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Terrorism

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Habeas Corpus In The Age Of Guantánamo, Cary Federman Apr 2019

Habeas Corpus In The Age Of Guantánamo, Cary Federman

Cary Federman

The purpose of the article is to examine the meaning of habeas corpus in the age of the war on terror and the detention camps at Guantanamo Bay. Since the war on terror was declared in 2001, the writ has been invoked from quarters not normally considered within the federal courts’ domain. In this article, I set out to do two things: first, I provide an overview of the writ’s history in the United States and explain its connection to federalism and unlawful executive detention. I then set out to bridge the two meanings of habeas corpus. Second, then, I …

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The Logic Behind Suicide Terrorism And Its Connection To Islam, Sarah L. Minnick Nov 2018

The Logic Behind Suicide Terrorism And Its Connection To Islam, Sarah L. Minnick

Sarah Minnick

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze suicide terrorism and to examine the logic behind it.  The thesis will examine recent Islamic suicide terrorism and why it is so successful.  This paper will also attempt to define suicide terrorism and explain how it functions.
The first half of this thesis reviews a short history of suicide terrorism to show the logic behind it.  It will begin with the Old Testament and continue throughout history until the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.  This thesis will discuss the motivation for terrorist organizations to …

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Growing Pains At The Transportation Security Administration, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2007

Growing Pains At The Transportation Security Administration, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Deconstructing The Terrorism- News Media Relationship, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2006

Deconstructing The Terrorism- News Media Relationship, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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An Assessment Of The Terrorist Threat To Use A Nuclear (Ind) Or Radiological (Rdd) Device In An Attack, Brian Kingshott May 2006

An Assessment Of The Terrorist Threat To Use A Nuclear (Ind) Or Radiological (Rdd) Device In An Attack, Brian Kingshott

Brian F. Kingshott

This paper will discuss terrorism from the perspective of a terrorist organisation acquiring nuclear material to build weapons and how security of radiological material world wide will minimise the risk of such devices being used. It will discuss the need to improve security at nuclear waste processing and storage sites and the adequacy of current security. It will also discuss the phenomenon of suicide attacks by the bomb carriers and the role of the media in informing and educating the general public of the consequences should such a device containing nuclear material be detonated.

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Beyond The Conceptualization Of Terrorism: A Psychological-Structural Model Of The Causes Of This Activity, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 1998

Beyond The Conceptualization Of Terrorism: A Psychological-Structural Model Of The Causes Of This Activity, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Attributes Of Domestic Political Terrorism In Canada: 1960-1985, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 1997

Attributes Of Domestic Political Terrorism In Canada: 1960-1985, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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The Effects Of Oppositional Political Terrorism: Five Actor Based Models, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 1996

The Effects Of Oppositional Political Terrorism: Five Actor Based Models, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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The Psychological Causes Of Oppositional Political Terrorism, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 1993

The Psychological Causes Of Oppositional Political Terrorism, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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