While there are several wings of Odinism, each militating for various ideals, they are all united by the belief in the supremacy of the white peoples. This belief has captured the attention of other groups, such as the neo-Nazis, the racist skinheads or any other group that also promotes the supremacy of the white race (Kaplan and Tharp, 1997)
Terrorism is basically understood as "violence, or the threat of violence, calculated to create an atmosphere of fear and alarm. These acts are designed to coerce others into taking actions they would otherwise not undertake or to refrain from taking actions that they desire to take" (Riley and Hoffman, 1995)
S. And its efficiency has been questioned many times through various bombing attempts as well as shootouts, (Risa A. Brooks, 2011)
The code of Federal Regulations describes terrorism as entailing the illegal use of violence and force against property or persons to frighten or compel a government, the citizens for social or political objectives. With respect to the United States, domestic terrorism entails actions risky to human life as well as actions that involve infringement of criminal bylaws of the United States (Borgeson & Valeri, 2009)
Introduction Terrorism is as an act of intentional inflict carried out to cause critical damage or death to people with a sole intention of intimidating or persuading an individual, an international or local institution or government to settle in to a preferred policy. Before 1960s, terrorism received delineation as confined to certain nations (Mark, 2009)
After the September 11 bombing of pentagon, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) described terrorisms as a sadistic action that puts at risk the health of human beings. More so, the FBI defined terrorism as an activity that flouts criminal bylaws of states and frighten a government, citizens or any other sector thereof for opinionated and social objectives (Norwitz, 2008)
S. Draft Agreement, underlines terrorism as actions of people that are dangerous to a person's life or activities that create a risk of harm to property, and these activities get perpetrated in order to coerce the government to act on a preferred issue (Walter, 2005)
With respects to such understanding, terrorists plot encompassing citizens of United States inspired by foreign terrorists with an example of Al Qaeda constitutes domestic terrorism. Domestic terrorists are accountable for committing more than two dozen incidents from 2004 in the United States (White, 2011)
Studies have showed that in the first instance the organization was a rudimentary version of a social club, an exclusivist one however. (Horn, 1939) in the beginning they did not employ weapons, but considered that their costumes, the white hoods, would scare black people off and would somehow ensure a pleasant sight for the white people
However, the Civil War had brought destruction and poverty to the Southern regions of the country and this situation only added to the growing frustration among the white population. (Jenkins, 1997) in this historical context "in an effort to terrorize the newly enfranchised black voter, the Ku Klux Klan was born
" (Schaefer, 1971) Yet, in 1915, in the midst of the First World War, the organization reshaped its strategies and goals and included among the social elements against which they must act also Jews, immigrants, foreign born people, and Catholics. (Rice, 1962) They employed similar violent means in this period as well which included killings, violation of properties, or harassment
Thus, "convinced that it had succeeded in preserving the antebellum South, the hooded knights vanished." (Schaefer, 1971) Yet, in 1915, in the midst of the First World War, the organization reshaped its strategies and goals and included among the social elements against which they must act also Jews, immigrants, foreign born people, and Catholics
26, 2001, he said the legislation would "help law enforcement to identify, to dismantle, to disrupt, and to punish terrorists before they strike." (Belt, 2006) We're dealing with terrorists who operate by highly sophisticated methods and technologies, some of which were not even available when our existing laws were written," Mr
soil, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 2002-2005 Terrorism Report (PDF), the bureau's latest comprehensive report on such incidents. (Fletcher, 2008) Section 802 of the U
(ACLU,2002) In FBI terminology, domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States (or its territories) without foreign direction, committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. (Jarboe, 2002) The FBI divides terrorist-related activity into three categories: terrorist incident is a violent act or an act dangerous to human life, in violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any state, to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives; suspected terrorist incident is a potential act of terrorism in which responsibility for the act cannot be attributed at the time to a known or suspected terrorist group or individual; and terrorism prevention is a documented instance in which a violent act by a known or suspected terrorist group or individual with the means and a proven propensity for violence is successfully interdicted through investigative activity
, Mueller took pains to point out that al-Qaeda and other international terrorists still represent a large threat. (Sniffen, 2006) We've decimated al-Qaeda's leadership and taken away their sanctuary, but there are still individuals in the al-Qaeda hierarchy who are capable of organizing, financing and supporting attacks in the United States or against United States interests around the world," Mueller said
S. federal government was attempting to suppress their activities (Hulnick)
617). The victims of the attack on the Murrah Building included 19 children killed, 57 children injured, 30 orphaned (there was a daycare center located on the first floor of the Murrah Building directly in line with the primary explosion), and another 219 who experienced the loss of one parent (Lewis et al
26). McVeigh and his cohorts, though, were also following the philosophy of the right-wing militants to employ "leaderless resistance" that was inspired by books such as the Turner Diaries and a growing body of like-minded rhetoric published on the World Wide Web (Silke, 2003)
On the one hand, it is considered that indeed legally allowing people to buy guns would automatically trigger a greater number of fire arms. (Workman, 2006) on the other hand however, Peter Hamm, spokesman for the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, suggests that the government's activities is directed in the wrong place because "it's the guns that have been around a while that could wind up in criminal hands not the guy who's going out and buying a new $700 handgun