terrorism

Alyssa Ward Period 1


 * 1)  Terrorism in my own words is when a group of people attack another group of people, or a country.


 * 1) Terrorist. Someone who uses violence to scare others. Terror is the root word for terrorist it means violence and threat. Osama Bin Laden was a terrorist to everyone. He had radical ideas upon others. Terrorist will appear on average once every 829 pages. That is a lot of pages filled with the word terrorist. "Six years ago, about twenty ** terrorists ** tried to blow up 10 planes crossing the Atlantic." This quote shows how terrorists can get involved with peoples lives and put them in danger.


 * 1) Osama Bin Laden is a terrorist who put many lives in danger. He shared info with other terrorist that were held captive with him. Osama Bin Laden will appear on 4,809,523 pages. He’s very popular or well known because of the things he has done. He was killed May 2nd 2011.


 * 1) September 11th- When Arabian bombers took over the US airlines and caused deaths because of the use of bombs. In 2001 two planes crashed causing the death of many fathers, brothers, husbands, etc. There were billions of deaths on this date alone. This date appears on 6,916 pages to the viewers who are alive and who survived the action the Arabians took. So many people have been diagnosed with trauma because of the shock of this, and just haven’t been themselves since.


 * 1) Munich Olympics - 1972- The Palestinian terrorist attacked and held Israeli Olympians captive. It was a terrible action that had frightened many. “More than 7,000 athletes participated, representing 122 countries." A lot of people really died because of this, and a lot of ethnicities had to witness it.


 * 1) State sponsored terrorism- Terrorism that’s brought on by government in there country with their citizens going against there enemies for religious, ethnic differences. terrorism will appear once every 418,220 pages.


 * 1) Islamic Jihad- A terrorist organization that’s had a strong hold on Iran. They have car bombs which signify their safety against others. Islamic Jihad will appear once on 20,423 pages. “When the militant Egyptian ** Islamic Jihad ** was founded in 1973, he joined." Why would anyone want to join something so bad, it’s not humane.
 * 2) Al-Qaeda- A terrorist network opposed to the US that feeds money. This network has cells in more than 50 countries. You will see that Al-Qaeda will appear on once every 1,936 pages. "The request came after a raid by US Special Forces killed ** al-Qaeda ** leader Osama Bin Laden in early May." This shows a point to where it isn’t a good idea to have terrorist groups because they just result in a bad hole.


 * 1) Middle East-the Middle East is the area around the Mediterranean Sea to Iran. The site of this place has ancient civilians and birthplaces of religious factors. In the 20th century there had been continuous economic and political actions. An example of the Middle East is [|Mashriq] which is the translation in Arabic for Middle East. "In April, it said food prices were 36% above levels of a year ago, driven by problems in the ** Middle East ** and North Africa." This quote expresses that in the Middle East there were problems with food prices. You will see Middle East appear on once every 539 pages.

10. I think the main idea of the article might have to do with terrorism and how Bush was handleing it before he wasn't president anymore. Q: why did they had the word cancer? C: I think that Bush's views on all this created a lot of controvercy between American and other countires. C: The set up for this was kind of hard to understand, it was simmilar to a wordle.

TEST GRADE

Terrorism is a world known issue we have today. It happens all around us whether we know about it or not. Just because our country it self isn't involved doesn't mean it isn't happening. I know that we should protect our homeland, it's the only thing we have. Yes we should help the other countries out, but who's to say they'd do the same for us. To my understanding the terrorist could attack at any moment, they could even be sneaking into the US at this very moment. We need to take more control and very carefully secure our land, to make sure that they don't sneak in. If they have spies over here they can easliy get information on what we're doing with our weapons or any governmental ideas we have. The homeland needs to be secure to make sure everyone is safe, we don't want to take the chacnce and have another attack like 9-11 happen. Even more people could die, and more lives will be ruined because of that. Just like people have stress after war, and they sometimes are never the same again. That can very well happen with terrorist attacks too. To prevent that we need to be secure and safe. We need to be on watch everywhere and carefully monitor who is let into the White House or any other imporant building.

HOMEWORK JUNE 7 2011

[|Harris Zafar]
National Spokesperson & Director of Youth Outreach, Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA Posted: February 14, 2011 06:03 P Indonesia - Land of Tolerance or Terror?

Indonesia once hailed itself as a moderate, diverse nation that protects freedom of religion for all its citizens, with a national motto "//Bhinneka Tunggal Ika//," meaning //unity in diversity//. Three months ago, President Obama praised Indonesia as a model of religious tolerance when he said that Indonesia and the United States share principles of unity and tolerance. The grim reality, however, is that Indonesia is losing the right to call itself a tolerant nation that promotes or protects diversity. Instead, due to failed policies, its government has allowed a real militant threat to grow within its borders. Just last week, in a span of three days, mobs in Indonesia attacked two different religious groups, with the police unable to stop them. On February 8th, a mob of 1,000 militants attacked the police and burned two churches to protest what they considered a far too-lenient sentence given to a Christian for allegedly blaspheming Islam. The mob is calling for his death. Two days earlier, on Sunday, a mob of more than 1,000 extremists wielded machetes and attacked 18 peaceful members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community staying in a house. Three have been confirmed dead and five critically injured. A gruesome video of the attack has surfaced, showing two bloodied young men of this community being hacked to death as the crowd cheers and pelts the lifeless bodies with stones. Meanwhile, the police idly stand by. This footage can be found online, if you have the stomach to watch the brutality. Hard-line extremists are literally getting away with murder, as their vile attacks result in no punishment. At the root of the problem is Indonesia 's misused 1965 Blasphemy Law, which makes it unlawful, "to, intentionally, in public, communicate, counsel, or solicit public support for an interpretation of a religion or a form of religious activity that is similar to the interpretations or activities of an Indonesian religion but deviates from the tenets of that religion."Since hardliners disagree with the reformative interpretation of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, they are able to use the Blasphemy Law to justify attacks against them. The Blasphemy Law makes it illegal to advocate "deviations from teachings of religion considered fundamental by scholars of the relevant religion." So forget about separation of religion and state. This law gives ultimate control to religious "scholars" in deciding who should be punished for holding variant interpretations of their religion.Sunday's attack against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is not a coincidence; rather, it is a direct result of a focused, organized effort to silence this peaceful community. Thirty years ago, the top Muslim clerical body in Indonesia declared that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is not a legitimate Muslim community, resulting in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community's activities being outlawed in several areas of Indonesia. Astonishingly, the Indonesian government funds this clerical body and appoints its members. In 2008, Indonesia 's Minister of Religious Affairs, Attorney General and Minister of the Interior issued a joint decree ordering Ahmadi Muslims to discontinue the proclamation of their faith. Since this 2008 decree, extremists have used this decree to justify acts of terrorism against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.The Setara Institute -- an NGO that monitors religious freedom -- reports that violence against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has significantly increased from just three incidents in 2006 to 50 in 2010 -- amounting to more than 100 recorded attacks against the community since 2008. Historically, any form of a blasphemy law -- meant to punish those accused of insulting a faith -- gets misused to persecute and strike terror into the hearts of minority religious groups. The sheer barbarity of Sunday's attack illustrates how far Indonesia has drifted from being a tolerant nation. It is time for Indonesia to start becoming more intolerant of militants seeking to spread terror.Indonesia pledged to endorse Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees, "freedom of thought, conscience and religion" and "freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance." It is time for Indonesia to live up to this pledge.President Obama has indicated a possibility of strengthening ties with Indonesia. I call on our President to leverage this bond to urge the Indonesian Government to bring those behind Sunday's attack to justice and ensure no future attacks are levied on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community or the Christian community. Militant groups like Islam Defenders Front (FPI) have already threatened to initiate "sweeping raids" of Ahmadi Muslim properties in other areas of Indonesia in the near future, which indicates a continued threat to the community. It is time for the Indonesian Government to ensure that Ahmadi Muslims, Christians and other religious minorities remain safe.It is time for the Indonesian Government to revoke the June 9, 2008 Joint Decree against Ahmadi Muslims. It is time for the Indonesian Government to repeal the 1965 Blasphemy Law. It is time to stand for your citizens; not for terrorists. It is time to stop these callous attacks against Christians, Ahmadi Muslims, or anyone else. It is time to live up to your motto of //unity in diversity//.Indonesia, it is time. Are you truly that model of religious tolerance our President said you are? Do you respect and protect diversity? The whole world is watching, and it's your move.

R: This was written to give their P.O.V. (bias statement) and to educate other on what's going on, especially if you can't witness it yourself.
===T: To convey the fact that they think Indonesia is loosing their "right to call itself a tolerant nation that promotes or protects diversity." They're basically saying Indonesia is changing and they're not who they "once were before." It is basically becoming more violent and unsafe.===