Terrorism And Racial Profiling
War on Terrorism and Racial Profiling
There are many different definitions on what terrorism is, what a terrorist is, and why they do what they do. First off, terrorist are human beings with feelings and concerns even though they channel those emotions in a lethal way (Nance 8). They are organized and ready to attack at a moment’s notice (Nance 9). Terrorist use big or small acts of violence to put fear into people and win when they have your attention (Nance 9). Lastly, terrorist only fear one thing: Not making it out of the safe house to carry out the attack (Nance 9).
Terrorist are classified by their skill level and range from Class I to Class V. A government-trained professional is considered a Class I terrorist (Nance 11). They normally …show more content…
Ideological terrorism is separated into left-wing and right-wing terrorist groups (Steven & Gunaratna 8). The goal of the left-wing group is to overthrow existing regimes and establish communist and socialist states (Steven & Gunaratna 8). Left-wing terrorist groups are motivated by Marxism, Leninism, and Maoism to establish their objectives (Steven & Gunaratna 8). Right-wing groups are mostly racist, neo-Nazi, neofascist, and anti-Semitic. The racist part of the right-wing groups in ruled by skinheads and mainly attack immigrants from the Middle East and Asia (Steven & Gunaratna …show more content…
Among the most popular religions used for this kind of terrorism are Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic (Steven & Gunaratna 9). The deadliest group of politico-religious terrorist are the one motivated by radical Islamic ideology, or Islamist (Steven & Gunaratna 10). Islamist, say they are motivated by God and that everything they ever do is in His name (Steven & Gunaratna 10). Anyone who opposes the group is considered and “unbeliever” and should not be alive to oppose the group (Steven & Gunaratna 10). Groups like these are most known for using martyrs to complete the plan (Steven & Gunaratna 10). Martyrdom is when an individual gives their life for the cause they believe. This deadly practice is becoming more widespread every
There are many different definitions on what terrorism is, what a terrorist is, and why they do what they do. First off, terrorist are human beings with feelings and concerns even though they channel those emotions in a lethal way (Nance 8). They are organized and ready to attack at a moment’s notice (Nance 9). Terrorist use big or small acts of violence to put fear into people and win when they have your attention (Nance 9). Lastly, terrorist only fear one thing: Not making it out of the safe house to carry out the attack (Nance 9).
Terrorist are classified by their skill level and range from Class I to Class V. A government-trained professional is considered a Class I terrorist (Nance 11). They normally …show more content…
Ideological terrorism is separated into left-wing and right-wing terrorist groups (Steven & Gunaratna 8). The goal of the left-wing group is to overthrow existing regimes and establish communist and socialist states (Steven & Gunaratna 8). Left-wing terrorist groups are motivated by Marxism, Leninism, and Maoism to establish their objectives (Steven & Gunaratna 8). Right-wing groups are mostly racist, neo-Nazi, neofascist, and anti-Semitic. The racist part of the right-wing groups in ruled by skinheads and mainly attack immigrants from the Middle East and Asia (Steven & Gunaratna …show more content…
Among the most popular religions used for this kind of terrorism are Christian, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Buddhist, and Islamic (Steven & Gunaratna 9). The deadliest group of politico-religious terrorist are the one motivated by radical Islamic ideology, or Islamist (Steven & Gunaratna 10). Islamist, say they are motivated by God and that everything they ever do is in His name (Steven & Gunaratna 10). Anyone who opposes the group is considered and “unbeliever” and should not be alive to oppose the group (Steven & Gunaratna 10). Groups like these are most known for using martyrs to complete the plan (Steven & Gunaratna 10). Martyrdom is when an individual gives their life for the cause they believe. This deadly practice is becoming more widespread every