THE RAJPUTS OF INDIA "Rajput" identifies numerous ksatriya or warrior castes in northern and western India. The term "Rajput" comes from rajaputra‚ which means "son of kings." Rajputs are famed for their fighting abilities and once ruled numerous Indian princely states. The British grouped many of these states into the Rajputana Province. Today‚ it is the Indian state of Rajasthan. Most believe Rajputs come from tribes in central Asia such as the Parthians‚ Kushans‚ Shakas‚ and Huns. These groups
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Prior to the September 9/11 attacks the social phenomenon of terrorism was a subject sociologists did not seem to delve into (Turk‚ 2008). It wasn’t until the events of 9/11 did the world see a sudden There is a lot of difficulty in finding a definition of Terrorism that is universally accepted (Mitchell‚ 2012)‚ as definitions of terrorism vary from country to country (Cinoglu & Ozeren‚ n.d). However according to Mitchell (2012) political goals‚ violence‚ unlawfulness‚ and a “psychological impact
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HARVEY_P_ESSAY_ Tackling Terrorism in Liberal Democracies The basic question is not whether terrorism can be defeated; even third-rate dictatorships have shown that it can be put down with great ease. The real problem is the price that has to be paid by liberal societies valuing their democratic traditions. Over the last two decades considerable academic debate has taken place concerning the correlation between differing political systems and terrorism. It has become somewhat conventional wisdom
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creation of anti terrorism laws. Wars were prompted in both Afghanistan and Iraq in response to 9/11. Showing support‚ the UK first became involved with the wars in Afghanistan in November 2001. The following year‚ the UK joined the North
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On September 11‚ 2001‚ Americans woke up literally and figuratively to the realities of terrorism. To many‚ a terrorist attack was something that they only saw on the evening news. Never did anyone think of the deep impact that it would cause. Since the 9/11 attacks‚ things have changed. Prior to 9/11 did you even know that a Homeland Security Advisory System existed and that they were color coded?! Would you ever believe that strip searches would be a possibility when you boarded a flight to
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How Terrorism has been affected by the media When can an act of violence‚ perpetrated by an individual or group properly be termed “terrorism”? This is a question passed over without due attention in everyday journalism. Jennifer Jane Hocking in her wok‚ noted‚ “Terrorism is a social construction‚ and once an action have been given that label‚ it becomes difficult to treat it in a value-neutral manner”. According to her‚ “Replete with implied moral opprobrium‚ a socially assigned value and meaning
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2 SEP 2002 DO THE MEDIA ENCOURAGE TERRORISM There has been a lot of thought put into finding a more effective way to build intelligence efforts to make a stronger product for decisions of national security. The use of the media and worldwide reporters can be used in the effort to build more information on the intelligence products‚ but the usage will be limited. It is not very likely that the government of Pakistan will sponsor a column disclosing a list of nuclear assets every week‚ or that
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Combating Terrorism Steve Elsey April 13‚ 2011 POLS 3100 Fighting terrorism has always been more than a physical confrontation; it also is a battle of ideas. Al Qaeda‚ for instance‚ has stated that “Hostility toward America is a religious duty‚ and we hope to be rewarded for it by God. To call us Enemy No. 1 or 2 does not hurt us. Osama bin Laden is confident that the Islamic nation will carry out its duty. I am confident that Muslims will be able to end
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Impact of Terrorism in Law Enforcement The devastating events of 9/11 provided a forewarning to our country concerning the dangers of terrorism. However‚ it has created a particularly greater impact on the duties and standards expected of law enforcement agencies on all levels (local‚ state‚ and national). Law enforcement has begun implementing new tactics in an effort to prevent future terrorist attacks from threatening our national security. One aspect of policing in which terrorism has brought
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SECURITY RESEARCH PAPER A PERSPECTIVE ON TERRORISM Piers Hutt piershutt@hotmail.com 1 March 2015 A PERSPECTIVE ON TERRORISM ABSTRACT Purpose: To critically examine the threat of modern terrorism to Western society. Design/methodology: An assessment was made of publically available documentation. The paper is then divided into a number of sections. It initially deals with the difficulties of defining terrorism‚ followed by its symbiotic relationship with the media
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