Paper Topic:

war on terrorism

WAR ON TERRORISM

Contents

Introduction

1 . Summary of the Sources

2 . Emerging s and Subs

Conclusion

References

INTRODUCTION

War on terrorism , has been a hot in contemporary media and research , giving rise to many opinions and speculations . The issue remains acute in the light of continuing evidence of planned or aborted terrorist attacks , the frequency of terror acts and the polarization of many societies on the subject . This essay will explore the coverage of this issue and the resulting themes in the covered sources . Starting from

an assortment of summaries of various sources , the essay will proceed to the exploration of various themes recurring in the explored sources

1 . SUMMARY OF THE SOURCES

Pillar ,

.R (2004 , June 4 . A Scapegoat Is Not a Solution . New York Times . Retrieved January 4 , 2006 , from http /www .cia .gov /nic /articles_scapegoat .htm

CIA 's National Intelligence Officer for the Near East and South Asia Paul R . Pillar in the New York Times publication explores the issues that emerged after George Tenet 's resignation as director of central intelligence after September 11th attacks . The author tries to defend the CIA stating that its repeated warnings about the approaching threat were ignored by the society . He also states that today , in the light of 9 /11 attacks that reshaped our understanding of security , the public needs to re-evaluate the relevance of national intelligence estimates understanding that policy changes will be triggered not by information from intelligence services , but from disasters of a large scale . Pillar also insists on the necessity to educate the US public on issues of international terrorism

Testimony of Robert S . Mueller , III , Director , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Before the Senate Committee on Intelligence of the United States Senate (2005 , February 16 . Retrieved January 4 , 2006 , from http /www .fbi .gov /congress /congress05 /mueller021605 .htm

The speech delivered by FBI 's Director Robert S . Mueller before the US Senate is interesting in that it presents the US perspective on what the nation and its law enforcement bodies see as a challenge to national security . The director lists the most important threats to the US national security , surely giving Al Qaeda top priority . HAMAS Palestinian Islamic Jihad , Lebanese Hizballah are cited as other groups that represent danger to the US and may be conducting undercover preparation for terrorist attacks inside the US . Added to this is the threat of domestic terrorism including right-wing Patriot movement and anti-abortion extremists . The director proceeds to a more or less complete list of internal and external threats , concluding with suggested ways to step up FBI 's efforts

NATO (2003 , January 22 . Partnership Action Plan against Terrorism Retrieved January 4 , 2006 , from http /www .nato .int /docu /basictxt /b021122e .htm

Defined as one of NATO 's basic texts , this document states the decision of EAPC (the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council ) member states to support the common action plan against terrorist attacks . The states expressed their commitment to the protection and promotion of fundamental freedoms and human rights...

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