The War on Terrorism

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The paper looks at why terrorists and terrorism exist and the major motivations and/or objectives of terrorism. The paper discusses the Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security that enabled several measures to detect, investigate, prevent and stop domestic terrorism that are results of the 9/11 incidents. The paper notes that dealing with the causes and effects of terrorism and the war on terrorism is not a one-sided affair but rather, it should be viewed from various angles and seen through the eyes of the different actors involved.

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"Terrorism has been a bane of mankind since time immemorial. It has been used to justify bloodshed to gain freedom from oppression and other social inequities. One common adage goes: "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter," thus rationalizing terror or terrorist acts. The terrorist incidents that occurred in September 11, 2001 were looked upon by the instigators and their sponsors as a rousing success with the death of thousands of people and causing untold problems to the American government and its people. The World Trade bombing on February 26, 1993 can be seen as a dry run for the 9/11 incidents and as a result, the world changed its security posture and the way people looked at terrorism is different now more than ever."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bloss, William. Escalating U.S. Police Surveillance after 9/11: An Examination of Causes and Effects. 05 June 2007. 26 July 2007. <http://www.surveillance-and-society.org/articles4(3)/escalating.pdf>.
• Borradori, Giovanna. 9/11 and Global Terrorism: A Dialogue with Jacques Derrida. 2003. 6 July 2007. <http://www.press.uchicago.edu/books/derrida/derrida911.html>.
• Dyer, Gwynne. Terrorism: The Laws of Cause, Effect Still Rule. 02 August 2005. 26 July 2007. <http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7&section=0&article=67826&d=2&m=8&y=2005>.
• Global Focus. International Terrorism: Cause, Effect, and the Search for Solutions. 2007. 26 July 2007. <http://www.globalfocus.org/GF-Terrorism.htm>.
• House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Report of the Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001. 20 December 2002. 26 July 2007. <http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/pdf/fullreport_errata.pdf>.

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