Louis 1965 wrote this; This group is ruthless in their use of religious suffrage, religious imagery, and religious tradition. They oppress the poor and the weak and push their ideals on others through force and terror. They steal and hang and beat and whip and burn and rape, woman and children and men. They pervert their religion and use it to instill fear, people shudder at their name, at their mere mention. We run but we cannot hide, we are dragged from our houses in the dead of night, we call for help, but tour neighbors curtains are drawn and our screams are silent in wake of our grisly deaths. They bomb and kill without mercy or remorse in the name of their ideals and they laugh at they play target practice with children. This group is not unknown, they live among us, hiding in their skin, yet they are not classified as terrorists or monsters, but rather as heroes. …show more content…
The film “Dirty wars” shows the transition of al-Awlaki from a peacemaker in full sympathy with the U.S, to a cheerleader for the jihadists against the West. The drone strike that killed al-Awlaki was a turning point to the darkest side of the dark side. And under the Authorization of Military Use of Force act, presidents are allowed to select for elimination any American citizen suspected of terrorist ties, so who's next to step out of their front door into the path of a Hellfire missile? Al-Awlaki's death might not move too many people who find al-Qaeda associates automatically fit for destruction, but what of his 16 year-old son, a friendly suburban 16 year old from Denver with no terrorist ties? A CIA-devised attack killed him, too. But, isn't it illegal to persecute the family, even if they are related to “terrorists?” Isn't that in America’s highly-quoted
The Nation of Islam emerged as a very powerful organization during the 1960s. One of the Nation?s key goals was to create an independent Black America. It further preached about the White man as the devil, thus instilling faith within its followers that White society will be decimated, and Black society will prevail. Through these powerful messages, the Nation of Islam gave African-Americans a claim to divinity and created the notion of Black supremacy. However, in attempting to cement these ideas, the Nation of Islam?s message became extreme to the point of absurdity. While James Baldwin expounds on this irrationality in ?Down at the Cross?, he also understands and agrees with the underlying motivation behind the Nation?s absurd claims.
This group is the Ku Klux Klan. This group of people were known primarily for their very Nazi-based ideologies, which in turn, they ended up murdering many who were not white, or even burning down the homes and business’ of those who weren’t. They were strongly against the progressive movement of the American Government toward the African American people. Although today this group has lost many in numbers, there are still a surprisingly large amount of people who are part of
Controversy has plagued America’s presence in the Middle East and America’s usage of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) contributes vastly to this controversy. Their usefulness and ability to keep allied troops out of harm’s reach is hardly disputed. However, their presence in countries that are not at war with America, such as Pakistan and Yemen, is something contested. People that see the implications of drone use are paying special attention to the civilian casualty count, world perspective, and the legality of drone operations in non-combative states. The use of drone technology in the countries of Yemen and Pakistan are having negative consequences. In a broad spectrum, unconsented drone strikes are illegal according to the laws of armed conflict, unethical, and are imposing a moral obligation upon those who use them. These issues are all of great importance and need to be addressed. Their legality is also something of great importance and begins with abiding to the Laws of Armed Conflict.
The attitudes toward Muslims today have not changed significantly since September 11, 2001. Any Muslim person; man, woman, or child is automatically suspect to instigate pandemonium, based strictly on their appearance and faith. Regardless of any evidence, reasoning, or perspective to the contrary, Muslims are seen as an enemy to United States citizens. The events of 9/11 left Muslim Americans unceremoniously lacking any respect from U.S. citizens regardless of any affiliation with Al-Qaida. We assess Muslim people with a common image of terror. We see the turban or hijab and assume a terrorist is hidden within its folds. Our mentalities inevitably come to a paralyzing halt, and we can never see through the fabric of the religious garments. When we see any one of these people, one person comes to mind, and that is the person who attacked our country. Today, in our nations cities and towns these arrogances still exist forcefully. Muslim people are still profoundly victimized and discriminated against by the means of assumption and negative mental sets. In the novel Zeitoun, author Dave Eggers takes time to assess the spitefulness encountered by Kathy and Abdulrahman Zeitoun, along with narrating the family’s endeavors with hurricane Katrina. Zeitoun presents racial differences in America, primarily in New Orleans, by discussing how they are created and the ways in which they exist today.
When people are suppressed, their tolerance reaches a breaking point which can lead to lashing out or the destroying of a society. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the character Piggy snaps at Jack after he was disrespectful and not giving him the opportunity to talk when he holds the honored conch. Throughout the book, Piggy is constantly being harassed and disrespected by his peers because he was different. Piggy becomes exasperated due to the way everyone had been treating him, and it wasn't surprising when he lashed out on Jack. ISIS, an Islamic terrorist group founded in 1999 by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is another example of how suppression can only silence for so long before a stronger force rebels against it. For instance, a
US forces were already involved in Vietnam when Lyndon Johnson engineered the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964, and George Bush Senior agreed in a two-day Senate debate on US intervention in the Persian Gulf, but George W. Bush has surpassed his predecessors in the assumption of imperial powers--most obviously, perhaps, in his tendency to conflate America's war against terrorism with his own existential destiny. "I will not forget this wound to our country," he told the nation shortly after September 11. "I will not yield; I will not rest; I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people." In assuming this pivotal role, moreover, Bush has made it clear that he will allow no boundaries not even on his exercise of national power. The president made the arbitrary decision to designate as a foreign “enemy combatant” Some Americans are being held incommunicado in a military brig without due process of law and without charges... in suspect of being related to al-Qaeda and possessing a dirty bomb[2].
The Puritans were a religious group of early American settlers. ISIS, or the Islamic State, ISIL, or the Daesh, is a militant group of religious extremists in Iraq and Syria. It may seem odd to compare the Puritans to the Islamic State, but both shared religious ideologies that led to horrible atrocities committed in the name of their respective god. Both the Islamic State and the Puritans are groups that use or used their divine status as an excuse to dehumanizing, torture, and kill innocent people without emotion or regret. This paper will show that both groups shared similar behaviors that ultimately led to great atrocities being committed by the groups as a whole and by their members.
The world conqueror mentality believes that enemy must be abolished by assuming control of the existing structures of society through militant means. The fundamentalist movements that are classified as world conquerors are often organized according to an authoritarian type leadership where the militant cells are required to be blindly obedient to those in the leadership positions (Almond, Appleby, & Sivan, 2003, p. 151). Their ideologies often exhibit strong support for their nation as well as the necessity for a government in which religious leaders rule. They believe that in order to renew the faith of the unbelievers they must initiate a series of revolutions. Al Qaeda is a prime example of a world conquering fundamentalist organization. Structurally the multiple cells spread out across the globe abide by the instructions disseminated by the core group and its h...
The key to identifying the threat posed by a particular terrorist group is its basic tenets, and the level of violence thereof. “Groups that model themselves on an avenging angel or a vindictive god…are more likely to lash out than those whose core myth is the suffering Messiah,” (Stern, p.72). For example, the element that may be both the most prevalent and violent in the world today is fundamental Islamic extremism. With its emphasis on violent martyrdom and conquest on “infidels,” Islam is a religion based on values that are easily twisted to an extreme. Due to their religious ...
context is key. To better illustrate this point, this essay will elaborate on terrorist groups such
Christian meanings of domestic life and political involvement are discredited. Punishment s meted out to disobedient members by unknown persons. Justice, as we practice it, is against their teachings. Their aim is the world-wide overthrow of religion and political order. They would establish a State of naturalism. Those of its members who might not agree with their practices are still guilty because merely be belonging, they increase its membership and strengthen the sect.
...of speech. They have been associated with acts such as “Operation Payback”, where attacks on anti-piracy websites were launched, as well as various operations in which they delivered materials to and supported revolutions in North Africa and the Middle East. Unarguably, the “Brotherhood” described in George Orwell's 1984 wasn't simply a foreshadowing but a true prediction of the state of the world in 2011.
group that silences opposing viewpoints (which is a key defining point of fascism) by violently
Al-Shabaab also known as the “Youth” or Hirakata al Shabaab al mujahidin "movement of striving youth" are a terrorist group in Somalia who have a link with Al-Qaeda since 2012. According to CNN journalist Holly Yan “In February 2012, the group's leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, and al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri released a video announcing the alliance of the two organizations”. (CNN Yan) There are many factors that attribute to their start. Apparently, Somalia was in chaos in the past 25 years, people were in between clan war and world-lard. how did they originate and how did they manage to become powerful and control almost half of Somalia? According to article “Al-Shabaab” written by Jonathon Masters and published on Council on Foreign Relations, this group was originated from Al-Etihad Al-Islamic that was established by Somali Extremists who were educated in the middle east. Also, this group was
The group’s leader name is Usama bin Ladin are linked to other countries that share their organization. They get people from other countries and take them to Afghanistan where kids or adults train in the camps that they have. After the people get done with the learning at the camps they go home or to other countries to plot evil. Usama bin Ladin has a big influence of the people in Afghanistan because they support the Taliban regime which controls most of the country. Many of the Afghanistan people are starving, brutalized, and some of them have fled the country. They only allow men in school because the women are not allowed to attend school. If their people owned a television they would be put in jail for having one in their home.