History Of Terrorism: Identifying The Terrorist Organization (Essay Sample)

The History of Terrorism
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History of Terrorism
Terrorism goes back a very long time ago. The fact that the people ignore or suppress the history of terrorism is because it never appeared at all times with the same intensity, there were periods relatively free of it. Therefore, when it reappeared after a period of relative calm as people saw it as a new phenomenon without precedent Laqueur, W. (2001)
Terrorism became more rampant towards the end of the 19th Century. There are several types of terrorist attacks: State terrorism that is a form of terrorist attack by the government to control the people. Religious terrorism that is terrorism created by religious ideologies created by teachings by religious leaders. Al Qaeda is an example of a religious terrorist organization, Right wing terrorism is the desire to overthrow capitalist democracies and install social or communist governments, Separatist terrorism seeks to divide a country and install a new government and many more.
Terrorism is not a political doctrine, even though some have attempted to transform it into an ideology; it is, instead, one of the oldest forms of violence even though it is not all violence is terrorism. Identify the terrorist organization Laqueur, W. (2001)
Identifying the Terrorist Organization
AL Qaeda is the terrorist group that planned and executed the September 11 2001 World Trade Centre and the Pentagon. Al Qaeda was born in 1988; it began as a logistical network to support Muslims fighting against the Soviet Union. The main reason for the formation was to advance the Islamic revolution throughout the Muslim world and repelling foreign intervention in the Middle East. Al Qaeda was headed Osama Bin Laden. Al Qaeda has very efficient structures that made it possible to carry its operations everywhere.
Actions That Led To the Attack, Emergency Services and Preparedness
The reasons why AL Qaeda attacked the United Sates was: because they wanted to oust the US troops from the Arabian Peninsula. Secondly, AL Qaeda had seen Twin Towers as the symbols of America’s power, financial and influence, the Pentagon is the headquarters. Thirdly, the Al Qaeda believed that a successful attack on the US would result in economic ramifications leading to crash of US financial markets. Fourthly, the Al Qaeda believed in causing mass casualty attacks and this drove them to attack locations with high public populations. Terrorist groups operate by causing fear and panic amongst the people to advance their ideologies.
Emergency preparedness is pre impact activities that establish a state of readiness to respond to extreme events that could a...