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”

• HISTORY NEVER STARTS WHERE THE ZIONISTS PLACE IT

  
  REAL LIBERAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH — Authority: 130
  A reply of mine on Facebook Ahmed Zaki, 9/11 and 7/7 were more than what you say, although I take your point. The machinations of the worldly imperial spirit on all sides knows no bounds. That spirit has no problem using selective arguments rather than going at the root cause of all that ails humanity concerning ...
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• Some amendments are more equal than others

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 806
  Im not going all-in for the message of this Mayors Against Illegal Guns "Terror Gap" thing. But Im struck by what Ill call the "Hypocrisy Gap" instead. I dont want to take up too much of your post-holiday time with this, but heres whats bugging me: the wingnuts have happily sold you out on your First Amendment ...
  3 hours ago

• Obama/Holder JUST PLAIN WRONG!

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 496
  Travesty in New York By Charles Krauthammer Friday, November 20, 2009   For late-19th-century anarchists, terrorism was the “propaganda of the deed.” And the most successful propaganda-by-deed in history was 9/11 — not just the most destructive, but the most spectacular and telegenic. And now its ...
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• Bennett trial adjourned to January

  
  The Zimbabwe Times — Authority: 146
  HARARE (Reuters) – The trial of a top ally of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on terrorism charges has been adjourned to January next year after a key prosecution witness failed to attend court on Friday. Roy Bennett, a senior official in Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party who was ...
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• WILL MUSLIMS TAKE OVER AMERICA TOO?

  
  Angry White Dude — Authority: 137
  COMING TO AN AMERICAN CITY SOON! I recently saw the video below. Scary stuff! It doesn’t look too good for western civilization in terms of survival against the population surge of Muslims. If they are patient, in less than 50 years Muslims will conquer Europe without the use of violence. This does not bode ...
  3 hours ago

• Don’t try to IMPEACH…RECALL…ALL OF THEM!

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 496
  Recall hints of impeachment. Now, remember when that was last tried with any kind of seriousness? Then we got a whole lesson of what “is” is… As long as the Democrats control Congress there will be no impeachment and, in all sincerity, no “recall.” It would be great if we could have a “vote of ...
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• Al Qaedas ability to attack US is wanning

  
  Report on Arrakis — Authority: 603
  According to the former chief of Britains MI6 intelligence agency, Richard Dearlove, al Qaedas ability to attack the US or Britain is wanning due to improved security cooperation between the two countries. But does al Qaeda even need to carry out attacks against the US or Britain? There are plenty of muslims in ...
  4 hours ago

• Pak envoy to Kabul says India creating problems in anti-terror war

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Kabul, Nov.27 (ANI): Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, MuhammadSadiq, on Friday accused India of creating problems in the global waron terror, instead of assisting effectively in anti-terrorinitiatives.Sadiq’s broadside came even as Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,who is currently attending the CHOGM ...
  4 hours ago

• Literature, Or Reality?

  
  NO QUARTER — Authority: 549
  I’ve been reading a book by the novelist, Vince Flynn, Extreme Measures . If you are unfamiliar with Mr. Flynn’s books, they typically deal with the CIA, Washington, DC, and how politics affect the intelligence community, following the exploits of the main protagonist, Mitch Rapp, as he works to ensure the ...
  4 hours ago

• Kirklees BNP member admits to terrorism charges

  
  Harry's Place — Authority: 657
  This is a cross-post from HOPE not hate / Searchlight A member of the British National Party is facing a long spell in prison after admitting to keeping an arsenal of homemade weapons at his home. Terence Gavan, 38, made and stockpiled 54 nail and ball-bearing bombs between May 1999 and May this year. He ...
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• Owned: Qatar To Buy US Embassy In UK

  
  Creeping Sharia — Authority: 584
  From debbieschlussel.com via the WSJ: …you have to scratch your head and wonder what idiots in the U.S. government–particularly the State Department ( it figures)–were thinking when WE sold our U.S. embassy in London to the ever-more-extremist Islamic Gulf State monarchy of Qatar .  We owned it, but ...
  4 hours ago

• Article Title Unknown

  
  Blogging Isn't Cool — Authority: 127
  Terrorist ? Folks are wrestling over whether Nidal Hasan is a terrorist or not. He seems to be a deeply disturbed man who has gotten all tangled up in his religion. Any religion can get abusive (or abused). Israel Regardie cautioned practitioners of magick to keep a firm grip & be ready to seek psychological ...
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• Obama Wants 1000 Terrorists Released

  
  Tai-Chi Policy — Authority: 444
  For the Israelis to “prove themselves” to the Palestinians . And that’s worked how many times before when the Israelis have done it? Oh, that’s right, zero. Posted in Obama Tagged: Idiocy, Islamofascism, Israel, Palestine, Terrorism
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• The anthrax attack

  
  Later On — Authority: 455
  Dana Perino, who so far as I can tell is dumber than Sarah Palin, was on TV recently saying that, during George W. Bush’s presidency, the US had no terrorist attacks. I guess she has forgotten the attacks of 9/11 and the subsequent anthrax attacks. Or maybe she’s just lying, hoping that the public is stupid—and ...
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• Another Obama Gitmo Official Resigns in Obama Smoke Screen Effort

  
  Stop The ACLU — Authority: 714
  -By Warner Todd Huston Earlier this month President Obama fired Greg Craig, his main counsel on matters concerning the Guantanamo Bay Facility. And this week Obama sheds another one of his GITMO team with the resignation of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense for Detainee Policy Phillip Carter. It appears that ...
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• WildEarth Guardians Seeks End of Aerial Gunning & Poisoning of Wildlife on Public Lands

  
  Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News — Authority: 483
  Obama asked for executive order- This is clearly something the President could do quickly to rehabilitate his tarnished image on wildlife. Ironically, it was President Richard Nixon who in 1972 issued Executive Order 11643 banning the use of poisons to control predators on Federal land. Reagan later weakened this. ...
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• Another Obama Gitmo Official Resigns in Obama Smoke Screen Effort

  
  Publius Forum — Authority: 559
  -By Warner Todd Huston Earlier this month President Obama fired Greg Craig, his main counsel on matters concerning the Guantanamo Bay Facility. And this week Obama sheds another one of his GITMO team with the resignation of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense for Detainee Policy Phillip Carter. It appears that ...
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• Black Friday Snark News Briefs

  
  Yourish.com — Authority: 528
  And Nero fiddled while Rome burned: This is just funny. The Dorktator’s senior advisor (what the hell is a “senior advisor” anyway? Is that like “the guy I inherited from Dad that I can’t fire because he has too many friends who could kill me”?), er, senior advisor says that the Arabs should stop fussing ...
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• OEF Update, Nov. 27, 2009: Forces Detain Militants, Strike Taliban Compound; Update on Missing Helicopter

  
  THE TENSION — Authority: 148
  D ispatches from the Front: KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2009 -- An Afghan-international security force detained a Taliban district commander and other militants during the search of a compound in Kandahar province Thursday. The commander is a direct subordinate of a Taliban shadow governor in the region. The joint ...
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• This is Not About Human Rights

  
  Creative Minority Report — Authority: 591
  The very public trials of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others are said to be about human rights. But I dont believe it. I think these trials are simply a way to publicly embarrass the former President. And since theres likely a lot we dont know maybe theres lots of stuff that President Bush should be embarrassed about. ...
  8 hours ago

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