Terrorism

Terrorism is the specific threat or use of terror, fear, and violence as a tool of propagating civil unrest and social paranoia. The intent of terrorist organizations is to undermine a people’s sense of national security, in fear of an imminent and often clandestine attack.

The power of terrorism rests in the psychological threat to one’s way of life. Terrorists directly target social customs and norms, which are firmly embedded in practice. More specifically, terrorism is the attempt to change practice, namely religious, social, cultural, and political practices, by means of intimidation and a constant threat of violence.

The greater the fear among intended victims, the more effective terrorism is in reinforcing social paranoia. Therefore — among the masses — as fear and terror increase, faith in the government’s ability to protect the people decreases.

Primarily, bloggers discuss terrorism in terms of its relation to religious fundamentalism, which often results from the acts of domestic terrorists, though international terrorism also affects a global community. For bloggers, terrorism presents an interesting topic for discussion because the threat of terrorism affects us all.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Terrorism”

• Secret report says Taliban is now making undetectable explosives

  
  Fire Andrea Mitchell! — Authority: 582
  A new Pentagon document reported to be confidential reveals Taliban improvised explosive devices, a major problem for U.S. and coalition service members, now are being made from plastic and other nonmetallic components, making them almost impossible to detect, according to a report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin, ...
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• The West Begins to Fight Back

  
  Ft. Hard Knox — Authority: 477
  Its’ a quiet New York Sunday and I’m sipping my coffee, reading my email, the newspapers, the online media, and looking out my window at newly bare branches in a weak winter sun. Suddenly—small miracles begin to appear.According to the BBC, more than 57% of Swiss voters in 29 cantons supported a referendum ...
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• NY Daily News Bungles Obama-Salahi Contact Timeline: Bloggers Scoop Big Media on Gatecrasher Scandal; Press AWOL on Tareqs Dubai Diplomacy!

  
  American Power — Authority: 709
  Weve all done it, jumped on a story without all the facts. But this screw up at the New York Daily News is major, since the timeline of President Obamas meet up with the Salahi gatecrashers is crucial to the further discovery of administration deception, to Obamas possible knowledge of Tareq Salahis Middle ...
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• We await Dave Neiwerts reaction

  
  The Other McCain — Authority: 753
  More right-wing anti-government terrorism ? PARKLAND, Wash. - A gunman walked into a coffee shop and shot and killed four police officers Sunday morning in what sheriffs officials described as a targeted "execution." . . . The officers were obviously targeted because they were in full uniform, their marked patrol ...
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• SFRC Report: How We Failed to Get Osama bin Laden

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 141
  Image by Michael Foley Photography via FlickrThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) posted today its report titled “Tora Bora Revisited: How We Failed to Get Bin Laden and Why It Matters Today.” And in black and white print, it points fingers -- “the decision not to deploy American forces to go after bin ...
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• 998 For One: Sources Indicate Israel To Free 998 Palestinians For Shalit

  
  A Blog For All — Authority: 509
  If there was ever a lopsided deal, this is it. Once again, Israel is likely to release hundreds of Palestinian terrorists, including many who have Israeli blood on their hands to get a solitary Israeli released from terrorist custody. Sources indicate Israel is looking to trade 998 Palestinians for Gilad Shalit. ...
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• Terrorism has no religion: Shahrukh

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 175
  “There is no adoration of terrorism,” said Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan actuality Sunday black at a accessible accident a year afterwards the Mumbai alarm attacks. “Indian civilisation does not analyze in agreement of religion. We are an absurd accomplishment in the apple and I’m actual appreciative to be an ...
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• I Want to Ask

  
  A Feather Adrift — Authority: 128
  It seems an opportune time to rid my brain case of a few puzzling thoughts. Ain’t you glad you stopped by? I want to ask all those who oppose trying the Gitmo detainees in American civilian courts if they have ever read the Declaration of Independence? I mean, given the fine patriots you all claim to be, I would ...
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• RE: THE SHALIT DEAL; “OUR SONS ARE NOT TERRORISTS ….”

  
  Desertpeace — Authority: 579
  Families of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Jails: “Our Sons are not terrorists, the real terrorists are the Zionist child-killers” From Khalid Amayreh in al-Khalil Families of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Jails Abu Yasser is an elderly Palestinian farmer living in the ...
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• Is our own military AIDING and ABETTING TERRORISTS?

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 154
  This is something that I can do and I damn sure am going to do it. I am so sick of this PC BS! It is hurting our military and we can’t afford for our military to be defeated by ANYONE! Especially this Gov. And those who are against what our military stands for!  Our troops are fighting for us, we have to fight for ...
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• NO MORE PC…(video)

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 154
  Submitted by: Elaine Karsner Someone finally said it on TV Ive put political correctness in the trash can….. I no longer care about being politically correct… If you are an American - be an american…. The Gentleman in the video says it all….     It’s about time ...
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• I (WE) Want to know…NOW!

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 154
  Submitted by:Tony Caputo I WANT TO KNOW?   I want to know how long our U.S. Government, with all it corrupt, lying politicians are going to have us Americans finance the war against the EVIL Muslims via buying this oil?   At a minimum of $2.50 per gallon for gas, they are making ...
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• Those in Congress BEST LISTEN!

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 154
  Submitted by: Marie Woods A letter to my “representatives” in Washington . We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights , that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these ...
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• Thomas Freidman Admits There’s An Anti-American Narrative, He Just Let’s Himself Off The Hook

  
  Dr. Melissa Clouthier — Authority: 611
  Wow. After you get past the shock that a liberal admits there is an anti-American narrative, chew on the fact that the liberal Thomas Friedman still can’t admit how his own ideology feeds and nourishes the anti-American narrative: Have no doubt: we punched a fist into the Arab/Muslim world after 9/11, partly to ...
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• US companies sponsoring World Islamic Banking Conference

  
  Creeping Sharia — Authority: 607
  Read about the World Islamic Banking Conference (December 6-8) and see some of the U.S. sponsors of Islamic sharia law who are helping expand the funding of jihad. Big, powerful companies. What roles are they playing? More to come. Check the page for more U.S. sponsors and a long list of U.K. corporate ...
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• Terrorism has no religion: Shahrukh

  
  All World News - PakMahfil.com — Authority: 164
  “There is no adoration of terrorism,” said Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan actuality Sunday black at a accessible accident a year afterwards the Mumbai alarm attacks.“Indian civilisation does not analyze in agreement of religion. We are an absurd accomplishment in the apple and I’m actual appreciative to be ...
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• Senate Report Says U.S. Missed Chance to Capture bin Laden

  
  S E N A T U S — Authority: 574
  The U.S. military “could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,” Reuters reports. The report, written by staff working for the Democratic majority on the ...
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• Police hunt bomber behind Russian train crash

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Chechen rebels suspected of carrying out deadly terrorist attack on train travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg Russian investigators were today hunting for the bomber behind Fridays train crash, in which 25 people died and nearly 100 were injured when their luxury express travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg ...
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• Terrorism and Insurgency – Insurgents turn to crime in Mosul (MalaysiaNews.net)

  
  Global News Blog Headlines — Authority: 165
  Insurgents turn to crime in Mosul (MalaysiaNews.net) By Deepa Babington REUTERS NEWS AGENCY MOSUL, Iraq | Drive-by shootings, killings and extortion are the new calling cards of a weakened insurgency in Mosul, replacing suicide bombings as the worst ni… ‘Insurgency, Naxalism product of govt’s neglect’ (Press ...
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• When the US missed its chance

  
  Later On — Authority: 159
  Reuters reporting at FT.com : The US military could have captured or killed Osama bin Laden in 2001 if it had launched a concerted attack on his hideout in Afghanistan, according to a report prepared for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee . The report, written by staff working for the Democratic majority on ...
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