1. Explain the major tactical phases of a terrorist operation and describe the considerations used by terrorists in selecting targets and identify the three major elements that define 9/11 as a terrorist attack.
A successful terrorist plot takes months and even years to plan out. Before a house or building is constructed, a blueprint has to be drawn out detailing every angle and layer of the construction; the type of materials that is needed, manpower, the approximate cost to begin the project, and time frame to get the project completed. A team of builders and engineers must collaborate their skills and knowledge and find the best and safest way to begin the process. Careful planning and preparation is also crucial for a terrorist operation.
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2). Domestic terrorism is usually committed by citizens of the United States, and documentation of terrorist activities on American soil have dated back to the 1950s. The 1970s heighten domestic terrorism by a “rash of skyjacking”, that is, taking a commercial airline hostage (Sauter & Carafano, 2012). Skyjacking incidents compelled the FBI and CIA to develop undercover strategies to enforce terrorist groups; however, these tactics lead to civil right violations. The federal agencies covert tactics and aggressive intelligence collection, “prompted congressional hearings and led to dramatic restrictions on domestic intelligence operations, including the creation of a bureaucratic wall between intelligence gathering and law enforcement” (Sauter & Carafano, 2012, p. 25). The “wall” that was previously stated halted information sharing between the intelligence community and local law enforcement. Communication and information sharing prevents redundancy in high priority investigations, and it could also provide first responders advance notice in life threatening
Years prior to September 11, 2001 many government officials are believed to have proposed plans to take twin the twin towers in New York City. Whether this is true or not many people from government officials to architects around the world are saying that 911 was a planned attack on U.S soil. They base this off of research and video evidence of the twin towers falling.
What, not who, is to be blamed for 9/11? It’s very clear that the primary cause of 9/11 was the planes, hijacked by Al-Qaeda terrorists, crashing into the buildings. However, it’s also commonly known that the twin towers stood for a memorable a hundred and two minutes before crashing down from the view the manhattan skyline. So how were so many lives lost when there was so much time to escape the buildings? Many have searched for answers, and have come to conspiratorial conclusions, biased and without relatable evidence. However after reviewing the information on the attacks, one thesis stands above the rest of them; the lack of communication was responsible for the greatest loss of life. Though there are many other great points to be made
The topic of the interview used for the interview was 9/11. 9/11 was used because 9/11 was a big point in American History and it is always an interesting to get peoples opinions about 9/11 because there are so many different stories that people have about what they experienced that day. The interviewee was Carolyn Alexander and she was interviewed because even though she lived on the west coast when 9/11 happened, she was still impacted in multiple ways. Carolyn was impacted because she was just as surprised as everybody else when she found out about 9/11.
Paragraph 1: The two media sources i am using is Television and the Internet on 9/11 disasters. The television and The Internet will help me because i can use like CNN news or History channel and i can also research on the 9/11 attack. The disaster and the devastation and the fatality on 9/11. Journalist are reliable because without they help i wouldn't tell you about the 9/11 disaster. When did this disaster occurred? On September 11,2001 8:45 A.M. on a clear Tuesday morning. Where did this disaster occurred? The World Trade Center in New York City near the Twin Tower. Another one happened in Pentagon outside of Washington D.C. and Also in Pennsylvania.
Did you know that almost 3,000 people died on 9/11? People hijacked four planes and crashed them into the Pentagon, both World Trade Center buildings and into a field in Pennsylvania. 9/11 was a historical event because of what happened before, during and after.
9/11 had many people devastated. Many people lost many loved ones do to the 9/11 attack on the day of September 11, 2001. 3,000 people were killed during the attacks of New york and Washington D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters. If you may not know what 9/11 is it is the day when American Boeing Airlines loaded with 20,000 gallons of fuel crashed into the World Trade Center. The crash left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th to the 110th floor. About 18 minutes after the first crash on the north side of the Trade Center, the second Boeing plane hit the south side of the building on the 60th floor. The collision of the two planes made a massive explosion that showered debri.The people that were involved
Law enforcement has the authority to listening in on any electronic communications with little overlooking. This means that they can get access to wiretaps, sneak and peek warrants among other provisions. The full name of the law is the "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001”. So this act fights terrorism it also gives the federal government tools to deal with suspected terrorist activity. Since 9/11, all political leaders have sought new ways to address terrorism.
Since September 11, 2001 the world we live in has changed extremely. 9-11 was and has been the most painfulness terror attack in the United States and still causes effects after 16 year. Edward Waters College says “We as people examine the impact of post - 9-11 airport security measures on air travel in the U.S. (Bartleby.com). Has airport security intensifies since September 11, 2001?
Individuals who use terror techniques as a way to intimidate U.S. citizens about the justice of war may be terrorist themselves. Many terrorist weather apart of a larger organization or acting as a lonewolf are intent on attacking liberalism because they view it as a rival doctrine. I wonder then should leveralism be constrained in responding to such attacks as September 11, 2001. In the aftermath of the worst attack on U.S soil since Pearl Harbor, many Americans of my generation have held the view that this attack has changed our world forever. I believe that this is certainly true for local and state police agencies and their chiefs. It has become increasingly clear that several federal agencies, such as the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI,
"We are not talking about isolation, we're talking about security, we are not talking about religion, we're talking about security" said Donald Trump. From the newspapers to the news on television, ever since the 9/11 tragedy, America have shown great hatred towards Islam. The media always seem to put us, muslims in negative spot-light and parade islam as a religion that encourages violence. The media shows great discrimination against muslims and help to cause the increase in frequency of islamophobia the past decade. According to the FBI, 94 percent of terrorist attacks carried out inside the United States from 1980 to 2005 have been by non-Muslims. It is a tough journey as a muslim to live in an era of hate crimes against my people.
The operational problems with terrorism are associated with the primary needs of secrecy, communication, and funding. Three fundamentals we can call them for now. In small arms marksmanship where you can still hit your target accurately by having only two basic fundamentals properly engaged; however with terrorism a weakness in one our more of these fundamentals means failure in long term success.
The 9/11 attacks, and the subsequent publication of The 9/11 Commission Report in short, drew significant attention to the nation’s intelligence failures and lack of a framework for preventing, preparing for, and responding to acts of terrorism. The conversation on terrorisms continues to play a significant role in discussions related to the very definition of terrorism. Additionally, it was also tasked with determining the extent and severity of the threat, and the best methods for stopping future attacks. Muhlhausen contends that in many ways, the U.S. has taken this information and acted on it—drastically reforming the federal effort on homeland
Question 1: Define and give examples of what terrorism is and the associated risks involved for emergency responders.
On the next couple of pages, I will be discussing terrorism as a threat to people and infrastructure. My discussion will include how individuals in private and public security can attribute to the prevention of terrorism within the U.S. terrorism is a threat that does not recognize borders and may affect states and peoples irrespective of their geographical location. Individuals and groups who believe that they can advance their political aims by using terror pose a serious threat to the democratic values of our societies and to the rights and freedoms of our citizens, especially by indiscriminately targeting innocent people. Acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, and must be
Before terrorism can be discussed in this paper, it must first be explained. Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. In other words, terrorism is the reason for such events like 9/11. You may think to yourself, why would the events of 9/11 happen in the first place? Well the answer may be a little tricky. First, the 9/11 attacks were a series of four coordinated attacks by the Islamic group Al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks involved suicide attacks used to target symbolic United States landmarks. Four airplanes, were hijacked by 19 Al-Qaeda members to be flown into buildings. Two of the planes were crashed into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center in New York City.