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The American Terrorist Threat, 2002.
Discusses the threat of terrorism within America since September 11.
2,138 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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Since the events of September 11, 2001, American citizens have felt increased concern about the possibility of more terrorism within America's borders. Although the U.S. government has made monumental efforts to prevent future attacks, a terrorist only has to slip through once, whereas American vigilance has to be 100% successful at all times. The paper argues that because of that fact, it seems inevitable that eventually, we will see more terrorist attacks within the United States. The paper explores the threats against America and what is actually been done about it by the authorities.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
History of Terrorism
Current Terrorism Concerns
Can we Prevent Terrorism on U.S. Soil?
Plans for Dealing with the Threat
Bibliography
From the Paper
"However, some experts on terrorism believe that we already have terrorists living within the United States. Steven Emerson wrote in his book(pp. 6-7) about accidentally happening upon a conference being attended by men in Middle Eastern Clothes. Curious, he went in. He found booths were books calling for the destruction of Christians and other ?infidels? in a jihad. He heard speakers calling for death to Jews and ?annihilation for the West? (Emerson, page 6). In researching these events, he found out that the FBI was not tracking internal terrorist threats and only concerned itself after crimes had been committed.
The conference he happened upon was held two months before the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993."
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"Terrorist Threats to America's Medicine Supply", 2003.
A review of the article, "An Analysis of Terrorist Threats to America's Medicine Supply", by GlobalOptions Inc.
1,314 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how, although terrorist attacks that employ chemical or biological weapons have long been a concern of government authorities and terrorism experts, the threat of an attack on the nation?s medicine supply system has only recently received attention. It looks at how, according to GlobalOptions, a terrorist attack against America's medicine supply is an increasing threat to the United States and demands immediate attention. It examines how "An Analysis of Terrorist Threats to America's Medicine Supply", points out that, while the United States currently has the safest supply of medicines in the world, terrorists present a threat that cannot be ignored.
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"The two key entry points for entry of drugs into the United States are Canada and Mexico, with each country having its specific vulnerabilities. According to the authors, a terrorist attack could originate in Canada because of the large number of terrorist groups already operating in the country, inadequate borer security along the world?s longest border, as well as a history of pharmaceutical smuggling by terrorists. ?Canada?s refugee and immigration laws are among the most generous in the world, providing an open door to terrorists to operate in the country? (2003:6). As noted above, terrorists have already smuggled pharmaceuticals from Canada into the U.S. and they could mount an attack using similar distribution methods."
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Terrorist Threats, 2002.
A report to the National Security Council on the current and future terrorist threats to the United States.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper is a report to the National Security Council on the current and future terrorist threats to the United States.
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Terrorist Threats Facing Israel, 2003.
A profile of Israel's counter-terrorist strategy.
7,596 words (approx. 30.4 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 166.95
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This paper considers the terrorist threats faced by Israel, mostly in the period since the Six Day War, and assesses Israeli counter-terrorist efforts. It covers Israel's evolving counter-terrorist strategy and considers its effectiveness given the changing terrorist landscape in the area. It concludes with recommendations for future Israeli counter-terrorist policies.
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"Throughout its short, 55-year history, the State of Israel has existed in a constant state of emergency stemming from the unwavering military and terrorist threats posed by opposition groups inside and outside the nation?s borders. Nearly a century of political violence ? propagated in the region by neighboring states, foreign terrorist organizations, and internal dissidents since even before Israel?s founding in 1948 ? has profoundly shaped the history, politics, and culture of Israel and, to a large extent, the world?s Jewish population. Israel was formed in the midst of a decades-old conflict in the Middle East, and despite several large strides towards a peaceful existence in the time since, she still finds herself enmeshed in a bloody battle for survival and tranquility with many of her familiar foes."
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The Ku Klux Klan: A Defunct American Terrorist Group, 2006.
This paper argues that the Ku Klux Klan, at one time a feared terrorist-type organization throughout the South in the US, has little if any political and social clout remaining.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, $ 89.95
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This essay argues that the Klan's authority and effectiveness as a terrorist organization has diminished in recent years as the organization has fragmented and has been unable to attract new members in significant numbers. The threat posed by the Ku Klux Klan, while not to be taken lightly, should no longer constitute a major focus of law enforcement agencies in the United States. The modern KKK isn't an active terrorist group, so much as it is an historical artifact, the remains of an organization that once used terrorist tactics to keep much of the nation afraid.
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"In November 1999, eighteen members of the Ku Klux Klan gathered in New York City for a rally promoting their decidedly white supremacist beliefs. They stood silent for their rally because the courts denied them any sound equipment. Meanwhile, a counter-protest developed around the KKK rally, which attracted more than 6,000 New Yorkers. This latter group was there to protest the existence of the KKK and the rally that they were holding (Hentoff, 2001). The anti-KKK protesters had more than three hundred times the attendees as did the actual Ku Klux Klan. This disparity tells us quite a bit about the social and political clout that the Klan currently wields. The term "Ku Klux Klan" is used to denote any number of past terrorist organizations that have operated in the United States, under the loose banner of white supremacy."
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Terrorists or Freedom Fighters - A Decision of Perception. Terrorists or Freedom Fighters?, 2002.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 35.95
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This is a question of perspective and of side. Depending upon the side you find yourself upon, your ideology, and your religion, determining who is fighting for the greater good and who is simply a terrorist is an impossibility of perception. Culturally, there is a great deal of support for freedom fighters. They are associated with the development of anti-oppression movements that we most closely associate with the American Revolution. To the British, the Boston Massacre was the suppression of terrorists, to the Americans, it was the massacre of innocents seeking nothing more than personal and communal freedom. This is how the world perceives Afghanis, members of Al Qaeda, and the combatants in Chechnya - as either terrorists or freedom fighters. It is the purpose of this paper to examine differences in perspectives on terrorism and how each group is perceived.
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International Security in the Face of Terrorism., 2005.
This paper discusses the terrorist threat to firms in international business.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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In this article, the writer examines the terrorist threat to firms in international business. The writer discusses the nature of contemporary terrorism and the global scope of the terrorist threat. Security audits, including interim audits by managers are also examined. Further, the writer discusses the general need for awareness and vigilance.
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?Ultimate Terrorists?, 2004.
A review of the book, ?The Ultimate Terrorists?, by Jessica Stern
1,023 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper examines the book, "The Ultimate Terrorists", by Jessica Stern, former National Security Council staffer, which explains with chilling lucidity why it is becoming more likely that terrorist threats will materialize into a major terrorist incident featuring a weapon of mass destruction (WMD). It looks at how, after September 11, 2001, the book has taken on a deeper meaning since it was written in 1999, when America held onto the idea that terrorist activity was something that took place on foreign shores. It discusses how Stern?s book details in advance many of the factors in play which created the 9/11 tragedy and how terrorists have shifted their perspective from activity that gains power for their political or religious party to choosing targets just for the purpose of making a statement.
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"The book's strongest chapter concerns the threat of loose Russian materials (the area that was Stern's specialty at the NSC). Stern's knowledge of security in Russia gives these sections a punch that many who report on this issue have lacked up until now. Stern was portrayed by Nichol Kidman in the movie Peacemakers which was built on this theme. The turning point of the movie is a discussion between a military Russian specialist, who knew the military character who would steal a dozen nuclear warheads and Kidman?s character who is a specialist on fringe terrorist groups. Kidman?s character, after getting a lecture on how predictable a military terrorist would be, says ?I?m not afraid of a man who wants 10 nuclear weapons; I am terrified of the man who wants only one."
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Arab-Americans and Democracy, 2004.
An examination of the attitudes of Arab-American students since September 11, 2001.
4,600 words (approx. 18.4 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This research paper examines the attitudes of Arab-American students since September 11, 2001. The paper looks at the backgkround of Americans who come from Arab and Muslim countries. The paper also studies the status of Arab Americans before and after the 2001 terrorist attack on the U.S. The paper concludes with an examination of the effect of U.S. foreign policy on Arab-American students. The paper includes results of interviews with Arab American college students.
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"The terrorist attack which took place in the United States on September was responsible for the development of new and negative attitudes toward Arabs and Muslims in the United States. However Susan M. Akram states..."
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Racial Profiling In American Airports, 2004.
A look at whether racial profiling in American airports has gone to far.
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 23.95
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This paper considers whether racial profiling in American airports against Arab Americans and others since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 has become excessive.
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Major Events in American History, 2006.
A discussion on the causes and effects of the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor and the September 11th terrorist attacks and how they have influenced American foreign and domestic policy.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper examines how the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, and the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001 offer insights into how American history has taken its course. There are many causes to war and economic disaster that have been explained, but these three historical events help describe how American government policy was forged at its core. The militaristic inclusion of the American Armed Forces in World War II and The War on Terror are affects of these events, which changed American foreign policy.
From the Paper
"In this historical study, the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, and the attacks of September 11th, 2001 will be analyzed. By understanding the cause and affects of these three important events in American history, one can realize how they acted as a catalyst for domestic and foreign policy in American government for the last 70 years. In essence, three crucial events from American history will be examined within this governmental timeline. The Great Depression was the result of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. The excess of monopoly by a very few powerful companies that were not regulated by the government helped to cause this massive economic downturn."
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American Political Culture After September 11, 2001, 2002.
Discusses the impact the September 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. had on American political culture.
816 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper looks at the American political culture after the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the effect those attacks had on the tolerance in American political culture. It contends that, as a result, of the attacks, American political culture is more accepting of authoritarian views. This paper also looks at how the war on terrorism and the related struggle against the spread of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons have become the central elements of a new US foreign policy since September 11.
From the Paper
"September 11, had a polarizing effect on tolerance in political culture .In fact the tragedy made American political culture more accepting of authoritarian views .The terrorist attacks on the U. S. of Sept. 11, 2001, jolted Americans with the realization that young men filled with hatred of the U. S. could, with limited training and guidance, become focused instruments of mass terror, willing and able to kill thousands of Americans."
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International Relations, 2006.
A discussion about liberalism and realism and how they relate to international relations, especially with the current terrorist threat.
2,273 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper discusses the merits and flaws of liberalism, using negotiations, institutional measures, and other non-military means to achieve political goals; and realism, believing that a powerful military threat is the most effective method of influencing other states in the international arena. The paper examines how both schools of thought have had success in achieving their ideals. The paper analyzes the current military threats to the US, and how "soft power", a fusion of realism and liberalism, has been most effective in international relations. The paper further discusses how finding a middle ground between the two paradigms is vitally important in today's international climate, especially in light of the threats to the state. The paper concludes that an ability to address or reduce such a threat is imperative to U.S. national security, and neither liberalism nor realism alone has been able to provide this.
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"Liberalism and realism proceed from different fundamental interpretations about the international system: assumptions about the identity of the other state actors , the relationship of those actors to both state institutions and international ones like the United Nations, and the determining factors of state relations with one another. Realists must take the liberal critique seriously, and vice versa; neither theory has been proven as superior thus far. This essay will examine the underlying failures of both schools of thought and examine the possibility that they are in actuality much closer to one another than originally perceived."
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The Psychopathology of the Terrorist Mind, 2004.
An exploration of the mentality behind terrorists and acts of terrorism.
2,750 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper examines different theories of how terrorists and the terrorist mind set are made. It discusses Dr. Jerrold M. Post?s theory that terrorist behavior is a product of psychotic forces and Dr. Eric Shaw?s argument that terrorists follow a ?personal pathway model? on the road to becoming terrorists. The case of John Walker-Lindh is also discussed by analyzing his odyssey from mixed-up teenager to American Taliban.
Outline
The Psychopathology of the Terrorist Mind
Dr. Eric Shaw?s "The Personal Pathway Model"
Quickly Contrasting and Comparing the Two Theories
John Walker-Lindh the "American Taliban"
From the Paper
"Dr. Post notes that there is a striking consistency considering the diversity of causes that terrorists are attracted to. Whether it be the old Red Guard Faction in Germany during the 70?s, the communists terrorists in the Philippines or today?s incarnations of Islamic jihads in the Middle East they share the aforementioned worldview of an us versus them mindset. This worldview is without nuance, without shades of gray. For the terrorist ?they," the establishment, are the source of all evil and are thus the source of all of their problems. With this view then, people outside the cause, all potential targets, become less human, more easily dismissed as expendable in order to achieve their ends."
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Threats and Risks, 2006.
An examination of typical business threats and risks.
3,216 words (approx. 12.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 92.95
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This paper researches what steps an organization must take to identify and protect itself from threats when considering a security risk management program. The author accomplishes this by examining what type of business threats exist, what steps organizations can take to successfully mitigate risks and what changes are needed in organizational structure or daily activities to prevent future risks.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Background to the Problem
Significance of Problem
Literature Review
Assets and Threats Defined
Origins of Business Threats/Types of Threats
Reconnaissance Threats
Denial of Service
Data Manipulation
Other Threats
Internal Vs. External Threats
Techniques For Preventing Attacks
How Do Natural Threats Pose A Risk
Best Measures to Protect Assets
Methods
Conclusions
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"There are multiple threats that exist in society today capable of incapacitating an organization (Grassie, 2000; Schwartz, 2003). These threats if not identified early on lead to continuing business risk and the potential for catastrophic destruction of an organizations assets, including information systems, organization systems and even people within the organization.
Both internal and external threats are increasing in number as rapid technological advances provide opportunists with more ways to access organizational systems. It is important more than ever that organization work to identify with threats are plausible and develop security programs that will minimize the likelihood that a threat or catastrophe will occur in the near future."
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