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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Original Technorati articles tagged “terrorism”

• in Technology
  Majority Supports NSA Snooping
  The Pew Research Center reveal that the majority of Americans support NSA monitoring of phone and web behaviour.
  by cmimanagers / on Jun 11, 2013
• in Social Media
  Self Radicalized by the Internet?
  Online radicalization is rare.
  by sweaterart / on May 6, 2013
• in Technology
  Google Warns of Looming Cyber Attacks
  Search giant Google is warning users of expected cyber-terrorism threats from the Middle East
  by cmimanagers / on Oct 4, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “terrorism”

 

• The U.S. Military and the Unraveling of Africa

  
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  By Nick Turse, TomDispatch A careful examination of the security situation in Africa suggests that it is in the process of becoming Ground Zero for a veritable terror diaspora set in motion in the wake of 9/11 that has only accelerated in the Obama years. U.S. “stability” operations in Africa have ...
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• Video: Syrian Teen-Rebels Hail 9/11 Attack

  
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  Paul Joseph Watson | Al-Qaeda training camp recruits: "If they call me a terrorist, I will consider it an honor".
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• Today’s Toons 6/18/13

  
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                    Today’s Toons 6/18/13   The Right Reasons ^ | 6/18/13 | pookie18   Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 4:15:25 AM by pookie18   Click on link.                                       […]
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• Why it’s dangerous to privatise America’s intelligence services

  
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  The post 9/11 world has seen an explosion in private companies making a killing in both assisting and exaggerating the “threat” of terrorism. I examine this deeply in my upcoming book, Profits of Doom . Here’s a great piece by a beacon on this issue, journalist Tim Shorrock, writing in the New York Times ...
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• TYT - Will We EVER End The War On Terror?

  
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• The Dispensable Nation? A Review

  
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  By: Peter J. Munson Beware the lure of "credibility."
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• President Obama says NSA secret data gathering is ‘transparent’

  
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  President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview and called them transparent — even though they are authorised in secret. Read more from the original source: President Obama says NSA secret data gathering is ‘transparent’ The post President ...
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• Moshe Feiglin finds NIS 453 billion

  
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  As part of Monday nights budget debate (the budget barely passed a first reading)  Moshe Feiglin spoke and announced that he has found NIS 453 billion that have disappeared from Israels treasury in the nearly 20 years since the Oslo Accords were signed. As you read this, please keep in mind that what Feiglin is doing ...
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• Christendom’s Greatest Cathedral to Become a Mosque

  
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  Turkey is reclaiming its jihadi past, while Europe is simultaneously erasing its own Christian heritage.
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• Egypt: Muslims Warn Christians From Demonstrating Against Muslim Brotherhood President

  
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  Christians in Egypt, youve been warned. And we know what Muslims do to religious minorities under the sharia. Devout Muslims are calling the Christians who live in fear "extremist Coptics." Yes, any Christian who wants to live without fear, any Copt who doesnt want his children kidnapped by... This is a content ...
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• Some thoughts on blowback

  
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  In the aftermath of two men brutally slaughtering Lee Rigby in Woolwih,  Jonathan Freedland  wrote this column on responding to the motives of murderers: ... It seems were ready to listen when we have some sneaking sympathy, not for the act itself, but for the cause it seeks to highlight ... But if its wrong for ...
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• Opposition to support federal govt against terrorism: Khurshid Shah

  
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  Opposition Leader in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah on today assured the federal government for full assistance from the opposition seats to get rid of terrorism from the country. Speaking on a Point of Order in National Assembly he said, “We will not politicize the issue and extend full cooperation to ...
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• White House to Appoint Guantánamo Detention Camp Closure Envoy

  
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  ______________________________ On Monday, the White House shall announce the appointment of an envoy to close the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility . Clifford Sloan , a Washington lawyer and a close confidant of US Secretary of State John Kerry , will have the assignment of overseeing the closure of the ...
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• GyG: POOKIE’s/ToDays’s TOONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  
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  Today’s Toons 6/17/13 ^ | 6/17/13 | pookie18   Posted on Monday, June 17, 2013 4:19:56 AM by pookie18   Click on link.     **********************   The Right Reasons       *************************         Related articles   Where Do Cops Come From? Is Obama waging psychological warfare on Americans?… ...
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• Secret Service Invades Home Of Obama Critic Over Twitter Followers

  
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  Off The Grid News | Tom Francois was visited by the Secret Service merely because he posted anti-Obama messages for his “large” Twitter following to read.
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• "Born out of the failure of the liberal dream ... politicians now promise to protect us from nightmares" / Leo Strauss and Sayyid Qutb: The Power of Nightmares & the Rise of Fear

  
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  The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series, written and produced by Adam Curtis. Its three one-hour parts consist mostly of a montage of archive footage with Curtis narration. The series was first broadcast in the United Kingdom in late 2004 and has ...
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• Government finds its senses, fails to declare vandalism terror

  
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  The security cabinet failed to declare price tag attacks like the one above to be terrorism. And with good reason. Theres a huge difference between attacks that target random human beings and attacks that target property. But in my view, the government went too far. The government gave the Defense Minister Moshe ...
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• The New American Enemies List

  
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  The vast majority of the annual shooting homicides are committed by inner-city and minority youths below the age of 30. Handguns are involved in 80% of all murders. Rifles and shotguns account for less than 10% of homicides. No matter; the National Rifle Association is now blamed for generic gun violence, especially ...
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• Intelligence Officials Claim That NSA Surveillance Foiled Terrorist Plots In Over 20 Nations

  
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  On Saturday, U.S. intelligence officials released new information regarding two controversial National Security Agency surveillance programs. The intelligence officials claim that NSA surveillance halted potential terrorist plots in over 20 nations , including the United States. Additionally, they claim that the ...
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• Watch the Good Guys and Leave the Terrorists Alone… “That’s right — cell phones are being tapped, keystrokes on computers are being logged and email intercepted and read; but mosques, which are home base for homegrown terrorists, are strictly off-limits t

  
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  Watch the Good Guys and Leave the Terrorists Alone   AmericanThinker.com ^ | 6/16/2013 | Jeannie DeAngelis   Posted on Sunday, June 16, 2013 8:57:09 AM by RoosterRedux         Barack Obama alleges that snooping is in the nation’s best interest because it is a powerful tool needed to keep Americans safe from ...
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