Types of Terrorist Acts

These are the most common types of terrorist:

1. Bombings- this type of terrorist act occur the most. Bombs are more modern and more destructive. Also, it's easier to make.
2. Kindnapping and Hostage Takings- these kind of terrorist act are harder to accomplish. However, it will help terrorist gain money.
3. Armed Attacks and Assassinations- terrorist do this action to make a psychological effect.
4. Arsons and Firebombings- most of unprofessional and not well-organized terrorist do this action.
5. Hijacking and Skyjackings- this help terrorist draw media attention.

Famous people's thoughts on terrorism

Many notable people have expressed their views on terrorism. Below are a few quotes.

"Our enemies are fully aware that they can use oil as a weapon against America. And if we don't take this threat as seriously as the bombs they build or the guns they buy, we will be fighting the War on Terror with one hand tied behind our back."

-BARACK OBAMA

"I opposed the war in Iraq because I did not believe it was in our national security interest, and I still don't. What we [America] did was akin to taking a baseball bat to a beehive. Our primary security threat right now is terrorism ---and by doing what we did in Iraq, we've managed to alienate a good part of the world and most of the allies whose intelligence and other help we need to combat and defeat terrorism."

-JERRY SPRINGER

"We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them."

-GEORGE W. BUSH

September 11, 2011 in detail by Vince

I remember this tragic day, I was just sitting in my living room while my grandfather was watching the news. I was only four but I remember on "Headline News" that I saw a plane crash into a tower. I didn't know at the time but that attack was the 9/11 attacks.
My grandfather was shocked and I was wondering what happened. Since I was the only one at home, he explained it to me. I nearly cried hearing what happened. Today I still might.
September 11 was the US's worse terrorist attack ever recorded. In the morning of this fateful day, 19 hi-jackers took control of four planes. The planes selected were long flight ones as these had more fuel. The planes crashed into the twin towers, the pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania after passengers took control.
9/11 is regarded as the worse terror attack in the US. Nothing has ever come close to this attack.
It's been seven long years and no major attack due to terrorism has occurred in US soil since. The perpetrator was a terrorist group named al-Qaeda. The main person was recently deceased, Osama Bin Laden.

Terrorism's effect on economy

Even though terrorism has many effects on other things, economy is one of the biggest. Countries such as the US spend money on defense and homeland security. The US alone spends $500 billion annually on terrorist related problems. If the war on terrorism were to end tomorrow, the US would still owe over twenty years worth of debt.

Statistics on Terrorism

Number of terrorism incidents from 2000-2008

Terrorism Incidents During The Last 10 Years

1. 10 Aug 2001: attack on train south of Luanda, Angola 
2. 11 Sep 2001: crashing of hijacked planes into World Trade Center, New York City, New York, Pentagon in Alexandria, Virginia, and site in Pennsylvania, USA 
3. 12 Oct 2002: car bombing outside nightclub in Kuta, Indonesia 
4. 26 Oct 2002: hostage taking and attempted rescue in theater in Moscow, Russia (includes 41 terrorists killed) 
5. 29 Aug 2003: car bombing outside mosque in Najaf, Iraq 
6. 1 Feb 2004: two suicide bombings of political party offices in Irbil, Iraq 
7. 21 Feb 2004: armed attack and arson at refugee camp, Uganda 
8. 27 Feb 2004: bombing and fire on ferry near Manila, Philippines 
9. 2 Mar 2004: multiple suicide bombings at shrines in Kadhimiya and Karbala, Iraq 
10. 11 Mar 2004: bombings of four trains in Madrid, Spain 
11. 24 Jun 2004: multiple bombings and armed attacks in several cities in Iraq 
12. 1-3 Sep 2004: hostage taking at school in Beslan, Russia 
13. 28 Feb 2005: car bombing outside medical clinic in Hilla, Iraq 
14. 14 Sep 2005: multiple suicide bombings and shooting attacks in Baghdad, Iraq 
15. 5 Jan 2006: bombings in Karbala, Ramadi, and Baghdad, Iraq 
16. 11 Jul 2006: multiple bombings on commuter trains in Mumbai, India 
17. 16 Oct 2006: truck bombing of military convoy near Habarana, Sri Lanka 
18. 23 Nov 2006: multiple car bombings in Baghdad, Iraq 
19. 22 Jan 2007: multiple bombings in Baghdad area, Iraq 
20. 3 Feb 2007: truck bombing in market place in Baghdad, Iraq 
21. 6 Mar 2007: two bombings and other attacks on pilgrims, Hilla, Iraq 
22. 27 Mar 2007: two truck bombings in Tal Afar, Iraq 
23. 18 Apr 2007: bombings in Baghdad, Iraq 
24. 3-10 Jul 2007: hostage taking and subsequent storming of mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan 
25. 7 Jul 2007: bombings in Baghdad and Armili, Iraq 
26. 14 Aug 2007: multiple truck bombings in Al-Qataniyah and Al-Adnaniyah, Iraq 
27. 18 Oct 2007: bombing of motorcade in Karachi, Pakistan 
28. 17 Feb 2008: bombing at dogfighting festival in Kandahar, Afghanistan 
29. 26-29 Nov 2008: multiple gun and grenade attacks and hostage takings in Mumbai, India 
30. 19 Aug 2009: multiple bombings at government sites in Baghdad, Iraq 
31. 25 Oct 2009: two vehicle bombings at government buildings in Baghdad, Iraq 
32. 28 Oct 2009: bombing at marketplace in Pakistan 
33. 8 Dec 2009: five car bombings in Baghdad, Iraq 
34. 10 May 2010: multiple bombings in Hilla, Basra, al-Suwayra, and other cities, Iraq 

The numbers of fatalities can rise up to a hundres and more. Above are some of the worst terrorist incidents.

Lupe Fiasco - Words I Never Said ft. Skylar Grey

Terrorism is the use of violence or threats to convince an individual or group to do something. 

This is a huge issue in the world. Some people are too judgmental about certain terrorism acts that they are accusing all the other innocent people. For example, in 9/11, the act was executed due to a religious reason, and now some Americans are thinking that Muslims are “bad” people. To their surprise, only 4% of Muslims are terrorists. We should not, in any way, think that all Muslims are terrorists, or that all terrorists are Muslims.

Some Americans are also thinking that Islam is an idea of violence, or war. It is not. Islam is the complete opposite; it’s meant to be peace. In addition, the term Jihad, which people think nowadays is a holy war for Islam, it is also wrong, Jihad is the struggle on Earth for the sake of good.

I think the real problem is about the violence. We cannot stop violence using violence, only peace can. Using violence and try to “make things right” or “prevent further acts of terrorisms” is non-ideal. Violence will only bring more hatred and from that bring more violence.

I have this quote by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I want to share with you

“The ultimate weakness of violence is that it is a descending spiral, begetting the very thing it seeks to destroy. Instead of diminishing evil, it multiplies it… Through violence you may murder the hater, but you do not murder hate. In fact, violence merely increases hate…. Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; Only love can do that.”— Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The post after this will be a music video, in the music video, the rapper (Lupe Fiasco)'s second verse, contain very interesting lines that I think, in my opinion, is really true. 

Now you can say it ain't our fault if we never heard it

But if we know better than we probably deserve it 

Jihad is not a holy war, wheres that in the worship? 

Murdering is not Islam! And you are not observant 

And you are not a muslim 

Israel don’t take my side cause look how far you’ve pushed them 

Walk with me into the ghetto, this where all the Kush went