Triage During a Terrorist Attack
Triage During a Large-Scale Terrorist Attack

Triage is the cornerstone of medical emergency response. Triage is a technique of prioritizing victim injuries based on severity. In a triage situation, the most serious injuries are treated first instead of first come first served. The reason behind the modern triage method is to save as many lives as possible as quickly as possible. While this method is effective, there are some considerations that should be examined regarding the safety and efficiency of the technique. When considering whether triage is the best approach in an emergency situation one must consider the safety of the rescue units, danger of remaining within a crowded area, and the overwhelming waves of victims at nearby hospitals.

escue units put their lives on the line ignoring their own safety to safely remove and save any victims from a disaster. In the 9/11 trade tower bombing, it…...

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References

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Preparing for a Terrorist Bombing: A Common Sense Approach." Accessed 12 March 2012.

Cushman, James; et al. "Two New York City Hospitals' Surgical Response to the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attack in New York City." Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection & Critical Care. Vol 54.1, 147-155.

Physical Security
The author of this report is asked to answer several questions that center on the idea that a truck bomb is (or could be) used to destroy the Federal eserve building in Washington DC, not unlike what happened with the Murrah building in Oklahoma City at the hands of Timothy McVeigh. There are five overall questions that will be answered as part of this brief paper. These questions include how important it is to have a continuity systems for the Federal eserve, what some of the other scenarios that could cause a total closure of the Federal eserve, how the Federal eserve could prepare itself against an attack or huge disaster in general including proactive steps it could take, what a good overall plan of operation would be for the Federal eserve given the above and whether the data flowing the Federal eserve should be backed up at an…...

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References

FEMA,. (2015). Sandy Recovery Office -- FEMA.gov. Fema.gov. Retrieved 1 October 2015, from https://www.fema.gov/sandy-recovery-office

Levine, M., & Date, J. (2015). 22 Million Affected by OPM Hack, Officials Say. ABC News. Retrieved 1 October 2015, from  http://abcnews.go.com/U.S./exclusive-25-million-affected-opm-hack-sources/story?id=32332731 

USGS,. (2015). USGS Data Management - Backup & Secure. Usgs.gov. Retrieved 1 October 2015, from  http://www.usgs.gov/datamanagement/backup.php

London Terror Attacks
hen terrorist attacks felled the orld Trade Center and blew a hole into the Pentagon in the United States on September 11th, 2001, the United Kingdom fulfilled its role as America's closest ally. England immediately stepped forward to pledge troops to whatever operations were to arise in response. This would create a coalition that first ventured to Afghanistan to uproot the Taliban and subsequently to Iraq to displace longtime dictator Saddam Hussein. But it was not until July 7th, 2005 that the British people came face-to-face with the ar on Terror. The subway bombings which transpired in London on that day and which claimed 56 lives including those of four suicide bombers, highlighted the inherent danger of England's involvement with the global war on violent extremism. Indeed, the events would highlight the ongoing debate within Great Britain at the time, which cast staunch supporters of American interests in…...

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Works Cited:

Baldwin, T. (2006). U.S. Admits Iraq is Terror 'Cause.' The Sunday Times.

BBC. (2006). Reid: Bombers Never Blamed Iraq. BBC News.

The 9/11 terror attacks is an act of terrorism that has had significant impacts on modern law enforcement and military operations. Etter (2015) contends that the 9/11 attack was a very traumatic event for the entire United States of America. This is primarily because the attack resulted in loss of lives and destruction of properties. 9/11 has been regarded as a terror attack that changed the face of global terrorism by highlighting the extent terrorists are willing to go to achieve their goals. In the initial response to the attack, law enforcement officers and other emergency or first responders lost their lives while others suffered severe injuries. Given the devastating and widespread impacts of the attack, numerous changes have been made in the operations, tactics, and mission of law enforcement agencies and military personnel in the United States. This paper examines the changes in operations for military personnel post 9/11…...

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References

Abbasi, I.A., Khatwani, M.K. & Hussain, M. (2018). An Overview of Major Military Operations in the Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Journal of Academic and Social Research, 1(1), 1-14.

Bell, A. (2018, July 4). In the Post-9/11 World, Military and Police Merge in the Fight Against Terror. Retrieved March 2, 2019, from

Etter, G.W. (2015). Changes in Local Law Enforcement Brought About by 9/11. in (ed.) Terrorism and Counterterrorism (Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance, Volume 20). Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.219-240.

Green, M. (2017, September 8). How 9/11 Changed America: Four Major Lasting Impacts (with Lesson Plan). Retrieved March 2, 2019, from https://www.kqed.org/lowdown/14066/13-years-later-four-major-lasting-impacts-of-911

Kaplan, F. (2011, September 1). The Post-9/11 Military. Retrieved March 2, 2019, from https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2011/09/the-post-9-11-military-our-soldiers-and-generals-have-adapted-well-in-the-past-decade-here-s-how-they-did-it.html

Scarborough, R. (2011, September 8). 9/11 Changed War-fighting. The Washington Times. Retrieved March 2, 2019, from https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/sep/8/911-changed-war-fighting/

Smith, M. & Ziegler, S.M. (2017, November 10). Terrorism Before and After 9/11 – A More Dangerous World? Research & Politics, 4(4). Retrieved from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2053168017739757

Thrall, A.T. & Goepner, E. (2017, June 26). Step Back: Lessons for U.S. Foreign Policy from the Failed War on Terror. Retrieved March 2, 2019, from https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/step-back-lessons-us-foreign-policy-failed-war-terror#fullhttps://www.policeone.com/terrorism/articles/477251006-In-the-post-9-11-world-military-and-police-merge-in-the-fight-against-terror/

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But this seems to be an assumption athe than an established fact. Jugensmeye late points out that Abouhalima denies his involvement in the Wold Tade Cente bombing. If so, how can one know that Abouhalima was "disappointed" to see little damage? One can also see assumptions in the wods Jugensmeye uses. Fo example, Jugensmeye wites that Abouhalima "felt fee to talk about the subject of teoism in geneal and teoist incidents of which he was not accused, including the Oklahoma City fedeal building bombing."

Instead of witing, he "was not involved," Jugensmeye says he "he was not accused," as if Abouhalima could be accused of the Oklahoma City bombing.

Instead of making assumptions about Abouhalima, Jugensmeye could have focused on the contadictions in the actions and views of the Islamist militant and his appaent lack of knowledge in Islamic law. Jugensmeye povides evidence fo that by telling the stoy of Abouhalima's life…...

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references to religious doctrines are almost always abstract and vague. As Jurgensmeyer's discussion of Abouhalima's ideological views demonstrates, Islamists like Abouhalima are not well-versed in Qur'anic studies or other Islamic core texts. It is important to critically examine the views of Abouhalima and other Islamist terrorists and expose their lack of Islamic knowledge and contradictions inherent in their views as this may help in discrediting them in the eyes of most Muslims.

Mark Jurgensmeyer, Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2001), p. 60.

Ibid, p. 61.

Ibid, p. 62.

Ibid, p. 61.

Emergency Terror Response
Roles and Responsibilities of Terror Response Incident Commander

In the event of an emergency incident such as the terrorist attack described in the case scenario, the National Response System (NRS) is immediately invoked. This places a previously designated Incident Commander at the helm of all efforts to control, contain and respond to a terrorist attack. In the present case, as the Incident Commander, it is incumbent upon me to employ the NRS and the resources which it has placed under my control in order to bring order to the chaos of a terror attack.

Inclusion:

ith the initiation of the incident, my first priority is to gather together an assembly of delegates and representatives from concerned agencies. This would include personnel from local law enforcement (police, municipal personnel, HAZMAT teams), the Department of Defense (NORAD, NORTHCOM, etc.), Homeland Security and various affiliated and subordinated intelligence agencies as well as military personnel,…...

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Works Cited:

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). (2012). Emergency Management and the Incident Command System. Public Health Emergency.

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (NCTAUUS). (2004). The 9/11 Commission Report. 9-11commission.gov.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). (2011). Incident Commander. United States Department of Labor.

Ignored Group of Terror Victims, And the Possible Consequences
The American population is currently one that is fully aware of the extent of the damage and effect that terrorism has on the community and the nation as a whole. The diverse effects and damages that terrorism has is drawn from the fact that terror has numerous faces, ranging from violent aggressions through shootings, suicide bombing, detonating bombs into buildings, using motorized means for terror acts like the planes and trucks, bioterrorism and even cyber terrorism (Crime Museum, 2015). All these are viable means that the terrorist can use of the American people, hence the extended fear and apprehension. Worse still, the effects of any single terror activity often lives in the psyche of a generation and is passed on to the next generation hence has a very profound effect. The 9/11 terror act can be seen to have transcended the…...

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References

Crime Museum, (2015). Types of Terrorism.  http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/types-of-terrorism

Terrorism elated Disaster Preparation Exercises
Terrorism-elated Disaster Preparation Exercises

In the recent years, terrorism has changed with the global sophistication, to complex and unmanageable standards. A country may consider itself a haven for its people, only to be surprised by a terrible terrorism attack. From these terror trends observed in different countries, governments must equip themselves with the necessary disaster management skills and equipment. Various disaster preparation activities can be undertaken to fight terrorism attacks. These disaster preparation exercises are meant to avoid or reduce terrorism casualties.

The foremost exercise should involve civic education on terrorism attacks. The public should be aware of what to do on receiving information on a planned terrorist activity, when in the midst of a terrorist attack or when in the aftermath of a terrorist activity (Bloomberg, Scoppetta, & Cassano, 2007). For instance, the public should be aware of the need to avoid an area they consider to…...

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References

Bloomberg, M.R., Scoppetta, N., & Cassano, S.J. (2007). Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness Strategy. Fire Department City of New York, 21-39.

Vasterman, P., Yzermans, C.J., & Dirkzwager, A.J. (2004). The Role of the Media and Media Hypes in the Aftermath of Disasters. Oxford Journals, 3-7.

Financial and law enforcers, military and reporting of intelligence are carried out by respective agencies drawn on limited coordination efforts (Whitmore, 2002). While agencies can pull and push intelligence data, these structures lack a centralized system for collecting intelligence. This limits the ability to conduct a meta-analysis of data across inter-agencies systems. Lack of proper coordination efforts reduces the usefulness of financial intelligence thus making it difficult to link the financial intelligence with other useful information. Critics claim that financial evidence is useful in supporting a case; it does not lead to prevention of terrorism attacks (Linden, 2007).
However, a centralized system of coordination may be an effective way of exploring financial data through linking it with other useful information. This can be made useful if the agencies improve their overall understanding of the financial networks of terrorists. The new homeland security departments are signals that there are efforts for…...

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References

Amos, M. & Petraeus, D. (2009). The U.S. Army Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field

Manual. New York: Signalman Publishing

Center for Excellence Defense against Terrorism (2008). Responses to Cyber Terrorism.

California: IOS Press

Terror
obert Conquest's The Great Terror: A eassessment is a book that is an absolute 'must read' for anyone who is interested in the history of Communism, and more important, the issue of human rights. In fact, it can be said that the book is perhaps one of the most powerful arguments in favor of human liberty, rights and the democratic process of government. It is also of interest to note that Conquest's book contains the only really exhaustively researched, historical record of the reign of terror unleashed by Stalin's purges. Though Conquest wrote the original The Great Terror some twenty years ago, this version assumes higher importance given recent new evidence, which emerged during the glasnost period. And also because the new references help put to rest any doubt over the accuracy of the source material (Conquest, 1990, p.viii), or earlier speculation that Conquest derived his material from the…...

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References

Conquest, Robert. (1999, February). Liberals and totalitarianism. New Criterion, 17,4.

Conquest, Robert. (1990). The Great Terror: A Reassessment. New York: Oxford U.S..

Wikipedia. Robert Conquest. 4 Reference Web site. Retrieved Jan 19, 2004:

http://www.4reference.net/encyclopedias/wikipedia/Robert_Conquest.html

Del O'Conner, head of the British chapter of the Hammerskins, carried out a nail-bomb attack on a gay pub in England that injured several; he was hidden for years in Texas by his Hammerskins brethren (Reynolds, 2002).
All of these crimes by Hammerskins leaders meet the definition of terrorism for the following reasons: the violence was repeated; the violence was criminally and politically motivated (the crimes were committed against groups like gays and blacks that the Hammerskins politically oppose); and the victims were targets of opportunity or symbolic, such as black or gay people who happened to be using a park or having a drink at a pub at the wrong time. Further, the acts of terrorism committed by Hammerskins leaders have the effect of encouraging terrorism among rank-and-file members. The average member would be right to deduce that those who practiced violence would be protected by the group and…...

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Works Cited

Corcoran, P. (2004, April 3). Hammerskin Nation member arrested. Pioneer Press, p. B-4.

Gibbs, J. (2006, July 27). Jury convicts Rowlett carjacker on 8 federal offenses. The Courier-Gazette, p. 1.

Hall, J. (2001, November 22). Two found guilty in 1999 hate crime attack. North Country Times, p. 1.

Lejtenyi, P. (2003, January 30). Hate under the sleeve. The Montreal Mirror.

Terror esults
The new landscape that has developed within the criminal justice system in recent times has presented many challenges that are difficult to solve and present no real easy solution. The ever present threat of terrorist activities has placed this system in a unique situation where a balance between human rights and the protection of the citizens. In legal attempts to thwart terrorist efforts, advanced and debatable interrogation techniques have begun taking place. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the ethical dilemma that is present in finding and achieving this balance between what is right and wrong. This essay will suggest that there is not general right or wrong and that each case must be handled with reason and rational thought in order for the criminal justice system to maintain a useful place within society.

Background

The 9/11 attacks collectively spooked out everyone in America, despite the relatively little damage…...

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References

Millar, S. (2008). Extraordinary Rendition, Extraordinary Mistake. Common Dreams, 30 Aug 2008. Retrieved from https://www.commondreams.org/view/2008/08/30-5

Contemporary Political Issue: The War on Terror
Introduction

On September 20th, 2001, President George W. Bush proposed the new Office of Homeland Security to help confront a new threat to national security in the first step of what became the War on Terrorism (Select Committee on Homeland Security, 2004). One week earlier, Congress had signed off on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), allowing the president broad scope for using military force against countries or organizations who “planned, authorized, committed, or aided” terrorism (Ackerman & Hathaway, 2011). 17 years and more than $2 trillion later, the War on Terrorism continues with no sign of easing up (Amadeo, 2018). Though President Trump ran a campaign on getting American soldiers out of the Middle East and letting other countries handle the ISIS threat, the war on terror rhetoric out of the White House has continued unabated, with sights now set on regime…...

Therefore the consequences of such restrictions and regulations have further complicated the case, the research activities have been either shunned or go unreported to avoid any confrontation with the investigation agencies, 'the climate of fear created by the Butler case is even threatening the ability of the United States government to detect bioterrorist activity, the labs in one state are no longer reporting routine incidents of animals poisoned with ICIN, a deadly toxin found in castor beans, for fear of federal investigation'. Stanley Falkow, a respected researcher at Stanford University in California, in his letter to the former attorney-general of the United States revealed that, 'Trying to meet the unwarranted burden of what the government considers 'bio-safety' is simply not coincident with the practice of sound, creative scientific research'. The government introduced a policy which highlighted the need for tight control over the biologists 'with access to dangerous pathogens',…...

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References

Robyn L. Pangi, Arnold M. Howitt. Countering Terrorism: Dimensions of Preparedness. 2003. MIT Press. pp. 341

Anthony Kubaik. Stages of Terror: terrorism, Ideology, and Coercion as theatre History. 2000. Pp. 154.

Jamie Lewis Keith. Regulation of Biological Materials under Export Controls and Bioterrorism Laws. University of Florida Press. 2003.

Debora MacKenzie. U.S. crackdown on Bio-Terror is backfiring. New Scientist Publication. November 2003.

Mass Murder: Omar MateenThe Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen committed mass murder in 2016 when he attacked a gay nightclub in the state of Florida. Although the club was known as a gay club, the attack was motivated not out of hatred for homosexuals but rather in protest of the death of Abu Waheeb, an Islamic militant. Mateen had become a radicalized Muslim and viewed his attack on the club as a righteous act of killingan act of vengeance against an unjust nation that he believed was persecuting the people of Islam in the Middle East (Doornbos, 2016). Up to that point, Mateen had no criminal background, although he did have behavioral issues in school and a history of engaging in physical altercations (Jacobo, 2016). He had become radicalized to embrace militant Islam over the Internet and he viewed the War on Terror as a war on innocent Muslims in…...

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