IPA 13.04

Terrorism and war

" the war on terror" it was a sentence of Bush. The two terms are antonomic.

The concept of terrorism changed little by little after 2001. As an institution itself, it changed the federal laws, how Americans live on a daily basis, it changed the financial field. Some people became wealthy thanks on this. Because of the threat of the unknown, people wer econvinced, Americans have become less tolerant, much more uneasy. Since 2001, Americans have tended to make muslims become evils.

Definition of terrorism ( author : Igor Primoratz) : Not discriminatory. Deliberate use of violence against innocent people with the aim of intimidating them of other people into a course of action that they normally wouldn't take. Using the act of violence to force political change. Bruce Hoffman : Creation and exploitation of a fear through violence or thread for a political change.

domectic terrorism :

• with samuel adams during the independance
• 1879 : John Brown : Lead an attack in the hopes of gettin gthe government's attention.
• Tea party
• KKK
• immigration : atmosphere of cheap labour, first world war, bolchevik revolution, fear and fear of foreigners that would steal jobs. It created labour strikes.
• The weather men : group of California followed a lot of messaged that the Black panters were expressing. They wanted to overthrow the government.
• Reagan : terrorism and defense were the main points of his programme.
• 1993 : trade tower. 6 men were arrested
• april 1995 : federal building, oklaoma : terrorist attack.

Overseas attacks :

• august 1998
• Ambassy booming in Kenya especially

2001 : Americans were in shock.

Naftalin ( university of virginia) : author " failure of policy".

June 1995 : Clinton pushed an extensive legislation as far as terrorism in concerned. This measure was ignored by Congress. The Act signed into law ( USA patriotic act, 2001) : Thus is the true change in the USA.

After 2001, many things changed, institutions were overhaul.

Aviation and transporting act : TAC

After 2001, there were more than 9 million immigrants.

US Constitution

Homeland security act 2002

act instaured border patrol.