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Counter-Terrorism Final Essay

1 . You are a senior counterterrorism official for the federal government in a large American city . Your city has a significant Arab population--including both Arab American citizens and immigrants . To what degree are you going to focus your efforts on infiltrating that community within your city ? Are you going to send agents to attend Mosques ? Are you going to develop informants among those already living in that population ? Are you bounded by any ethical considerations other than the need to prevent needless deaths through terrorism

The biggest consideration in any effort to

infiltrate the community is the legal and ethical issues that would govern those actions Immigrants have rights and they must be respected in the country . It 's important that these people would know that the government respects them as persons and as citizens of America . There are constitutional rights that must not be broken otherwise , no immigrant in the country would ever feel safe . There are already many crimes against their race and I wouldn 't want to add to that list . I believe in getting their trust in for them to cooperate and become loyal to the country . Loyalty can 't be bought nor can it be forced . It has to be their decision to express loyalty to a country that treats them well . Ethical issues need also be taken into account . For instance , would it be right for me to tap into people 's conversations even if those persons are exemplary citizens and have been positive contributors to the community ? If there are times when it is absolutely necessary to spy on every person in the immigrant population , then , it will be done so long as needless deaths will be prevented

As for sending agents , I believe it is a must to have undercover people among them in to filter out the rotten tomatoes . The undercover work 's goal is to identify , without a doubt , who are propagating extremist ideas in the community . Once identified , these people will be given the appropriate punishment under the law

The most important role I could play in the community is to make sure that even the immigrants and the Arab Americans will not become unwitting tools of terrorists

2 . Based on the reading assignments , what status , rights and protections would you afford someone who was an American citizen captured in the United States in the act of terroristic violence ? How about someone who was a foreign national engage in terrorism in the United States ? An American citizen fights American forces abroad ? A foreign national , but not a member of a nation 's military , fighting American forces abroad Would torture of any of these subjects ever be justified if it could save lives

American Citizen

An American citizen captured in the country committing terroristic violence will be captured and imprisoned under the rules of law . Since it can be considered treason to commit acts of terror in one 's country then that person will not have the rights...

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