During November 26th-29th ten members of the Pakistani based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) came by sea from Karachi attacking numerous soft targets in Mumbai‚ India resulting in over 160 deaths and 300 casualties. The locations consisted of: the Taj Mahal Palace‚ Trident-Obetroi‚ Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CRT)‚ Cama hospital‚ Albless hospital‚ Nariman house business and residential complex‚ Cafe Lepold‚ and Time of India office. The attacks of numerous soft targets had a large psychological
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International Terrorism: Threat‚ Policy‚ and Response Summary This report examines international terrorist actions‚ threats‚ U.S. policies and responses. It reviews the nation’s use of tools at its disposal to combat terrorism‚ from diplomacy‚ international cooperation‚ and constructive engagement to physical security enhancement‚ economic sanctions‚ covert action‚ and military force. A modern trend in terrorism appears to be toward loosely organized‚ selffinanced‚ international networks of
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Given the capacity of terrorism and organised crime in the European Union (EU) law enforcement agencies need an effective and co-operative international response‚ and in particular‚ counter-terrorist strategies across the EU. The Maastricht Treaty of 1992 proposed the establishment of a new focal point in tackling such matters‚ and this has become realised with the establishment of the European Police Office‚ or Europol. The establishment of Europol was first agreed upon on February 7‚ 1992 in
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international level. Additionally‚ law enforcement at the federal level “has never fully developed a strong intelligence analysis capacity dealing with the counterterrorism arena” (Roberg‚ R.‚ Novak‚ K. Cordner‚ G.‚ & Smith‚ B.‚ 2012‚ p. 510-11). Perhaps one of the most resourceful tactics in law enforcement when implementing counterterrorism is the necessity of intelligence analysis and information sharing. The National
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intelligence services warned that terrorist organizations in Syria could be preparing international attacks‚ particularly in Europe.As new intelligence emerges -- whether the threats are legitimate or not -- European authorities will intensify counterterrorism efforts and immigration controls in an effort to thwart possible attacks. But given the large and growing Muslim population in Europe and the ease of travel throughout the Continent‚ preventing all attacks will not be easy. Analysis The
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Since its founding in 1948‚ Israeli society has been suffering from the multiple effects of terrorism. Unfortunately terrorism remains the number one problem of Israeli society. Although the Israelis have put measures in place to fight against terrorism they have not eliminated civilian deaths. Death is not the only problem associated with terrorism‚ though it is one of the main concerns. The Israeli economy and Israel ’s relations in the international community are also affected by its war on terrorism
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The USA PATRIOT Act‚ more commonly known as the Patriot Act‚ was an Act of the U.S. Congress that was signed into law by President George W. Bush. This paper will review and analyze the stance of the government and where government is in the passing and regulation of the legislation‚ the original legislation as it was put into law‚ litigation that questioned and expressed concern about the constitutionality of Patriot Act and subsequent legislation due to the outcome of some of those lawsuits.
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Gettleman´s text‚ “But Awil is not a rebel. He is working for Somalia’s government. The U.S. and other Western nations support the fragile Somali regime‚ which is battling an Islamic insurgency‚ as part of the counterterrorism strategy for the region.” As apparent‚ the United States has put a counterterrorism strategy into place‚ to help bring down the power that Somalia has over child soldier.
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Understanding ‘Terrorists’ 6 Gerrits‟ Seven „Terrorists‟‟ Tactics of Publicity 8 The Role of the Media in the „Terrorist Crusade‟ 8 Violence as a Central Feature of „Terrorism‟ 9 4. The Construction of the „Terrorist Threat‟ – ‘Counterterrorism’ vs. ‘Terrorism’ / ’Terrorism’ vs. ‘Counterterrorism 10 5. Conclusion 12 6. Bibliography 14 Student – João Cotrim 1 * 2. Politics of Representation Terrorism 1. Introduction Since September 11th‚ 2001‚ the world has witnessed a radical change in the world order. Fear
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Wars Are For Winning One of Codevilla’s harshest criticisms of American leaders is that although winning the majority of their battles‚ they continually lose wars. He cites numerous examples of instances where the US was capable in their ability to win the war but it was almost always inevitably loss due to leadership. Codevilla even discredits the US win in the Cold War as being the result of their Soviet enemy dying of “congenital disorders”. The US has often become involved in wars without a
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