The NEW Art of WarConsider the following scenario set some time in the near future: A Middle East state decides the time is ripe for a power grab in the Persian Gulf and directs its threat to an oil-rich neighbor that the United States is pledged to protect. The aggressors elect not to challenge Ame...

The United States and its Western allies say Teheran's real goal is to build nuclear weapons and have threatened sanctions. Washington has hinted a military strike is not out of the question. Fears that Iran is trying to build nuclear warheads were aggravated when diplomats said UN Inspectors may...

Terrorism has played a part in the evolution of the world as we know it. Throughout this time, terrorism has evolved with society. The root causes of terrorism have changed, although not too greatly. It is still used predominantly by smaller groups that cannot withstand head-to-head combat with a st...

Freedom is the right of individuals to act as they choose. Our freedom is taken away from us though when terrorism strikes. Terrorism implants fear in to the minds of all and disrupts our everyday actions. On September 11, 2001 a tragedy occurred in New York City, at the World Trade Center. Two hija...

Al-Qaeda What drives individuals to resort to such violent acts as hi-jacking a plane, bombing a building, and/or assassinating a religious or political figure? How do individuals and organizations justify thes...

Since the events of 11 September 2001, terrorism has moved higher on the list of world priorities from a global perspective. Many governments have passed internal legislation to help combat terrorism within their own boundaries. Alliances with other governments have been formed to help eradic...

INTRODUCTION Terrorism is a word that can strike fear in the most stoic person. For most Americans the word is associated with the events that occurred on 9-11 but for the rest of the world terrorists have been promoting their beliefs and ideas through acts of violence for many years. One of the mo...

The act of terrorism can be traced back to the 1st century A.D. when Jewish rebel groups, known as Zealots, attacked Roman soldiers and destroyed Roman property (History 2005). The term assassin dates to 1090-1275, when a Shi'ite Muslim sect, known as Nizari Isma'ilis, fought Sunni Muslim...

Terrorism as an International PhenomenonInternational terrorism, intelligence gathering and covert operations are all phenomenon, which intrigue the minds of many people both young and old. This paper is a historical recount and study on the various elements that comprise an international operation...

Stewart D Bailey OCT 01 Term Paper Fighting Cowards 101 I. Introduction The soil of the United States has been blessed for many years; we as a people do not deal with an onslaught of wide spread attacks on a day to day basis. People of the United States are fortunate that their largest dos...

In Guantanamo Bay there are several detainees who have been there for over year nearly two years now. These are members of al-Qaeda, Taliban, or those suspected of being or supporting other terrorists. Recently a few have been released on that there innocent, and many others delivered to their own...

Although the total volume of terrorist incidents world-wide has declined in the 1990s, the proportion ofpersons killed in terrorist incidents has steadily risen. For example, according to the RAND-St AndrewsUniversity Chronology of International Terrorism,5 a record 484 international terrorist incid...