The ATF then proceeded to "terrorize" the Davidians into submission by blasting loud music at them day and night with loud speakers and assaulting the compound on various raids that ultimately ended in the compound being burned to the ground (Gazecki, 1997). Counterterrorism prior to the Oklahoma City bombing, which was described as revenge for Waco against the federal government, consisted of monitoring arms sales, as the ATF was doing (Collins, 1997)
9/11 took terrorism to an international level for the United States and revolutionized counterterrorism activities. The attack was blamed on Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda -- though more cynics and skeptics emerged, who gathered evidence indicating that the Israeli Mossad as well as neo-conservatives in the Pentagon were involved in the attack (Dawson, 2013)
Counterterrorism prior to the Oklahoma City bombing was best exemplified by the ATF at Waco, which focused on the Branch Davidian compound as a group of extremists/terrorists who were hoarding weapons. The ATF then proceeded to "terrorize" the Davidians into submission by blasting loud music at them day and night with loud speakers and assaulting the compound on various raids that ultimately ended in the compound being burned to the ground (Gazecki, 1997)
S. to international terrorism: the nation was not prepared to meet the machinations of terrorist organizations, whether Arab or Israeli, within its borders -- perhaps because individuals from those very same organizations were embedded within the power structure of the nation's security and intelligence communities (Rose, 2005; Dawson, 2013)
This came to be referred to as the 9/11 commission. The Major Interest Groups Surrounding the 9/11 Commission From the onset, it is important to note that "family members of 9/11 victims were instrumental in the creation of the 9/11 commission" (Bolton, 2008, p
As recent as in April of this year security at the airport was suddenly beefed up following reports of possible threats of sabotage by ISIS terrorists. Therefore as a strategic target, LAX is very lucrative for the terrorists and hence security arrangements at the airport are given priority (Bleier, 2015)
The documents that detail the proposed security measures at the airports and aviation security are deemed to be security sensitive and thus limit public discourse of the same. The security at the airports and aviation is however known to have been prepared using a risk-based methodology to complement the overarching National Infrastructure Protection Plan (Dhs.gov, 2015)
This act has changed the way security measures are taken at the airport as well as during flights in the aviation industry in the U.S. (Elias, 2009)
3 million in 2000. LAX was identified to be "the world's busiest origin and destination (O & D) airport" in 2011, meaning it had the most non-connecting passengers (Lawa.org, 2015)
The hand baggage and other luggage go through scanning machines to identify any suspicious items. All checked luggage is screened at the airport by explosive detection equipment (Los-angeles-lax.worldairportguides.com, 2015)
S., there are layers of security and security checks while entering the airport (Transportation Security Administration, 2014)
S., there are layers of security and security checks while entering the airport (Transportation Security Administration, 2014)
Primary and secondary passenger screening is done by Advance Imaging Technology (AIT) at the airports. This was put into effect after the attempted bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253 in 2010 and is viewed as an effective screening process of personnel and baggage (www.ustravel.org, 2011)