicals to submit "Phineas activities." He utilized the same Old Testament section to support such movements. The far ...

The Muslim Brotherhood

Egypt has been a hot topic in world news for the past couple of years, especially on the uprisings that led to the removal of two of its presidents and the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood. Considered as the country’s most powerful political force, the Muslim Brotherhood had been reported to have exercised its significant influence to advocate its ideology and shift Egypt as it is seen today. From the time of its inception, its ideology and present status, it was visible that the Brotherhood was not just a political movement, but an encompassing social movement set on ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Thursday that a new agreement between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah is "killing peace," even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry voiced hope that talks could be salvaged. The Israeli leader spoke with Fox News shortly after the Israeli government cut off Mideast peace talks. The Israelis halted negotiations over the announcement that terror group Hamas and Fatah would seek reconciliation. In an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier, Netanyahu stated that peace talks are "essentially buried" if Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas forges ahead with the agreement. "It's a blow ...

Literature Review covering Media and Politics

Introduction Media and politics come hand in hand because they combine to convey information to the public. Media is defined as the channel in which information is stored and transmitted to the population. The media has been given different names such as mass media or the news media. The media has many advantages and disadvantages that could end up ruining the country and corrupting the youth. Politics is defined as the practice of influencing people so as to do their civic duty in the society (Safire, p.566). By influencing people certain people are able to gain position of governance ...

Terrorism is one critical area in the world that has caused a lot fear, death and threat to millions around the world. Taliban, Al Qaeda and ETA are some of the major terrorism groups formed in different parts of the world. Al-Qaeda and Taliban are somehow the same. These two terrorist organizations have Islamic roots although they have differences in the doctrines and ideologies. On the other hand, ETA which stands for Basque Fatherland and Liberty is based on the Marxist principles within the Spanish Basque provinces of Alava, Guipuzcoa and Vizcaya. The three are designated as foreign Terrorist ...

The USA faces permanent threat of terrorist attacks at the hands of ideological radical zealots driven by dictatorial masterminds like any peacemaking nation that will not have people mistreated or human rights abused, whatever criminal opposition. To eliminate the possibility of the USA citizens’ welfare being affected by radical perpetrators America has counterterrorism system performing protective functions. Being the set of deterrent tools and measures, the system mentioned does misfire. The 2011 saw bin Laden eliminated; however, far from being eliminated, terrorist organization Al Qaeda seems to still be showing unhealthy signs of life, which may call for some ...

Chapter Summaries

Chapter 9 Summary: Background to the Middle East The Middle East has been associated with terrorism for a very long time. This chapter provides background information on the Middle East. Most of the people living in the Middle East are of Islamic faith, and some of the countries include those in North Africa, Southwest Asia, Arabian Peninsula, Afghanistan, and Iran. However, in the past there have other religions such as Judaism and Christianity. Issues of terrorism are based on certain theological concepts of Islam, which have resulted to the development of a militant philosophy. Islam itself is divided into ...

At the time the United States did not have a standing army. Armies mobilized during war and demobilized after wars were over. The idea of domestic security was left to the states and not the military. Military were used for external security threats and not the internal security matters of the state. It was not until the twentieth century that the federal government under the department of Civil Defense was involved in the domestic security of the country. The department of Civil Defense subsequently became Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after 9/11. 2. Explain the relationship between civil liberties ...

Introduction

“The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11” is a Pulitzer Prize-winning book for general nonfiction by American author Lawrence Wright. The book was published in the year 2006, five years after the disastrous 9/11 attacks of 2001. Amongst all of Wright’s publications, this book has been the most captivating and the quick seller of its time. It provides a historical and a detailed insight into the back ground of the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda, founded by Osama Bin Laden and his companions. What was the background of these people, how they have spent their childhood and ...

Introduction to International Issues

The Bureau of African Affairs (p. 1) describes the geography of Somalia as a territory which is almost covered by a desert. Somalia has also rain reason by monsoon. The rate for well-educated people is 37.8% and their general health is poor because of malnutrition, HIV, and AIDS. Somalia does not have enough natural resources and they have difficult challenge for development. The International Medical Corps (p. 1) also describes East African countries like Somalia with serious problem about famine. The Somalis who seriously face famine are estimated to be about 13.3 million people (p. 1). The International Medical ...

This chapter presents a detailed review of various literature materials from independent sources that provide information about the effort by the department of homeland security to deter domestic terrorism. As earlier mentioned in the first chapter domestic violence entails carrying out criminal activities within the homeland while getting inspiration from extremist movements and ideologies based within the US. Such activities have lead to the killing of innocent American citizens and destruction of property around the country. In most cases, prosecution of these criminal activities is not done under terrorism laws despite their nature of being considered terrorist activities. Even though not officially listed, there are domestic terrorist organizations that have been delineated by the department of homeland security for carryout terrorist threats. ...

The al-Qaeda, translated “the base,” is a militant group comprising of Sunni Islamists that was founded in 1988 by Osama Bin Laden, Zawahiri, Dr Fadl and other Arab fighters from the U.S. backed Mujahedeen which had succeeded in pushing out the Soviet Union from Afghanistan. The ideology of al-Qaeda is a complete break away of Muslim nation from foreign influence or interference. It operates as a network that is a stateless army, multinational and a radical Sunni Muslim movement that calls for a global Jihad against the enemies of Islam with the United States top on their list. This ...