...Media Reporting of Terrorist Activities 10312011 Media Reporting of Terrorist Activities Andrea Gillette SEC/460 October 31, 2011 Eric Smith Media Reporting of Terrorist Activities Turkey is at a turning point in the world’s geographic and political scene. The developing relationships of the nation have spread opposition and wars on a global level. Terrorist organizations in Turkey are triggering the country into internal turmoil with continuous threats against the government, military, and civilians. Major terrorist groups in Turkey are the nationalist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and Al Qaeda known to use improvised explosive devices (IEDs), suicide bombing, and kidnapping to further their causes. This essay will review articles on terrorist organizations in Turkey comparing and contrasting the sources rendering of perspective or slant on the information given. Terrorism in Turkey Two distinct sides within this nation are both fighting for control; the Turkey’s Justice and Development Party commonly known as the AKP for Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi and the (PKK) Kurdistan Workers’ Party (Bajalan, 2011). The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has been fighting against Turkish authorities and rival Kurdish groups since 1984. The government and media have yet to label the PKK that fist began in 1978 as a terrorist organization causing an outcry by the public. According to Cable News Network (2011), “The PKK is a terror group...
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...Afghanistan camps the quality of al-Qaida's information on targets in New York City and Washington, D.C., indicates a covert intelligence-collection capability on par with some of the world's best spy services.4th generation warfare is highly irregular, unconventional and decentralized in approach. Al-Qaida employs symmetrical operations to bypass the superior military power of nation-states by attacking and exploiting vulnerable political, economic, population, and symbolic targets, thus demoralizing both government and its populace. Al-Qaeda uses cover and related techniques of intelligence and counterintelligence tradecraft. Al-Qaeda is a radical network organisation within the broader Islamist Salafi movement, legitimizing its terrorist operations as a global Islamist jihad whose raison d’être and modus operandi are inextricably embedded in disturbing the conglomerate of international Western diplomatic, financial, military and intelligence policies today. Gunaratna (2002, p. 296) offers a detailed description of al-Qaeda as an Islamist organization full of vitality” It has a “politically clandestine structure” inspired by “internationalism”, drawing on the “Marxist militant model” using “nom de guerre” and a strict “cell structure” It follows “the idea of a cadre party, maintains tight discipline, promotes self-sacrifice and reverence for the leadership and is guided by a program of action and hopes that their efforts will persuade other Islamic militant groups to join...
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.... Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into his shoe and tried to light it? Did you know his trial is over? Did you know he was sentenced? Did you see/hear any of the judge's comments on TV or Radio? Didn't think so.!!! Everyone should hear what the judge had to say. Ruling by Judge William Young, US District Court. Prior to sentencing, the Judge asked the defendant if he had anything to say His response: After admitting his guilt to the court for the record, Reid also admitted his 'allegiance to Osama bin Laden, to Islam, and to the religion of Allah,' defiantly stating, 'I think I will not apologize for my actions,' and told the court 'I am at war with your country.' Judge Young then delivered the statement quoted below: Judge Young: "Mr. Richard C. Reid, hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you. On counts 1, 5 and 6 the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody of the United States Attorney General. On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences you to 20 years in prison on each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutively. (That's 80 years.) On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30 years, again to be served consecutively to the 80 years just imposed. The Court imposes upon you for each of the eight counts a fine of $250,000, that's an aggregate fine of $2 million. The Court accepts the government's recommendation with respect to restitution and orders restitution in...
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...Cheryl Brown Professor Jackson English 401-13058 6 Nov 2012 What Is a Terrorist? The dictionary definition of a terrorist is someone who creates terror through violent action in order to achieve a goal. A terrorist is a dangerous person with weapons and has the motive to kill people. We, as an American, may view a terrorist as unthinking, immoral, brutal, murderous and in a way, not a human; but a monster. How could we view a terrorist in any other way? A moral American would never think of acting in such a way as a terrorist would, right? But a terrorist is indeed a human. A terrorist could be a man, woman or even a child. A living, breathing person with views that may be quite different than that of our own views. A person who may not see what we view as a terrorist act, but as a belief that may have been taught from birth. One of these terrorists you will be learning about is Ayaan Hirsi Ali, “Somali-Dutch feminist and atheist activist, writer and politician who is known for her views critical of Islam. She wrote the screenplay for Theo van Gogh's movie Submission, for which she criticized the treatment of women in the Islamic society and “Juxtaposed with passages from the Qur'an were scenes of actresses portraying Muslim women suffering abuse.” (Voices on Antisemtisim). After which she and the director both received death threats, and the director was murdered by an Islamic extremist. The daughter of the Somali politician and opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse, she...
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...Who is the consequential terror organization of today? Terrorist organizations are threats to all people, both to the people who reside in the same country and to rest of the world. Organizations who cause mayhem and terror have their reasons why they conduct such behavior. From radical political parties trying to start a new world that fits their insane and out of pocket eyes. To terror organizations fighting to wipe clean of a certain minority group from the world. We live in a world that has many wealthy, prestige, and frightening terrorist organizations all around us. Yet, which organization is the most hair-raising and spine-tingling of all? In order to understand which terrorist organization is the most threatening to the rest of the world. We must analyze the two major organizations who are causing death, poverty and a world that no one wants to live in. Those organizations are ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq & Syria) and Boko Haram (Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'Awati Wal-Jihad). ISIS emerged out of Iraq, as soon the Bush Administration had stopped the siege of Iraqi government in 2003. The reason why this terrorist organization actually thrived is because of the wrong method counter-terrorism. With the western world (states who follow a democratic...
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...Terrorist Organization the Ku Klux Klan 1 Terrorist Organization the Ku Klux Klan Excelsior College January 10, 2008 Terrorist Organization the Ku Klux Klan 2 Terrorist Organization the Ku Klux Klan The actions of this group have taught many lessons through out the United States, especially in the deep southern states. We will discuss particular cases that created fear and intimidation to an entire race of people. I feel the KKK from it’s beginning to the present preaches violence and hatred. This is a group that doesn’t believe that another race should have any civil or human rights now in the 21st century and have caused tough race relations within our society. The Klan has even committed murder at times to use as a display of power and control, together at meetings often dressed up in their white robes to be intimidating to others. Blacks have won the struggle for freedom from slavery, but now face a new struggle against racism and terrorism from the KKK. The number of incidents involving the Klan has since tapered off from the late 1960’s, but it still hasn’t vanished. I’ll address the beginning of the KKK along with hate crimes, effect of human relations and examples of violence used from past and present. It will be clear that the KKK organization is a terrorist activity no different from other known terrorist groups today. “Around 1865 in Pulaski,...
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...internationalisation of terrorism that began on the 22nd July 1968 be regarded as the key turning point? The 1968 hijacking proved to be significant as a turning point as it laid a framework for the internationalisation of terrorism as its aims and objectives shifted beyond its borders. The operation being the first to investigate fear through the trade of hostages, served as a catalyst for terrorist actions to be involved on an international scale. Through the immense media generated from the terrorist attack as well as the new form of approach as Zehdi Habib stated the “hijacking aroused the consciousness of the world and awakened the media and world opinion much more- and more efficiently…” The 1968 redefinition of a legitimate target and the implementation of their objectives beyond their frontiers could be seen as “the advent of what is considered Modern international terrorism” as depicted by Hoffman. However other significant terrorist groups did massively contribute to the development of terrorism such as Anarchist through the adoption of the principle “propaganda by deeds” in carrying out their terrorist acts in the mid-80s, the IRA which made excellent use of martyrdom to attract foreign aid and generate diaspora support, likewise the suffragette movement. Nevertheless the 1968 hijacking targets of civilians was a significant turning point in the nature of terrorism. The success of propaganda by deeds in awakening popular consciousness was well use by the anarchist who demonstrated...
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...The Nature of Terrorists and Assassins Kevin Charles English Composition II Laura Carter November 13, 2013 Terrorists and assassins have been committing atrocities against innocent people throughout the world for hundreds of years. Their violent crimes have made headlines all across the world, and their attacks on society seem relentless. What is a terrorist and assassin, and why do they do what they do? A terrorist is a person, usually a member of a group that uses or advocates terrorism. An assassin is one who murders by surprise attacks, and is also someone who carries out a plot to kill a prominent person. They are both motivated by their beliefs, the will to terrorize the population of which they despise, and their political or personal agendas. The nature of a terrorist and assassin is sometimes considered to be acts of insane men trying to achieve a particular goal; their methods are known to have a drastic impact of society because of all the innocent people that are killed and hurt. Terrorist and assassins have had a major impact on society throughout history and definitely in the 20th century. They are said to be different in many ways but similar in some, and one thing they have in common is that their actions have the same effect on society. Terrorist’s and assassin’s actions are considered one of the most powerful influences in society because they are motivated by causing chaos and upheaval in society. Both parties believe in their cause and will stop at nothing...
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...A central theme that the films and readings highlight is that by government agencies, such as the FBI, engaging with terrorists or people they deem as criminals, they are not using the techniques they have available to them to fight against these crimes since they turn out to be either deceitful, unsuccessful, or problematic in the long-run. In the film “American Terrorist,” an example of this main theme is when the FBI and another British Agency had actually gotten online access to the control room or VoIP where the terrorists (including Headley) were telling the other terrorists what to do for the attack on the Taj Mahal Hotel, but the FBI lacked being able to do anything to stop them (Frontline, 2015). This instance illustrates how these...
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...The social aspect of terrorism goes very deep for the terrorist especially those in the middle-eastern countries. The social view addresses the in-group/out-group bias as well as the fundamental attribution error. The in-group/out-group bias refers to the tendency for individuals to identify themselves as a particular group, placing all others in opposing groups. In the case of terrorism, a trained terrorist may think they are good and righteous, but all others (including those that do not practice their cultural norms or religious expectations) are among the out-group. By defining themselves as an in -groups, it makes it easier for an individual to act out against those they consider a out-group member. The creations of in and out groups are fabricated at a young age. In the case of countries known for frequent acts of terrorism, their society teaches their inhabitants to hate out-groups, defining them as targets of destruction. Taylor & Horgan (2006) describe this phenomenon as “the incremental process through which youngsters become committed insiders of counter-culture youth groups” (p. 581). To be more basic in explanation, societal pressure and norms create terrorists. The old adage, “it takes a village to raise a child,” is true when it comes to making a terrorist. The social attitude of that community becomes a part of who ever lives in that area and therefore, sets the way they think. Another perspective is the view of Behaviorism. The Behavioral view...
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...Cyber: The Terrorist New-Battlefield Sparkle Grayson American Military University “American military superiority on the conventional battlefield pushes its adversaries toward unconventional alternatives.” - Carter, Ashton B., John Deutch, and Philip Zelikow Terrorism is not a new phenomenon. The use of terror tactics as a means of coercion, dates back to the 1st and 14th centuries AD. The first documented instance of terrorism that most resembled modern day terrorist tactics is attributed to the Zealots of Judea. This “terrorist” group showed many if not all the characteristics of modern day terrorists; being politically/religiously motivated, the organization of their group, and ultimately their goal, which was to strike fear into not only the current leaders or governing authority but into anyone who they felt agreed with the current state of politics. In short, though, their endeavor was ultimately unsuccessful, “the fact that they are remembered hundreds of years later, demonstrates the deep psychological impact they caused” (terrorism-research, 2013, n.p). Though terrorism is often associated with physical acts of violence, the ever increasing globalization of the world, and the increasing dependency on technology has given way to a new tactic that can be destructive to property, finances, and media. Cyber-terrorism is a new occurrence but is highly effective, and until recently the United States had no formal “cyber-protection” in the private sector...
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...Reasons Leading to a Terrorist Behaviour Name: Stefan Karagiozov ID:500735804 Instructor: Terry Roswell Course: CRIM102 November 24th ,2015 Introduction In their article “ Modern Gangsters and the Patriot Act”, Gregory P. Orvis and Jeffery P. Rush’s thesis is focused on demonstrating how certain street gangs that have been affiliated in criminal behaviour are also involved in terrorist activity, and how some criminals convert to a terrorist behaviour while they are doing their sentence in prison. They also put their focus on the effectiveness of the Patriotic Act and how this Act has helped to capture terrorists over a certain period of years. To this end, the authors’ analysis is dichotic, focusing on the pros and cons of the Patriotic Act and the potential danger to the rights of privacy of American citizens, and the association of the American gangs with terroristic activity. Yet ,Orvis and Rush’s analysis insufficiently addresses the complex psychological traits that are a key factor in the developing of the criminal mind in gang members and later on the conversion of these criminals to a terrorist- like behaviour. For instance , their discussion about the arrest of the Chicago street gang, El Rukn, fails to addresses the development of this criminal thinking and behaviour that led to their affiliation with terrorist activity, which is grounded deep in themselves .Moreover, the authors scratch only the surface of these individuals’ ...
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...Principle of Terrorism Terrorists always justify the means by the end 1) No matter how horrific the act it is justifiable to the terrorists as a means to achieve their goals. 2) Common concepts of law, ethics, morality, logic or religion do not apply to terrorists. 3) The creation of terror, mass hysteria and to demonstrate the powerlessness of government are all designed to force submission to the terrorist goals. 4) Terrorists do not view themselves as terrorists. 21 July 1972 - "Bloody Friday" An IRA bomb killed 11 and injured 130 people in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 10 days later 3 car bomb attacks in the village of Claudy left 6 dead. 5 September 1972 - "Munich Olympic Massacre" 8 Palestinian "Black September" terrorists seized 11 Israeli athletes in the Olympic games being held at Munich, West Germany. In a bungled rescue attempt by West German authorities 9 of the hostages and 5 terrorists are killed. Terrorists may or may not have the ability to carry out their act. 1) If the terrorist does not have to have the ability to carry out the act they only need to convince you that they have the ability (hoax). 2) May result in backlash against the terrorist group if the attack is too horrific. 3) Sometimes by forcing the government to take protective measures the terrorist can gain publicity and effect the public without actually launching an attack. Effects of September 11th 1) ARNG guards the airports...
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...John Brown: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter? John Brown became a legend of his time. He was a God fearing, yet violent man and slave holders saw him as evil, fanatic, a murderer, lunatic, liar, and horse thief. To abolitionists , he was noble and courageous. Brown’s bravery and military shrewdness in the face of overwhelming odds brought him national attention. After Brown’s execution, Brown is still talked about to this day. Especially with his raid on Harpers Ferry and Pottawatomie Creek. His actions at Harpers Ferry were unintelligent. There was to many men at Harpers Ferry for John Brown and his men to fight. His intent was to get the riffles in Harpers Ferry. That didn’t go as planned. Also his actions at Pottawatomie Creek...
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...intended to cause serious harm or death to civilians with the purpose of compelling a government or an international organization or with the objective of intimidating a population to do or refrain from doing an act. Domestic terrorism is a form of terrorism normally used to advance certain social or political interests of a group or section of the society. This form of terrorism has been occurring for a long time and it has been argued by some authorities that domestic terrorism acts were present long before the acts were legally defined (Hess & Orthmann, 2009). In the United States, domestic terrorism is a weighty matter with many terrorist groups being active all around the nation. One such group labeled as a domestic terrorist organization is the Ku Klux Klan, a right-wing white supremacist organization classified as terrorist in the US. Often abbreviated as the KKK and also known informally as The Klan, this far-right organization has advocated for extremist reactionary notions such as white nationalism and supremacy coupled with calls for anti-immigration and anti-communism expressed through history by acts of terrorism. The group has been in existence since the 19th century and is currently manifested in several splinter chapters and is also categorized as a hate group (Quarles, 1999). The Klan was founded by Confederate Army veterans in Tennessee at the conclusion of...
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