Terrorism And International Security

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Running Head: TERRORISM AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY Terrorism and International Security Lisa L. Patton LIB320 Evelyn Bolden March 28, 2011 Terrorism and International Security Terrorism is a violent tactic that is as old as humanity and some would argue that it’s the number-one threat to international security (Viotti & Kauppi, 2009, pg. 467). There have been several terrorist acts committed in the United States of America, not by terrorists that live in other countries and despise the American ways and ideas, but by our own citizens who live and work in the United States of America. Domestic terrorism is done by a person or group of persons who reside here, who are not acting on behalf of a foreign power, and who may be conducting criminal activities in support of terrorist ideas and whose acts are aimed at elements of the U.S. Government or population. Those objectives range from distrust of the government, to hatred of a specific type of person or people or their beliefs. They organize around civil rights, war, feminism and other political themes. Domestic terrorism was again visited after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York when anthrax attacks occurred in Washington, New York, and Florida. Top FBI and CIA officials believe that the anthrax attacks on Washington, New York, and Florida were likely the work of one or more extremists in the United States (Woodard, B., Eggen, D., 2001). And the FBI said in June 2004 that eco-terrorism -- acts of violence, sabotage or property damage motivated by concern for animals or the environment -- was the nation's top domestic terrorism threat. The attacks on the United States and its people by its own citizens, has shocked many Americans. Americans feel that after 9/11, the sense of patriotism and support for the government should have been at an all time

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