Introduction War is changing from conventional conflicts between nations to ‘small-wars’ as counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, ethnic and religious conflicts (Rochester, 2016, s. 10). The change is from interstate war to new wars involving nonstate actors and armed forces. The modern warfare post challenges to the United Nations (UN) Charter, the Geneva Conventions and other legal documents since they originated during World War II in an interstate war paradigm (Rochester, 2016, s. 5). The terrorist attack on 9/11 were a new type...
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Readiness for bioterrorist attacks and early acknowledgment of explicit operators are basic for general wellbeing. Crisis divisions may assume a significant job in this field. The enormous range of bioterrorism includes appalling fear-based oppression with mass losses, yet additionally miniaturized scale occasions utilizing low innovation yet creating common distress, interruption, illness, incapacities, and demise (Tewari, Rashi, Sharma, and Jain, 2013). It points not exclusively to cause mortality and grimness yet in addition to prompt social and political disturbance. Readiness gives...
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In 1988, one of America’s worst enemies was founded in Pakistan. Al Qaeda is a terrorist organization, which happens to see the United States of America as the root of the Middle East problems. Like every terrorist organization, Al Qaeda is a strong believer that what they are doing is for a good cause and the greater good. Al Qaeda’s main goal is to overthrow the corrupt regimes in the Middle East and replace them with true Islamic governments (Byman,...
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There is a fine line between what humanity believes what is right and what is wrong. If we learned anything from history, it is that calculated and precise decisions are crucial factors in any outcome otherwise history is doomed to repeat itself. That is certainly the case when it comes to Operation Geronimo. I believe that President Barack Obama had the legal authority to order Operation Geronimo which led to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, the founder and the...
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Conceptualized because of the various ways in which mediums have visualized, recorded and represented aspects of terrorism. The CNN effect established a twenty-four-seven news cycle which entirely covered the first Gulf war. This represents mediatization because the ability of real-time communications technology compels governments to immediately respond based on human suffering portrayed on the television. Mediatization has significantly affected the War on Terror because the perpetual commentary has created mediated responses that have undeniably bled into our everyday engagement with...
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The announcement of the war on terror drove substantial change, which was explicitly unsuccessful for various reasons. Mainly as this war had led to the humiliation of those falsely accused, as well as causing great fear among the American public, making it a possible cause towards the increase of xenophobia and racism globally, more so in America. Furthermore, the campaign had single-handedly massacred thousands of innocent civilians in the name of ‘democracy’, consequently contributing to more harm rather than good....
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Research Essay Assess the effectiveness of the counter-insurgency strategies used by the US and NATO in Afghanistan between 2001-2014. What lessons can be drawn to improve counter-insurgency strategy in the future? The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Centre towers and the Pentagon shook the world from the heart of New York. The unprecedented lethality caused and the coordination of events on that day redefined terrorism. Yet, it also left the United States of America (US)...
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September 11th, 2001 was one of the most transformational, cataclysmic days in American history. Being the single deadliest terrorist attack, it represents a very big turning point in many different aspects of society. The 19 militants belonging to the terrorist group al-Qaeda hijacked 4 different airplanes; sending one into the pentagon, killing about two hundred people, another, which was heading toward Washington, D. C., was crashed in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to retake the plane, killing all...
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The tremendous number of nearly 3,000 victims traumatized the worldwide society in the morning of 11 September 2001. This event led to the instantaneous reactions of significant figures: “Nothing that can be said can begin to take away the anguish and the pain of these moments. Grief is the price we pay for love”, wrote the Queen Elizabeth in her consoling message. Initiated by the multinational terrorist group named al-Qaeda, this attack caused the destruction of essential parts of the...
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While many Americans today recall the unfortunate events of September 11, 2001 when international terrorists flew aircraft into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and killed thousands, fewer will likely remember the largest domestic terrorism event in the nation’s history which took place just a few years earlier when Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, killing 168 people including 19 children. As these events fade in the national memory, the...
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9/11 was a huge event in U.S history. It was where Islamic terrorists hijacked planes, 2 going into the world trade center, one crashing into the middle of a field, and one hitting the pentagon. These terrorists were part of a group called Al-Qaeda. The founder of Al-Qaeda was Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of a lot of terrorist attacks. 9/11 caused a lot of change in the U.S for the people, and the nation. First, 9/11 affected the economy...
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9/11 was an attack that has negatively impacted the United States till this day. Thousands of people’s lives were taken and till this day, it still affects their health. After this attack happened, people were looking for answers as to why did this happen? Why was the United States targeted? Was there a way we could have prevented this heinous act of violence towards innocent civilians? It all started with Osama Bin Laden, who is the founder of the terrorist...
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It is just a regular day and you are going to work at the World Trade Center. You greet your co-workers and get your morning coffee. All of a sudden, you hear a loud crash and you wake up from unconsciousness. You hear screaming and can barely see through all the smoke. This was what people were going through on 9/11. In this essay, I will be writing about 9/11. I have always been intrigued and wanted to research more...
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Following the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks in Manhattan, New York, much shock and uncertainty was felt around the world regarding the effects that such attacks would have on the United States and its global trading partners. This essay will highlight the US economy’s resilience following the unexpected and catastrophic events that occurred in the Autumn of 2001. After the 2001 attacks, feelings of confusion ensued regarding the current state of national security and defence as many feared the potential...
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The morning of September 11, 2001, was and still is, a tragedy, not only for all Americans but for the whole world. First, the Al-Qaeda members hijacked four commercial airliners, then, the four aircraft were used in suicide attacks that were carried out on important buildings (one of the attacks was unsuccessful) in the USA. One of the planes hit the Pentagon, another crash-landed in a field in Pennsylvania, while the other two planes hit Twin Towers in New York....
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“9/11 is a day that I will never be able to forget, even if I wanted to”. When my aunt Sheree said that, I then knew how important and life-changing this event really was to her. She experienced this event first hand, as she was on a work trip to New York. Eighteen years ago on a sunny September morning, thousands of people in New York City were getting ready for what they thought would be an average day. Unknown...
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18 years ago, back in September 9th of 2001, all of us remember the tragic day when two planes crashed with the world trade center in New York, the attack was coordinated by the terrorist organization Al Qaida, which killed 2977 people plus the 19 hijackers, and 6000 more people were injured and this completely destroyed the world trade center, bringing down both towers. But ever since 9/11 conspiracy theories have started to fly, many started to say that it...
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Then: “It is very important that Americans understand that the threat we face is not part of the Islamic faith” (Peters et al 1998). Now: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” (Heilpern 2017). Both are controversial, both leading to different intra-state views, both affecting global politics and actions. One underpinning connection. Both are from American presidents before and after the 9/11 attack. Over the last 16 years, after 9/11,...
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Terrorism can be dated back to the 1605 attempted gunpowder plot by Guy Fawks and how he was burned on the stake as a consequence, which is still celebrated to this day. There are many wars which are started due to the consequences of terrorism. An example of this is the war on terrorism in the middle east which the United Kingdom contributed to, This was justified due to how the terrorist groups which had been wreaking havoc and the...
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Terrorist attacks change the lifestyle and priorities of a society (Eldar, 2010) non more so than the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Following the attacks questions were raised with regard to the effectiveness of all airport security and how the suspects were able to pass checks and board the planes. Today aviation plays a major role in connecting the world, transporting people, and goods. Therefore, the provision of adequate security measures is of vital importance in the aviation industry (Price and...
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The cause of 9/11 has always been thought of us as a “series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group, Al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001” (The Daily Telegraph, 2011). However, over the years there have been many speculations and theories regarding the underlying cause of 9/11 as some state that their might have been insider trading or a growing case of air defense stand down led by the president...
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This essay will be discussing terrorism, using the event of 9/11 as its main case study. To be able to approach this analysis effectively it will discuss the nature and nurture of the crime as well as focusing on the four main concepts that which include: boundaries between national and international, crime and war, the powerful and powerless and public vs. private. Nature of the Crime Nineteen men commandeered four fuel-loaded US business planes that headed for west coast destinations....
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Planning 9/11 When someone says 9/11, what is the first thing you think about? Is it the images of the gaping hole in the World Trade Center? Is it the images of a plane deliberately slamming into the south tower of the World Trade Center? Is it images of people, covered in dust, looking up, into the beautiful blue sky, pierced with smoke thinking. Most people think of where they were on that fateful morning. But wait a minute, before...
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Mohsin Hamid has very skillfully highlighted the issues of mimicry and quest for identity in the character of Changez. He is presented as a man from outside world who follows his colonial masters with the hope to make place in their society which never came true. Furthermore, America in the novel is depicted as a colonialist country. People are attracted toward America, but in response they kicked them out. As a result of this disgust people return to their own...
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There have been many horrific incidents in history, especially in American history, there have been many major events, such as civil wars, assassinations, and the raid of Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II times. However, in the day September 11th, 2001 an unprecedented devastation happened in American history, it also caused many changes that lead up to today’s society, the occurrence of the attacks by terrorists on September 11th, 2001 once again brought...
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9/11 occurred on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. 9/11 was an extremely unprepared for event and caused for the United States of America to be a very vulnerable target. The morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists were able to hijack four planes that were departing from the Boston’s Logan airport, they choose planes that had farther journey’s ahead of them knowing that they would be filled with enough fuel to carry out their attack. The terrorist’s main mission was to...
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There are claims that the air force was ordered to stand down after no fighter jets were scrambled to help even though there were 28 Air Force bases within close range of the four hijacked flights. however, this isnt all true as on the day of 9/11 among the 48 neighbouring states there were only 14 fighter jets on alert. As well as this there is an assumption that there is an automatic alert that gets sent to the North...
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On September 11th, in 2001, one of the most heart-breaking terrorist attacks in America occurred, four coordinated terrorist attacks aimed for several U.S government buildings in New York City. The attacks were unexpected, as it was a normal day in the busy New York City. Many people were on their way to work, walking swiftly as one in NYC does. No one expected or was prepared for such loss and ruin, until it happened. The first plane hit the North...
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Summary Contemporary terrorism is a transnational problem. Advanced, modern nation states now no longer engage in open combat with one another. Terrorism – whether it is the product of freestanding groups or of groups allied with particular states – reflects the rise of ‘asymmetrical warfare’. Terrorist acts therefore from part of a strategy reflecting war between two or more actors who have vastly different military capabilities. The US has a state-of-the-art military capability: the 2007 US defence budget was some...
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Introduction It is puzzling to see endless memes and jokes on the internet about something that caused harm to so many people. Can there be something funny regarding nearly 3,000 individuals dying in an attack on the U.S. involving jets flying into buildings? I chose to research why people joke about 9/11 and how these jokes can potentially minimize the long term effect of an attack on American’s perception of terrorists. On September 29, 2001, comedian Gilbert Gottfried joked: 'I...
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