Terrorism is the threat or use of violence against civilians to draw attention to an issue. Those searching for the causes of terrorism -why this tactic would be selected‚ and in what circumstances- approach the phenomenon in different ways. Some see it as an independent phenomenon‚ while others view it as one tactic in a larger strategy. Some seek to understand what makes an individual choose terrorism‚ while others look at it at the level of a group. Political Terrorism was originally theorized
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Japanese Writer Haruki Murakami ___________________________________________ Haruki Murakami (村上 春樹 Murakami Haruki?‚ born January 12‚ 1949) is a Japanese writer and translator.[1] His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards‚ including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others. He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature. The Guardian praised him as "among the world’s greatest living novelists" for his works and
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was the victim of several terrorist attacks carried out by Armenian and Sikh extremists‚ including a bombing of an Air India flight originating in Toronto‚ which exploded off the coast of Ireland‚ killing 329 people (White‚ p123) The 1995 Sarin gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo Cult in a Tokyo subway marked a new threshold in international terrorism. For the first time‚ people began to realize that similar groups could use weapons of mass destruction or plan attacks to inflict maximum casualties. The
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C H A P T E R 1 What Is Terrorism? After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to • discuss the most universally accepted definition of terrorism‚ and competing definitions of terrorism proposed by various scholars and institutions; • explain the history of terrorism and the different types of terrorism today‚ comparing old terrorism with new terrorism; • discuss the fifteen causes that explain why people resort to terrorism; and • describe the various facets of the terrorist’s identity
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Iran accused Cuba‚ Iraq‚ Libya‚ North Korea‚ Sudan‚ and Syria of supporting terrorism. The Abu Nidal Organization is an example of state-sponsored terrorism. RIGHT WING TERRORISM Right wing terrorism is one of the least organized terrorists. They attack immigrants and refugees. LEFT WING TERRORISM Left wing terrorism limits the use of violence‚ but destroys the
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corporation in 1989. They believed that Aum has a justified war with the evil. With a net worth of $2 billion at its peak and 10 thousand members Aums existence led
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Smuggling of Nuclear Material Over the past five years the former states of the Soviet Union haven ’t been able to prevent the leakage of nuclear material. Nuclear materials and technologies are more accessible now than at any other time in history‚ due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and the worsening of economic conditions. No longer does the Soviet KGB‚ the Soviet military and the Soviet border guards have the control to stop the smuggling of nuclear material ’s. With the Cold War
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CHAPTER 6 Smallpox: A Primer Brenda J. McEleney Smallpox‚ is a virus that plagued humanity for millennia. It was the first and only disease ever intentionally eradicated from the face of this planet‚ a scourge defeated in a remarkable‚ never-before-attempted campaign of generosity and cooperation by the nations of the world. Its eradication was a triumphant symbol of science and dogged persistence winning over nature. Moreover‚ its eradication was a gift of man to all mankind. Yet‚ is it possible
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the past as future? JAMA. 1997;278: 418-424. 8. Tucker JB. National health and medical services response to incidents of chemical and biological terrorism. JAMA. 1997;278:362-368. 9. Horrock N. The new terror fear: biological weapons: detecting an attack is just the first problem. US News & World Report. May 12‚ 1997:36. 432 JAMA‚ August 6‚ 1997—Vol 278‚ No. 5 Commentaries ©1997 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
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national geographical boundaries from 1921 until today. The Third Wave was the contemporary wave; it introduced international terrorism‚ crossing national boundaries. The fourth and the most dangerous wave started after September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks in USA. It is said so because it is symbolized by religious justification for killing anyone and anywhere. This wave has primarily targeted the legitimate order of the world‚ leading to some controversial terminologies like “new world order”‚ and
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