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Overview: The purpose of this short paper is to conduct a critical analysis of the similarities and differences between domestic and international terrorism ideology. To accomplish this, you will research two terrorism case studies, one domestic and one international. Choose one of the following pairs of terrorist attacks to focus on in your paper:
The 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing
The 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing and the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing
Prompt: Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
The similarities and differences between the attacks in the following contexts:
o The tactics employed
o The targets chosen
o Ideology
o U.S. government reaction (federal, state, and local)
o Media coverage
o General public impact and reaction
Conclusion: Summarize the major differences between domestic and international terrorism. What makes one attack domestic and the other
international? Who decides how we create these labels?
Support for your claims with relevant and reputable resources
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 3- to 5-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and all sources (minimum 3-5) cited in APA format.
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Running Head: COMPARING TERRORISM IDEOLOGY
Comparing Terrorism Ideology
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Comparing Terrorism Ideology
Tactics employed
Both the world trade center bombing in the year 1993 and the bombing at the Oklahoma
bombings occurred in the US but at different states. The two attacks despite being organized
separately they had some similarities as well as differences. According to the attacks they
employed a number of tactics some of which were common others were totally different.
According to the world trade bombing, the both Yousef and Ahmed Ajaj traveled illegally to the
US in the same plane though they had sat differently with the aim of hiding their identity and
relationship. They were sent to go and prepare the way on how to attack the trade center. It was
Ahmed who was arrested but Yousef was allowed, to the country. He used the chance gather all
the relevant information and later assembled the Urea nitrate that is hydrogen that enhanced the
attack. The hydrogen was later used in making the bombs that were used to attack, the state
(Nacos, 2006). Therefore, they employed a tactic that no one could have noticed that they had
that intention of attacking. While the Oklahoma through Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nicholas
they used to hover around the city with the truck full of bombs. They used the bombs to attack
the city without the knowledge of the residents. Despite the differences in the tracts they had a
similarity; this is because both of the attacks used the bombs in destroying the city.
The targets chosen
The two attacks had different targets in the US government territory but both of which
were destructive to the land. According to the McVeigh, he was targeting to destroy the building
and kill a large number of ...
