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”

• The Israeli Terror by David Rovics

  
  propaganda press! freedom now — Authority: 134
    I was in Olympia, Washington driving towards Evergreen State College when I got a phone call from someone in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. An Evergreen graduate named Rachel Corrie had been killed a few days before by an Israeli soldier in an armored bulldozer, and someone with an Australian accent on my ...
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• Will Miliband address torture evidence? | Louise Christian

  
  Comment is free | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 162
  A new report finds the UK was complicit in sickening acts by Pakistans ISI. The government so far seems unmoved Today sees the release by Human Rights Watch (HRW) of a searing exposé of the evidence against the British government of its complicity in the torture of people held in Pakistan suspected of terrorism . ...
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• Terror Charges: From Minneapolis to Somalia

  
  Diplopundit — Authority: 482
  Image by Bird Eye via FlickrYesterday, terrorism charges were unsealed in the District of Minnesota against eight defendants. According to the charging documents, the offenses include providing financial support to those who traveled to Somalia to fight on behalf of al-Shabaab, a designated foreign terrorist ...
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• Amid Growing Pressure, Obama to Back McChrystals Troops Surge in Afghanistan

  
  American Power — Authority: 704
  From Londons Telegraph , " Barack Obama ‘to Announce 30,000 Afghan Troop Increase Next Week’ ": President Barack Obama has convened his “war council” for the ninth and possibly final time before his expected announcement next week to send more than 30,000 troops to Afghanistan after more than 80 ...
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• Political Absolutism

  
  Pak Tea House — Authority: 436
  Brigadier Samson Simon SharafUS Strategic mind is obsessed with dominance. A constant drift from a measured military response to countervailing strategic dominance is visible. At the heart of such thought is the containment and control of Eurasia in which Pakistan constitutes the formidable Southern Front.Past fifty ...
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• A Real And Modern Persecution

  
  Political Yen/Yang — Authority: 126
  If you have ever wondered about how Islamic radicals respond when someone in their society who is not Muslim commits a heinous act, look no further than this AFP story.Hundreds of Muslim protesters on Saturday burnt Christian-owned shops in southern Egypt and attacked a police station where they believed a Christian ...
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• “Major Terror” Hasan now renamed “Major Wimp”!

  
  22MOON.COM — Authority: 491
  . . . . US Army base massacre suspect may plead insanity November 24th, 2009 Belefast Telegraph BELEFASTTELEGRAPH.CO.UK A US Army psychiatrist accused of ...
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• Terror police criticised over arrests

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Lord Carlile criticises officers over failure to consult lawyers before operation in Liverpool and Manchester Counter-terrorism police were criticised by the independent reviewer of terrorism today for a total failure to take legal advice in advance of their operation to arrest 12 suspects in Liverpool and ...
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• Lord Carlile: police should have consulted prosecutors over antiterrorism raids

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 973
  Police should have consulted CPS over raids which resulted in arrests but no criminal charges Government report says.
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• 2012? With Our Leadership We Should Worry Today!

  
  The Political and Financial Markets Commentator — Authority: 531
  Relax Everybody: Healthcare Was Cleared For Debate In The Senate Home from an Asian trip that was a waste of presidential time and taxpayer money, the President is back on his laser point of healthcare reform and Afghanistan procrastination, national security be damned. Returning from his recent trip to ...
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• Stranger by the Minute

  
  Contra Celsum — Authority: 133
  Olympian Heights and American Exceptionalism Putting the 9/11 Terrorists on trial in civilian courts in New York seems stranger by the minute. Never before in the history of the United States have captured enemy soldiers been placed upon trial in US criminal courts. Patrick J Buchanan highlights the problems. ...
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• Islam Is Not The Problem [OpEd]

  
  Kyle Brady: Blog — Authority: 470
  The world’s three major religions – Christianity, Judaism, and Islam – all share the same common, fundamental roots, to the point where the differences of lineage are a matter of disagreement that resulted in a forking of beliefs and the co-development of ideologies.  This is important when analyzing the ...
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• Somalia: Another convert to Christianity executed thanks to islam

  
  Infidels Are Cool — Authority: 630
  There is no compulsion in religion, we are told daily, by muslims and by leftard islamo-panderers like B Hussein Obama. Then why are muslims always killing people for converting from islam? Hmmm… Islamic Extremists Execute Young Convert in Somalia Christian accused of trying to convert Muslim teenager found ...
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• President Barack Hussein Obama, The Surrender Monkey

  
  Political Byline — Authority: 622
  Oh, this is just wonderful. Sounds like we are gearing up for a big time concession to the enemy. An Afghan source in Kabul reports that U.S. Ambassador in Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry is holding secret talks with Taliban elements headed by the movement’s foreign minister, Ahmad Mutawakil, at a secret location in ...
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• Mayhem by models, Pakistan Fashion week kills 90 terrorists

  
  Faking News — Authority: 429
  Karachi, Pakistan. News reports leaked to Maila Times indicate the recently held Pakistan Fashion Week in Karachi was responsible for killing 90 terrorists these past few weeks. Organizers of the show were pleased to learn that in addition to mesmerizing the fashion world with their haute couture, fashion shows held ...
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• Indias INS Savitri Patrol Vessel Steams Off For Anti-Piracy Posture

  
  LiveFist - The Best of Indian Defence — Authority: 432
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• CHANGE: Obama Keeps Key Patriot Act Provisions

  
  Bucks Right — Authority: 437
  Lefties are weeping in their steaming mugs of Earl Grey tonight as the hope and change they were promised in the War on Terror continues to be proven another false Obama campaign promise.Over the objection of some of the more America-hating liberals in the Senate, the Senate Judiciary Committee has quietly moved ...
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• By Whatever Means

  
  The Debate Link — Authority: 428
  Every once in awhile, I read in places that there is a "right to resist" occupation by any means available to the occupied party. Sometimes, "right" is used rather loosely, to mean (as best as I can tell) "something Franz Fanon would agree with". But other times, it seems to be forwarded as a positive description of ...
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• 11/23 News: Africa

  
  Booker Rising — Authority: 143
  East Africans Working For U.S. Security Firms In War Zone Thousands of Ugandans (pictured left) and Kenyans are working in Iraq and Afghanistan as contractors for US-based security companies. They are reportedly paid wages eight times more than they could earn at home -- but reportedlyonly 1/5 of what Americans ...
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• VIDEO: Israeli Soldiers Expose War Crimes in Gaza

  
  Patrick J. Buchanan — Authority: 579
  Soldiers who took part in Israel’s 2008 war on Gaza have spoken out on what they say happened during the 22-day offensive. Now the activist group Breaking the Silence has published soldiers’ testimonies saying crimes were committed, and even encouraged. See fifty-four testimonies of Israeli combat soldiers in the ...
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