Needless to say that there are many instances in which this monopoly is called into question by sub-state actors. Such groups are given varying titles. In the case of theIslamic Statefor example, most observers simply refer to it as aterroristorganisation. There are other groups, that employ...
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To this day in Charleston, he is regarded as a dishonorable man and homegrown terrorist, with much less said about the Charleston businessmen and slave traders who brutalized and murdered millions of enslaved Africans to make the city rich, and ultimately the effete destination that it is now. ...
Groups are also known for attacks on various means of public transport. 8. Kenya While many terrorist attacks take place outside Nairobi, the terrorist threat is still high in other Kenyan areas. Grenades, shooting and stabbing are common forms of attack. 9. Honduras Honduras has one of the...
(wearing a wig) at a Howard Johnson Motor Lodge in New York City and arrested her. She was unarmed and offered no resistance. Photographs of a handcuffed Davis made newspaper front pages around the world. PresidentRichard Nixoncongratulated the FBI on its “capture of the dangerous terrorist, ...
Zarate was the first ever Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes where he led domestic and international efforts to attack terrorist financing, the innovative use of Treasury’s national security-related powers, and the global hunt for Saddam Hussein’s assets...
The Birth of Delta Force: A Response to Terrorism In the 1970s, a series of high-profile terrorist incidents convinced the US government to establish a dedicated counterterrorism unit.Colonel Charlie Beckwith, aSpecial Forcesveteran inspired by the British SAS (Special Air Service), championed the...
Theviolenceat demonstrations, the pro-terrorist ties, none of it considered good enough. The PSC even had their bank account closedbecause of fearstheir money was finding its way into the hands of terrorists. And even this isn’t good enough for Wikipedia editors. ...
Invisible Balance of Power. The book, which Ireviewedlast year, lays out Sajjad’s theory that the rise of stateless terrorist groups has created an “invisible balance of power.” The latter performs the same function in curbing US state terrorism as the Soviet Union did prior to its collaps...
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