(ACK1514E) May 4, 2015 September 11, 2001, who will ever forget that date? I know that I won’t. I was a junior in high school and all of sudden the school went into automatic “lock down mode.” Not really understanding what was going on, until teachers turned the televisions on channels liken CNN, FOX News, and the local news station. That’s when we saw scrolling at the bottom of the screen, “Breaking News: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA HAD BEEN ATTACKED BY TERRORIST.” Some students were sitting in
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that members of Saudi Hizballah terrorist organization drove a sewage tanker and a getaway car into a parking lot along the northern fence of the compound. When the tanker was backed up to the fence and the attackers fled the scene, the sentries became suspicious and began to evacuate the building (Grant, 2006). After reading articles and journals I think this started out being an example of guerrilla warfare but ended up due to causality lost a terrorist attack. The tanker was parked facing
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years. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, security interests appear to be of the utmost importance, but prior to that, since the end of the Cold War, economic interests seemed to be the priority. Over the past seventy five years or so, the interests of the United States has fluctuated between security and economy, but all of this has relied upon the world situation at the time. For example, during the Cold War, the U.S. had the worry that they would be the target of missile attacks, making security
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Sarin Revisited: Attacking America’s Mass Transit The following paper is a work of fiction for an academic exercise and in no way is meant to imply actual terrorist plans or intents. BACKGROUND: Sarin is one of the most lethal and effective nerve agents available. It can be used in liquid or gas forms, and it can kill within 1 to 10 minutes (CDC). Sarin is flexible and can be used to poison the air both indoors and outdoors, attached to an explosive, sprayed over crops or added to water supplies
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Towers stood before 9/11. This attack on the american people and civilization took many lives. For that reason this matter evokes much emotion. Firstly, in reality, there will be no mosque at Ground Zero. In fact the so-called ‘Ground Zero mosque’ isn’t a mosque at all. It is a multifaith community centre. Including a fitness centre, a playground, a childcare area and the controversial Muslim prayer space. Moreover there would be a memorial and a shrine to remember the events of 11 September 2001
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How 9/11 Changed the World The first major change that took place after 9/11 was more security was created. For example, the screening that happens now wasn’t as intense as it is now. It seems as if you are stripped from everything before entering the security screening process. Prior to September 11, 2001 you only had to show you’re identification card. You were even allowed to carry on knives and scissors. Although I do not remember this because I was only 4 years old, but my mother
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that the use of torture in a post September 11 world is ethically more permissible in the eyes of most U.S. citizens. The attacks created a great worry among all the citizens and they wanted to do whatever it took to secure the national borders from all terrorism. Stereotypes abounded and many started to wonder about any foreigners, even those that were already in the country. The systematic implementation of torture in the wake of the 9/11/01 attack has become more apparent with the surfacing
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September 2010 Full Body Scanners are Safe Ever since 9/11 all airports have upped their security in order to prevent terrorist attacks from happening again, and some have proposed to use full-body scanners which will give a more thorough search of which some commend, and some criticize. The people who are for it say that it will give airports a more thorough search of passengers. Critics claim that this is an attack on privacy. Privacy is a natural right to all Americans, but safety
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the safety of America from terrorist attacks. However, many citizens believe that the NSA’s actions were ineffective and unconstitutional. Since the US government has not been very transparent concerning the NSA’s activities, the public has a greater cause for concern. Despite these concerns, the surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency has been proven to be effective and constitutional, and therefore is completely justified. After the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center,
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Terrorism in Kenya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kenya has been the scene of various attacks attributed to terrorist elements. In 1980, the Jewish-owned Norfolk hotel was attacked by the PLO. In 1998, the US embassy in Nairobi was bombed, as was the Israeli-owned Paradise hotel four years later. In 2013, the militant group Al-Shabaab killed over 80 people at Nairobi's Westgate Shopping Mall. Contents * 1 Background * 2 Major incidents * 2.1 1975 Nairobi bombing & J
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