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”

• Who Created Major Hasan?

  
  Talk Islam — Authority: 543
  Well written and thoughtful OpEd piece in the NY Times. …It’s true that Major Hasan was unbalanced and alienated — and, by my lights, crazy. But what kind of people did conservatives think were susceptible to the terrorism meme? Like all viruses, terrorism infects people with low resistance. And surely Major ...
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• 15 years ago today, Charlie Rose discusses jihad in America (video)

  
  Creeping Sharia — Authority: 590
  A follow-up to yesterday’s post on the PBS documentary ‘Jihad in America’. The video below is an episode of Charlie Rose. It aired on PBS fifteen years ago today . Watch it. Charlie Rose hosts the executive producer of the documentary, Steve Emerson, and three Muslims (3 on 1). They are one-time CAIR ...
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• Obama and Holder BUMBLING As NATIONAL SECURITY SUFFERS!

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 522
  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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• Sad but TRUE…We are in the hands of IDIOTS

  
  Desert Conservative — Authority: 522
  Submitted by: Tony Caputo OH, THOSE DEMOCRATS!   They give us a Born Muslim for President, who may not be a Natural Born American Citizen?   Pelosi, Reid and Company have us Americans supporting  Illegal Immigrants so that the Democrats can get the Latino vote. The Democrats have ...
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• Rutgers Reconsidering Sponsorship of Terror-Supporting Organization

  
  Israellycool — Authority: 536
  Following my post on Rutger University Student Assembly’s vote to sponsor the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), the Student Assembly has discussed a motion to reconsider this sponsorship (hat tip: RU student ). Tension and heated debate circled yesterday as the Rutgers University Student Assembly ...
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• Minnesota Activist Indicted for Animal Terrorism

  
  Critter News — Authority: 132
  From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune ...I dont see any mention in this article (or in this one from the Chicago Tribune ) about threats to human life in this incident. Straight vandalism and economic loss. Is this a valid prosecution? Is it terrorism? Scott DeMuth, who is being held in jail in Davenport, is ...
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• Iraqi Forces capture 5 terrorism suspects

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 171
  WASHINGTON — Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested five suspected members of the al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISoI) terrorist groups, Nov. 20. All arrests were made during three combined security operations conducted with U.S. advisers in the Iraqi cities of Ramadi, Tikrit and Kirkuk, military ...
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• Turning KSM into O.J.

  
  carnage and culture — Authority: 138
  By MARK STEYN The Orange County Register http://www.ocregister.com/sections/opinion/ 2009-11-20 11:27:30 My radio pal Hugh Hewitt said to me on the air the other day that Barack Obama "doesnt know how to be president." It was a low but effective crack, and I didnt pay it much heed. But, after musing on it over ...
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• Germany wants no part in 911 execution

  
  Vlad Tepes — Authority: 149
  And so it begins. Just one of the likely hundreds of not thousands of reasons that this should never have been brought to a civilian trial. H/T to Islam in Europe. Berlin wants no part in potential 9/11 execution Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Germany like all of Europe, except for ...
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• The Valley under Siege

  
  Haqeeqat.Org — Authority: 426
    In modern times, there two issues that have hijacked the the world peace - the Palestine and Kashmir disputes. Interestingly both stemmed almost at the same time into the history and have similar cause - injustice to the indigenous people. The Palestinians and the Kashmiris have since been ...
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• The 2009 Republican Orgy of Bedwetting

  
  Orange Juice — Authority: 552
  Getting wrapped up in local issues can be so time-consuming -  I just noticed that I’ve been missing out on the hilarious spectacle of Republican politicians all across the country (including Joe Lieberman, R – duped state) publicly soiling themselves with fear over the very idea that our great nation is ...
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• Eric Holders Baffling KSM Decision = 9/11 Part II

  
  The Whig — Authority: 518
  The Senate Judiciary Committee met to question Attorney General Eric Holder about his decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others in criminal courts rather than military tribunals. The committee, chaired by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D., Vt.), displayed the division in our country not only ...
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• Burka Barbie w/ Western Outfits And Removable Head?

  
  http://www.riehlworldview.com/carnivorous_conservative — Authority:
  Interesting. Looks as though a toy company has decided to introduce modernity into the Muslim world? Or is it just an effort to get some bucks out of Muslim hands for a charity?  Nah, Mattel backs the exhibition . I hope they have the clothes glued on. Wouldnt want some lunatic killing their child for playing with ...
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• India to get state of the art surveillance gear as part of counter-terror cooperation with US

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  By Smita PrakashGeneva, Nov.21 (ANI): India is to get state of the art surveillance gear as part of its counter-terror cooperation with US.Both countries are expected to move forward on counter-terrorism initiatives, the scope of which will be enlarged.India had requested for a particular type of surveillance ...
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• Enough with the Psalms 109:8

  
  BaptistPlanet — Authority: 490
  Sick ? Maybe dangerous, and you can’t buy them from Psalms 109:8 designs from CafePress anymore.Polite applause, y’all.
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• CSM: Fort Hood shooting splits America over Islamic terror motive

  
  TitusOneNine — Authority: 582
  Pending a series of legislative, Army, and Defense Department investigations into the rampage, the Obama administration has resisted the “terror” label. And one new poll shows slightly more Americans agreeing that the Fort Hood shooting was a “killing spree” rather than “an act of terrorism.” But some US ...
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• An Accused Plotter With Feet in East and West

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 916
  David Headley as a child, with his mother and younger sister.
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• Hugo Chavezs Love Letters

  
  The Debate Link — Authority: 425
  He just gave a speech praising notorious terrorist "Carlos the Jackal" as a "revolutionary fighter" important to the Palestinian cause. In his speech, Chavez also sought to defend other leaders he said are wrongly labeled bad guys internationally, including Zimbabwes Robert Mugabe and Irans Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ...
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• Asymmetric terror: The poor man’s nuclear bomb

  
  mooseandsquirrel.ca — Authority: 507
  Read George Jonas: The bomb is just the beginning First Jonas relates poet George Faludy’s anecdote of totalitarian terror. Then Jonas explains how the “asymmetrical” terrorism of Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, etc. differs from that; yet, it is just as powerful when successful. Scaring people is not enough; you ...
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• Manmohan arrives in Geneva on way to US

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Geneva, Nov 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday arrived here on his way to Washington as the first state guest of US President Barack Obama.Manmohan Singh will land in Washington Sunday to begin a five-day visit to the US that is expected to unveil a new framework for deepening the strategic India-US ...
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