Lone Wolf Terrorism Introduction Problem background and significance In the United States terrorism incidents such as the attack in 1995 in Oklahoma by Timothy McVeigh and the September 11th attack in 2001, have led to the realization that lone wolf terrorism posses a grave threat to the safety of the public. Terrorism analysts and law enforcement authorities have insisted that it is hard to spot lone terrorists before they strike and this is of great threat to the security of a nation. From FBI
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Lone wolf terrorism is not a recent phenomenon. Decades of incidents indicate that it is an ever-present threat which society and governments must mitigate. The cases of Timothy McVeigh, Omar Mateen, and the recent Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock were some of the more extreme examples of what lone wolves could do. There are many definitions of lone wolf terrorism but this category of terror does have a common premise of sole individuals inflicting politicized attacks upon the public. The
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Definitions of Terrorism This paper argues that Fort Hood Shooting was an act of terrorism rather than the act of workplace violence. Based on the evidence in the case and on the existing definitions of terrorism, it asserts that Fort Hood Shooting was a terrorist attack and further provides policy recommendations to counteract the terrorism threat within the American society. Background of the Issue On November 5, 2009, U.S. Army Major and Psychiatrist Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 and wounded
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Patriot Act was approved by President George W. Bush after the September 9/11 terrorist attacks. This Act allows the tools that are already available to law enforcement to inspect organized crime and drug trafficking in the same manner as dealing with terrorism. Before the Patriot Act, the courts did not allow the law enforcement to conduct electronic surveillance and wiretaps to investigate crimes that terrorist often committed. This Act allowed federal agents to seek court permission to use roving wiretaps
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In order to answer this question the term terrorist must be divided in two groupings and categories for the sake of this report. Lone wolf terrorist of typically domestic in nature. Islamic Terrorists Organization for this case ISIS and al Qaeda its members and leaders. Terrorist, historically Leftist terrorism in Europe, and terrorism in present and historical central and South America. These will fit the below examples of studies and conclusions drawn on the issue of general characteristics of
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The USA PATRIOT Act, or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, is a basically an anti-terrorism law that was rather hastily passed as a result of the September 11, 2001 attacks. It primarily aims at deterring and punishing acts of terrorism committed in the United States and elsewhere (USA PATRIOT Act, n.d.). However, while it appears to have noble aims of safeguarding American lives and property, the act needs
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SECURITY RESEARCH PAPER A PERSPECTIVE ON TERRORISM Piers Hutt piershutt@hotmail.com 1 March 2015 A PERSPECTIVE ON TERRORISM ABSTRACT Purpose: To critically examine the threat of modern terrorism to Western society. Design/methodology: An assessment was made of publically available documentation. The paper is then divided into a number of sections. It initially deals with the difficulties of defining terrorism, followed by its symbiotic relationship with the media. The next section
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Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001) was a law signed by President at the time George W. Bush. The basis of this act was rushed into Congress after the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York City. In 2011 President Obama renewed the Patriot Act while granting a four year extension on four main parts of the USA Patriot Act. The basis of the Patriot Act is to conduct wiretaps, searches of business records, and conducting lone wolf surveillance on individuals suspected
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Terrorism in the United States Terrorism is like a plague. It has haunted the world as well as the United States for years. It is only currently, in light of what has happened to New York and Washington, been threatened by a nation. This newly found hatred for terrorism is not just from a government, it is from the governed as well. It is not as strait forward as one may think. There are many definitions of terrorism. The definition of terrorism depends mostly on the views and occupations of
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be independent and use Islam as their ideology. Not only that, Aceh wanted to be independent because they think there is a gap between the central authority and the local authority. The examples about the terror and insurgency case show that both terrorism and insurgency are considered political violence. They use violence to have a change in politics. The similarity between terrorists and criminals is their target. They do not think about which one is combatant or which one is civilians. They do their
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