The history of terrorism against the United States is relatively undistinguished and uninteresting. Terrorist acts committed abroad - for example, the bombing of two American embassies in Africa during 1998 or the recent sabotage of the USS Cole off the coast of Yemen - are not unlike most terrorist acts committed on United States" soil. Underlying both domestic and international terrorism against the United States is usually the belief that America is unduly hegemonic in this world and consequently needs - deserves, even - to be brought to its knees. Or - that goal proving too titanic or elusive - the terrorists will settle for the blood of a few American citizens, if only to keep the entire country in a state of perpetual alert and agitation. This is true of both anti-American Americans and anti-American foreigners. Timothy McVeigh, the main party responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 which left 168 dead, is in the end not too far from Osama bin Laden, the Afghani terrorist allegedly behind the embassy and USS Cole blasts: both hate the United States" government and have settled on terrorism as the most effective means of redressing their grievances.
One terrorist in the United States, however, stands out among this crowd: Ted Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated one-time professor of mathematics who was revealed to be the Unabomber in 1996. The Unabomber - so dubbed because the only discernible pattern in his early bombs was the targeting of universities and airlines - waged his war not against any government or country but against a concept, one that was (and still is) sweeping through the world with unbridled speed: technology. His most frequent targets were relatively obscure academics, not leading figures in the technological world like Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos. And unlike many terrorists, Kaczynski is brilliant and has written no less cogently than profusely about his radical views.
Many people realized terrorism is a big problem. ... Like what exactly is terrorism? ... And last but not least how can terrorism be prevented? ... For my first question, which was, what is terrorism? ... I found this answer in a book called " Terrorism in The 20th Century" (A narrative encyclopedia from the anarchists through the weather man to the Unabomber) by: Jay Robert Nash. ...
A free essay on terrorism Despite the end of the Cold War and the faltering beginnings of the peace process in the Middle East, terrorism still remains a serious threat to many countries, not surprisingly, given that the underlying causes of the bitter ethnic and religious struggles which caused the rise in terrorism pre date the Cold War, and most of these conflicts remain unresolved. While the former Soviet Union sponsored terrorism o...
Terrorism that occurs throughout the world is known as global terrorism. ... The results of terrorism are almost always catastrophic. ... Between 1978 and 1995, an anarchist and terrorist known as the Unabomber planted or mailed homemade bombs that killed 3 people and wounded 23 others in 16 separate incidents throughout the United States. ... In April 1996, federal agents arrested Theodore Kaczynski, a suspect they thought to be the Unabomber. ... One other key element in terrorism is hijacking. ...
Recently, Terrorism has been a main cause of fear. ... There were the shootings at Columbine High School, the Unabomber, and the Oklahoma City Federal Building bombing. ... The push of blame unto media and entertainment enabled America to calm their fears of terrorism. ... The Homeland Security Act also established a colored warning system for terrorism. ... Terrorism will always exist no matter how many wars are fought against it. ...
