New Terror
The world has entered a new venue of warfare. War and the formalities of fighting have not seen this kind of drastic mutation since the British Redcoats were forced to change their tactics of line assault. It is the age of terrorism, and as it stands now, terrorism is the voice, both domestically and internationally, for twenty-first century fighting. The biggest scare of this new reality is terrorism's ability to multithread, which is its ability to dabble in every corner of our society.
From two choleric boys in Colorado, to chemical warriors like Japan's Aum Shinrikyo, there is a new standard in type and class of modern day opponents.
Everyone has the authority to be a threat. This is a ...
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around this event, my only goal with drawing this as a source is in demonstrating the ego of terrorism, and what a better way to do it than with the microcosms of a high school. To fully understand all the factors of this tragedy is impossible, and to try; is disrespectful to all involved. One can nonetheless piece it together and correctly label it as terrorism. There are terrorists, and there are victims: In this case there were several groups (athletic students, members of other racial groups) who took the brunt. The weapons used in the attack were modified military assault weapons, so it is obvious that the nature of the crime was intended to be severe. And it was. An admixture of information and aggression has never taken children to a level this low until now. The thing to focus on is the means nevertheless and not the anger. The means was to terrorize, and by no means is there a plain solution for Columbine's happenings. There are numerous elements in which need to be ...
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that chemical weapons cannot achieve, but as far as research, there has been a shift to a far superior medium that has paramount strength, and is far less clumsy than chemical weapons. It has been called the 'splitting of the atom' of the new century. Like the time before the nuclear bomb, engineers, even though a treaty against it has been signed by the major powers, are working quietly and hard to be the first ones to have it for their group or country. Biological weapons are the most advanced technology yet. A terrorist using crude methods, and stolen goods, could deploy a biological agent in a subway, using a light bulb and a teaspoon of crystallized genetically engineered virus ...
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