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Terrorism Exam
Terrorism Exam
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chastised her for not covering her head stating, If youd rather have a head scarf than a mother,
Im sorry. Shortly after Moussaoui left his family and traveled to the United States to start flight
training.
Stage three, indoctrination the individual intensifies their new beliefs. With theories that
spreading through international headquarters about Moussaoui, Moussaoui moved to the United
States to begin flight training in Oklahoma and Minneapolis. In an article by Shenon (2011)
talked about Moussaoui fascination with learning how to fly airplanes and the odd impression he
was giving his flight instructors. The main airplane Moussaoui wanted to learn to fly was a 747400. Shenon (2011) stated, Moussaoui had paid more than $8,000 in cash that summer to sit in a
cockpit simulator. Ideas were starting to come together that Moussaoui was not the rich
business man he said he was, but a radicalized individual planning a horrific event. The final step
of radicalization is Jihadization. Jihadization has the individual associated with like-minded
others, and begin operational planning of attacks. After the second plane hit the World Trade
Center a search warrant was filed against Moussaoui belongs. Upon searching Moussaoui
belongs, a notebook with a phone number for Al Qaeda member Ramzi bin al-Shibh was
discovered. Bin al-Shibh was later discovered to be the funding source for Moussaoui flight
training and also Mohammed Atta who flew Flight 11 into the World Trade Center.
After researching Zacarias Moussaoui I believe that he fits the New York Police
Department 4-stage radicalization model. From his early childhood, flight training courses, and
connection to Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Moussaoui transformed from a French-born Moraccon with
no religious upbringing to help planning one of the most tragic events against the United States.
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she wanted to do something to help our Muslim brothers and sisters even if it meant breaking
the law. The turning point in Siddiqui life where she went from an intelligent MIT student, very
sweet, hijab wearing girl was the start of the Bosnian War where her radicalization began.
An article by Declan Walsh (2009) states, Siddiqui was also an impassioned Muslim
activist. In Boston she campaigned for Afghanistan, Bosnia and Chechnya; she was particularly
affected by graphic videos of pregnant Bosnian women being killed. After the Bosnian war and
attacks on 9/11 Siddiqui returned to Pakistan where she became extremely committed to jihad.
Nine years after the attacks on 9/11 Aafia Siddiqui was found guilty of attempting to murder U.S
citizens.
After further research on Aafia Siddiqui (Lady al-Qaida) and Zainab Salbi two general
types theory I believe that she fits only half of the theory of radicalization and mobilization. I
believe that she fits the youth aspect over the older women portion. As a child she had a purpose
of an education and worked hard to get into MIT school for cognitive neuroscience, she grew up
in a religious home where her father taught Islam, and believed that Muslims once lived in a
golden era. Once Siddiqui got older I think she moved away from Salbi theory of two general
types. Siddiqui is seen as an independent woman who did not rely on a man for security. The
theory looks to the idea that a woman is an extension of a man and that a man is the only
provider for a woman. I believe that Siddiqui proved the second half of the theory wrong because
she was independent in her actions and became a symbol to be celebrated in Pakistan.
Now Lady al-Qaida is being used as a bartering tool between the United States of
America and ISIS. Lady al-Qaida is such a powerful international symbol for ISIS they were
willing to let go of James Foley in return for Lady al-Qaida. The United States did not follow
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through because with her record of radicalization and mobilization it would be a terrible idea to
release her back into society with everything she has tried to do to American citizens.
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public to help keep homeland and national security safe. Paul Haridakis states (2009), The
presidents order, and rules promulgated by the Department of Defense to govern the tribunals,
provide that the trials, or portions of them, can be closed at the discretion of the government to
protect national security.
Many people see when the government does not share all the information that they are
withholding information from United States citizens because they are doing things
unconstitutional. During wartime I believe that proceedings with leaders of an alleged terrorist
group should be kept in private. By sharing information that could potentially be threating to
United States citizens I think that it is best to keep it private because how the media can take the
information, run with it, and twist it into things it is not.
United States citizens have the constitution to protect their rights and freedoms as citizens
of the United States of America. During wartime I think that those rights and individual liberties
can be altered in order to help protect homeland and national security. I believe that during
wartime electronic capturing and surveillance of Internet communication in the United States,
and also executive orders permitting closure to the press when meeting with leaders of alleged
terrorist groups does not violate the First Amendment rights. United States citizens should be
protected by their rights and freedoms outlines in the constitution, but during wartime citizens
should be able to have rights revoked if they are raising security questions, and national security
is put at risk. I personally feel that I would rather have the Government step in and observe
Americans information if they are breaking the law or a potential threat to homeland and national
security than have them sitting back because of the constitution and something catastrophic
happens on American soil.
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Haridakis, P. (2004). Homeland security and democracy in the United States during the war on
terrorism. In N. Ammar (Ed.), Democracy and homeland security: Strategies, controversies, and
impact. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press.