When President Obama gave the order to conduct Operation Geronimo, which was the kill or capture mission of Osama Bin Laden, his legal team had to make sure that the order was legal under Title 50 War and National Defense, by International Law, and in…
Essays on Terrorism
Over the course of several months as U.S. intelligence agencies were working hard around the clock to present their finding to the highest level, military officials from JSOC were also working hard to develop several military plans if an operation were to be authorized by…
September 11th, 2001 was a historical day in history. This one day had the entire world shaken, and civilians were quivering in fear for themselves, their families, their children. 9/11 was so dreadful that they teach about it in schools. Approximately 3,000 people lost their…
After a series of terrorist attacks on many major cities in the world and especially the 9/11 case, the airport security system has been thoroughly reformed and restructured to ensure security for tourists. In addition to gathering information from national intelligence agencies the United States…
The burning image of World Trade Tower had made itself becoming the defining moment of the new 21st century. Among numerous possible causes of the incidence, many Americans heavily criticized the nation’s inability to collect indications and warnings of the attack beforehand. However, the intelligence…
September 11, 2001. Thousands and millions of people wake up and start their day, whether it be by working, travelling, or even in going to and being at school. What started out as this bright and sunny day in New York and for many others,…
We’ve all heard of it? You’ve heard of it? I’ve heard of it? It caused mass destruction, but also nations to united, it 9/11 one of history’s most well-known event it caused shock waves to be sent across the world, so what caused it, what…
This essay discusses the relationship between terrorism and civil war in order to explore the reasons, effectiveness and institutional use of terrorism as a policy tool in the political system. Therefore, from the perspective of the concept of non state terrorism, terrorism, as a means…
During a time of war the President of the United States of America is granted certain authorities and power that can be used in self-defense of the nation. President Obama exercised that power by authorizing Operation Geronimo, a raid on Waziristan Haveli Compound on Pakistani…
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS and/or ISIL is an extreme violent Islamist group that has severely increased in the last decade throughout the Middle East. This group is also called Da’-ish in Arabic. The rise of this barbaric group…
Throughout history, many events have influenced society in ways that have everlasting effects. Some of these have benefitted society and allowed us to progress, while others have left us with much despair. An event purposely meant to cause harm using violence to achieve some type…
The Islamic State was created as a self-proclaimed caliphate by the Sunni militants who reinterpreted Islam in a way that it served their international holy war. Their fighters engage in suicide missions across Europe, regardless of whether they were born in the Middle East, North…
A mass shooting is an incident where multiple people (at least four) are killed due to firearm violence. While mass shootings occur all over the world, they have plagued the United States for decades. One may wonder how an individual can build up the hate…
Have you heard of the attacks of September 11, 2001? Have you thought of what would be the response to the attacks of such a magnitude? On this day, two airplanes were hijacked by terrorists supposedly from an islamic extremist group Al-Qaeda. These planes filled…
When you think of war, conflict and terrorism the army always come to my mind I think this is due to them having to deal with these issues on a daily basis once they are stationed in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan and other conflict…
