Understanding Terrorism (Points To Consider)
Posted on Sunday, July 10 at 19:48 by jensonj
The Threats
Commercial and home made explosives
Chemical or toxic industrial chemical
Biological agent
Radioactive material
Nuclear weapon
Why chemical / Bio terrorism
Availability and toxicity
Decontamination aspect
Psychological impact
Preparedness
Escalation
Considerations
Potential
Probability / likelihood
Who are likely to threaten?
Lone individuals
Identified groups
Non-aligned groups
Internationally sponsored Doomsday Cults
Insurgents
Potential Outcomes for Terrorists Events
Mass casualties
Overwhelms response resources
Disrupts normal Business and personal processes
Panic and confusion
Mass suspicion / oppression of ethnic, cultural and racial groups
Loss of faith in Government agencies
Loss of faith in Emergency Response System (ERS)
Key Points
Terrorists have means, motive and opportunity
Mass casualties may result
Responders must be aware and prepared
Contingency Plans should consider NBC threats and events
(Through Knowledge and Understanding Comes Strength)
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- by hoopoeMon Jul 11, 2005 5:12 am<blockquote>Who are likely to threaten?<p> Lone individuals<p> Identified groups<p> Non-aligned groups<p> Internationally sponsored Doomsday Cults<p> Insurgents</blockquote>You seemed to have missed one of the biggest terrorist threats in the world today, the American government. One can add Britain to this as well, though their method of waging terror is historically not so obvious as the US. The reality is that as tragic as these bombings in Britain are the tally is millions of lives lost to UK and US terror as compared to less than 5000 in attacks supposedly carried out by al-quaeda (this documentary raises serious doubts about the existence of a centralized terror network like al-quaeda <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/passionateeye/powerofnightmares/">The Power of Nighmares</a>). I would suggest that anyone who wants to start to get some sense of the truth on these matters start to read some of Noam Chomsky's books. This is a true American who is willing to engage in genuine self-reflection of the deeds of his country. He is an example of an American that the world values.
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