The Effects Of 9/11 On Terrorism

9/11 was a defining moment for terrorism in the 20th century. As a result, it seems that many of our government's decisions regarding security are driven out of fear, which is exactly what terrorists want. Look at the evidence: airport security has intensified, deportations increased and governments are spying on their citizens. Other actions taken by western nations follow the Bush Doctrine of taking the fight to them and risk antagonizing themselves in the perspectives of these terrorist organizations. People, such as Qasim Umair, have already voiced this opinion, stating we have stripped them of their rights and nation status. Terrorist organizations can be considered nations but should not gain sovereignty because they threaten our security
Some of these new procedures interfere with basic human rights, such as our right to privacy. For instance, following the ISIS attack, France made new laws in order to make deporting suspected terrorist easier and launched more air strikes against ISIS. Similarly, Bush implemented the NSA domestic spying program after the crisis of 9/1. Confidential until 2005, the program monitored somewhere between 500-1000 communications over the phone or via email of people inside the US suspected to have connections with Al Qaeda without any warrants. Through major telecommunication companies, the program created a database of every call ever made and continues to monitor everything, searching them for key words. While it may help them find potential threats to the country, there was no warrant for it and violates the constitution. In reaction to terrorists, governments have tried to increase security but have nearly eliminated the security of our privacy in doing
Based on the Canadian government’s definition, extremism is radical thinking that uses violence as a means to further impose one’s political, religious or ideological views. Similarly, in Qasim Umair’s statement he says that he’s “supporting and fighting for [his] rights through the only medium [he] can”, which is apparently brutality. And Robespierre, Narodnaya Volya and the people behind 9/11 and the Paris attacks all had this same viewpoint: they were right and anyone who opposed them should pay for it. Although their motivation to take this path may have been because no one was listening or paying attention to their rights, it is no excuse to drag innocent people into it and force them to see their side. In fact, they are violating basic human rights, such as the freedom to thought, in doing so. Besides, all of their acts have caused many injuries and deaths, infringing on the right to life. Thus, extremist actions disregard basic human rights while forcing their views on