What do the sites of terrorist activities have in common

Reference no: EM13756546

National Counterterrorism Center. (2011). 2010 report on terrorism.

Review the incidents from this list of significant terrorist activities here and abroad. You can research these for a fuller understanding of how terrorism has affected the United States in the last decade.

· 2002: Failed attempt to shoot down an Israeli jetliner in Kenya

· 2002: Attack of French tanker off coast of Yemen

· 2002: Shooting at Los Angeles International Airport by Hesham Mohamen Ali Heayat results in the deaths of two people

· 2002: Bombing of nightclub in Bali, Indonesia

· 2003: Car bombing of JW Marriot hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia

· 2004: Commuter train bombings in Madrid, Spain

· 2004: Attack of Western oil companies and housing compounds in Al Khobar, Saudia Arabia, results in death of 22 people

· 2004: Armed assailants breached U.S. consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, resulting in 5 deaths

· 2005: Bombings of London underground trains and bus

· 2005: American citizen Michael Reynolds in Pocatello, Idaho, offers to assist al-Qaida in acts of terrorism by planning attacks and describing bomb making techniques

· 2007: IED explosions at restaurant in Cotabato, Philippines, results in three people critically injured

· 2009: Shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, by Sunni extremist results in 56 wounded or killed

· 2002-present: Thousands of car bombings, suicide bombings, and attacks on civilians in Iraq

Write a 1,050-to 1,750-word paper in which you consider some of the following questions. Use specific events, including at least three from the list above, to support your ideas.

· Why is there heavier activity in certain areas of the world?

· What do the sites of terrorist activities have in common?

· Could laws, procedures, or organizations, either national or international, have prevented these attacks?

· Who should determine what sorts of laws and organizations are most effective? Defend your position.

· Does the United States have a moral obligation, a practical reason, or both, for becoming involved in stopping terrorist activities in other countries? Defend your position.

· How has the idea of terrorism affected the lives of individual Americans since 9/11?

· How have American priorities changed since 9/11?

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