Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice CJUS399-1401B-01 Professor Russ Pomrenke IP 1 Michael Davidson Due date 2/25/14 Between the years of 1991-2001 the U.S. has witnessed a few terrorist attacks that have lead on to the largest attack known to this day as September 11th. During the timeframe chosen (1991-2001) there were warning signs that occurred and should have set in motion improved counter-terrorism policies. However, it did not occur. One may say because of the arrogance of government officials’ mentality of being “untouchable” we were vulnerable and left open for attacks. Because of the underestimation and lapse of judgment of the U.S. government officials, we were attacked by a force to reckon with, Al-Qaeda.
Brittnie McGee 11/29/11 US History 142 “A Demonic Spirit” Have you ever wondered how a person could have such a demonic spirit? Why would someone have the desire to kill millions of innocent people? Did he ever have any remorse for any of his actions? How could he command his followers and be responsible for several terrorist attacks against the US when we were the country who originally had his back? Was he ever going to get tired of planning to cause destruction in major cities in the United States?
Alex Jauregui Albright Philo 105 December 8, 2011 Torture the Ticking Time Bomb Terrorist? The authorities capture a person who is believed with high probability that he knows the person who planted a bomb in a public place which is timed to detonate in forty-eight hours, but the person refuses to talk. Authorities try to scare and bribe him but they are unsuccessful. This scenario is also known as “ticking time bomb.” Should the authorities try to find better ways of interrogation, or should they be permitted to use physical force to make the person reveal the name of the person who planted the bomb? Torture is sometimes used when a suspect is believed to have information on a catastrophic event or might know of a terrorist organization.
One criticism of intelligence agencies that people were shocked to hear through the 9/11 Commission Report was that the Central Intelligence Agency had information on some of the suspects involved in the 9/11 plot. This information was requested by FBI agents multiple times but was not handed over because it would have jeopardized the case CIA was building against other operatives. (Soufan, 2011). The PATRIOT Act also allowed warrants to be issued in any district, whether or not the activity being investigated was being conducted in that district or not (Landahl, 2007). It also created penalties for harboring terrorists, increased maximum sentences for terrorism related activities, and most importantly eliminated the statue of limitations for terrorist activities (Landahl, 2007).
There was also a World Trade Center bombing that took place in 1993 that Osama claimed was his work but it was later discovered that he and his terrorist group Al Qaeda actually had nothing to do with the bombing. This was Osama’s first declaration of Jihad and when his rain of terror officially begun. He ordered the bombing of two United States Embassies in East Africa. Two hundred people were killed in these attacks including twelve Americans. In retaliation to these attacks that Al Qaeda carried out, U.S forces carried out air strikes on targets in Sudan and Afghanistan with success but did not achieve the ultimate goal of killing Osama in one of these attacks.
September 11th, 2001 In my perspective, what happened on September 11th, 2001, was an act of terrorism on the United States. It was a decade ago that 19 terrorists took control of four planes, flew two into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, hit the Pentagon with a third, and crashed the fourth in a field in Pennsylvania after passengers resisted and made it impossible for the terrorists to complete their mission. The government also thought that 9/11 was an act of terrorism put on by the Muslims. While conspiracy theorists have a different perspective because they believe that there was more to this attack, it was plotted out and people from America were in on it. There have been many different perspectives on what really happened on this day.
The R.T.C ( Resolution Trust Corporation) began to investigate the whitewater case and found that once again Mcdougal was found using large amounts of money he should not have and the Clintons were caught in the crossfire. A report down by the R.T.C, the Pillsbury report, provided evidence that suggested the Clintons knew nothing about the Mcdougal's misdoings and that they were simply innocent bystanders. Regardless of the report, the media still bombarded the Clinton’s with questions about the case until the attorney general at the time appointed an investigator, Robert Fiske, to get to the bottom of the whole scandal. Robert Fiske later on was replaced by Kenneth Starr, another investigator, who found incriminating evidence of sexual misconduct down by president Clinton. The infamous “Starr report” soon came out which accused president Clinton of having an affair with another colleague of his in the White house.
It is the home of the free and land of the brave. Yet it seems since these attacks, America has repeatedly failed many of our citizens by not protecting them or them being falsely accused. We must realize that there is a greater picture here. If we are so willing to stray from the rules and laws our country is built upon, doesn’t that make us closer to a bigger evil- the dissolution of our nation and government? Quite frankly, that terrifies me.
This essay Was written by Serj two days after the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. It caused a lot of controversy, particularly because many readers seemed to miss the message. Please understand, this essay is not attempting to justify the 9/11 attacks. When it was published, many mistook Serj's intentions and consequently denounced him, but if you pay attention to this small excerpt, it is impossible to say that Serj tried to justify the 9/11 attacks: ...my belief is that the terror will multiply if concrete steps are not taken to sponsor peace in the middle east, NOW. This does not mean that we should not find the guilty party(s), Bin Laden, or whoever they may be, and not try them.
One of the main reasons was because Nixon was not physically involved in the the actual planning of the Watergate scandal; however his involvement in the cover ups for all the incidents that had taken place was his downfall. The Watergate scandal had made its mark on American presidential abuses of power. The cover-up itself signifies the White House to obstruction of the investigation .The Watergate scandal was the nation’s worst political stories of all times. President Nixon being incorporative during the investigation proved that his involvement was the one of the main reasons of his downfall. .By failing to provide the investigators with all the information just proves his admission of guilt.