David C. Rapoport‚ 1999‚ "Terrorism‚" Encyclopedia of Violence‚ Peace and Conflict‚ San Diego‚ CA: Academic Press 3:497-510. The phenomenon of terrorism may be quite ancient‚ but the concept is modern (p. 498). Examples of ancient terrorists include the Assassins in early Islam‚ the Zealots in 1st century Judaism‚ and the Thugs in 13th to 19th century Hinduism (501). During the French Revolution from 1789-1799 some groups used acts of terrorism‚ and even created a culture of terror‚ as a desperate
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Terrorism is not a Muslim Monopoly Kamlesh Kumar Singh Research Scholar Deptt. of Sociology Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005 Email-kamleshsingh206@gmail.com M.N. - 09369240262‚ 09026399178 Abstract “All Muslims may not be terrorists‚ but all terrorists are Muslims”. This comment‚ frequently heard after the Mumbai bomb blasts implies that terrorism is a Muslim specialty‚ if not a monopoly. The facts are very different. First there is nothing new about terrorism. The term
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Smuggling of Nuclear Material Over the past five years the former states of the Soviet Union haven ’t been able to prevent the leakage of nuclear material. Nuclear materials and technologies are more accessible now than at any other time in history‚ due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and the worsening of economic conditions. No longer does the Soviet KGB‚ the Soviet military and the Soviet border guards have the control to stop the smuggling of nuclear material ’s. With the Cold War
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Amherst gave blankets that had been used by smallpox victims to the Native Americans in a plan to spread the disease (“History of Biological Warfare”). A more recent example of biological weapons was in 1995. A Japanese terrorist group‚ called Aum Shinrikyo‚
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American Public University America’s Top Three Potential Terrorist Attacks Alan Jacobs HLSS 155 B001 Win 13 Professor Dr. Wesley Phillips 15 February 2013 America’s Top Three Potential Terrorist Attacks Since the successful attacks by planned by Osama Bin Laden‚ and carried out by Al Qaeda terrorists‚ the United States of America has implemented new strategies to thwart efforts by terrorist to achieve another successful attack on US soil. Along with the new
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attacks on civilians. ← This early version of biological terrorism continued on into the 14th century where the bubonic plague was used to infiltrate enemy cities ← 1984 - USA - Rajneeshee bioterrorism attack ← 1993 - Japan - Aum Shinrikyo anthrax release in Kameido ← 2001 - USA - Anthrax Attacks ← 1710: Russians used plague victims against Swedes ← 1767: French &
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There is a link between terrorism and tourism but it is not simple. Terrorism does not seem to have a big effect on domestic tourism but mostly affects international tourism. If a host country has had widespread media attention to a terrorism event‚ tourist numbers see a major drop from selected areas. Low level terrorism gradually reduces tourism over a period of time‚ and surprise‚ brutal attacks have an immediate negative impact. The prevalence of violence is more important than the enormity of
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McDonald 1 Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War Matthew McDonald Mrs. Jones English I 4 March 2015 McDonald 2 Chemical and Biological Weapons: World at War THESIS STATEMENT: Chemical and biological weapons are necessary because they strike fear in the enemies‚ effective in their power‚ and can be used as population control. I. Introduction A. Background Information B. Thesis Statement II. Strike fear into your enemies A. Fear of retaliation
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Terrorism and its Effects on International Relations Introduction Over the years there have been significant changes in how terrorism is carried out. With the changes in how terrorism is carried out there have also been dramatic changes in how countries counter terrorist attacks. The modifications in the way a country counters these terrorist attacks affects international relations of these countries. These issues bring about the question of how have counter terrorism methods affected international
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Sōka Gakkai was founded in Japan in the 1930’s by Tsunesaburo Makiguchia with a theory of value creating education. Tzu Chi was founded in Taiwan in 1966 by Master Zhengyan on the guiding principle to “help the poor and educate the rich.” Aum Shinrikyō was founded in Japan in 1984 by Shoko Asahara in order to fight the evil in the world. The thesis will draw on trends that discuss the terms charisma and cult in order to see manifestations of these in the context of East Asian Buddhist movements
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