The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as “the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological,” (Feith, 2004). Terrorism can be conducted by an individual or a formal organization. A terrorist organization usually initially begins as a special interest group with just a few members, and through recruitment, militia formation,
2. The United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit ruled the “Act” violates the Constitution by denying health benefits to same-sex spouses. 3. Since 2010, courts reviewing the “Act” have found it unconstitutional even on a basic level of interpretation of the law. 4.
About a month an a half after the tragic attacks the United States government passed a new law called the USA Patriot Act, signed by President at the time George W. Bush. The USA PATRIOT ACT is an acronym that stands for Uniting (and) Strengthening America (by) Providing Appropriate Tools Required (to) Intercept (and) Obstruct Terrorism Act (gpo.gov). The PATRIOT ACT posses a greater threat to American liberty than terrorism itself. This is true because the PATRIOT ACT gives the government undemocratic power that is immoral to society, it directly violates amendments and there have been actual cases where the PATRIOT ACT harmed innocent people and was used unsuccessfully. Firstly, if the government of the United States tried to pass the PATRIOT ACT of 2001 today, they would have a much tougher time.
International terrorist acts occur outside the United States or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum. (FBI, 2002-2005) The United States experience what is known as the worst terrorist attacks in history on September 11, 2001 also known as 9/11. President Bush’s national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice was interviewed by CNN just shy of the anniversary of these attacks, during this interview he stated, “History shows us that inaction is the problem, and the vulnerability of the United States is really what came home very, very clearly on 9/11. We’ve been a country that’s been fortunate to be
They feel the PATRIOT Act violates American’s civil liberties by allowing overly broad surveillance. (Arnold, Laurence. "Opponents of Patriot Act Push to Change Parts of Law." Bloomberg. N.p., 22 Mar.
By this theory, the Defendants contended the Plaintiffs’ claims constituted simply a “generalized grievance.”35 Given the commonality of potential liability for nearly every organization in the world allegedly accruing from GHG emissions, the Plaintiffs’ allegations were unfit for a judicial solution absent an existing legislative statement or systematic regulatory response.36 Even if the Court found standing, the Defendants contended that multiple other grounds existed warranting dismissal. In particular, the Defendants argued that, even if the Plaintiffs had properly stated a nuisance cause of action, any such claims had been displaced, at a minimum, by Congress’s enactment of the CAA.37 According to the Defendants, the CAA “establishes a ‘comprehensive’ regulatory process” authorizing the EPA to weigh the costs and benefits to society in determining the appropriate levels of GHG emissions.38 Thus, the Defendants proffered that the correct cause of action for the Plaintiffs was embedded in the CAA.39 In other words, congressional
Due to the semantic field of fear and terror running throughout the discourses of Bush and Blair their choice of lexis is crucial in conveying their political ideologies. The introduction of Bush’s speech was of dire importance. Antithesis is being used within the first sentence; Bush begins his discourse “… Our fellow citizens, our way of life…”, and then ends with “deadly terrorist acts”. Due to the contrasting image portrayed listeners feel their “way of life”, they, as individuals and citizens of America are at threat, of “deadly and deliberate terrorist attacks”. This further promotes the global normalisation of terrorism and the “War on terror”.
LHT2 CyberLaw Regs & Compliance Task 4 | RISK ANALYSIS AND CYBERCRIME PREVENTION | [Document subtitle] | | 1. Below is a definition of terms as they relate to the following risk analysis: A. Threat * “Any circumstance or event with the potential to adversely impact organizational operations and assets...” (Ross, 2012). In other words, anything that can exploit a vulnerability thereby causing damage to an asset belonging to Military Contractors Inc. Some examples of a threat could be an attacker looking to get into the network to steal classified data, or a protester group looking to make a cause statement.
Douglas Fung Mr. Braganca HRE-4M1 Saturday, March 9th, 2013 CPT Part A Annotated Bibliography Topic: #30. Ethical Response to Terrorism Essay Question / Thesis: According to the American Heritage Dictionary, terrorism is defined as the unlawful use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons. Has global terrorism escalated to an extent so that the ethical response to extremism is no longer a viable alternative; forcing global intervention and the active use of extreme measures in the name of peace keeping? Annotated Bibliography: Source #1: Cook, Martin L., Dr. “Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Warfare.” Ethical Issues in Counterterrorism Warfare. Santa Clara University, Sept. 2001.
This has become a threat to American security and the American people in general. To battle against this issue, Congress has upheld the Anti-Terrorism Act in 1996. One of the best examples on examining these acts of uproar can be viewed, seen and understood by studying the case of the Oklahoma bombing which occurred in 1996. Major newspaper headlines have also described the World Trade Center bombing, the Unabomber’s arrest, and Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta as other major cases. All this demonstrates how sinister1 terrorism is in American society.