¶ … U.S. President Barack Obama made an announcement to the nation that the Al Qaeda top leader Osama bin Laden had been killed by the U.S. special forces. He said that earlier that day, he had ordered a an elite military team to go deep into Pakistan and kill the mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks; attacks that shocked the nation and the world alike. In the course of his speech, the president indicated that he had told his CIA director, Leon Penetta that capturing or killing of Osama bin Laden was United State's counterterrorism strategy's main strategy for crippling Al Qaeda.Upon receiving this news, most Americans broke out into a spontaneous celebration. This sent pundits into speculating about the operational and symbolic importance of the mission. The main question that came into the mind of many is what the death of Osama bin Laden meant ad if it meant anything to the future of Al Qaeda. In broader terms, what is the implication of performing leadership decapitation to a terrorist group. Decapitation tactics are aimed at capturing or killing the leader or leaders of a terrorist group (Price,2012,p.9).The nations that mainly employ this counterterrorism strategy are the United States and Israel.The increasing frequency and sophistication of terrorist activities has meant that radical steps must be taken to protect the lives and interest of the United States government and its citizens. In this position paper, we present an in-depth analysis in argument for and against the use of EXPLOITING and TARGETED KILLING OR CAPTURE in taking care of "Criminal Terrorists." In essence, the paper is a position paper arguing whether the U.S. government should pursue assassination or exploitation in its fight against terrorism. Our particular concern is the mitigation of threats posed by al-Zawahiri and Al Qaeda.
Defining terrorism
The concept of terrorism has attracted several definitions. Martyn (2002) defined terrorism as the systematic employment of terror tactics which are often violent by means of coercion. The definition of terrorism within the international community is not binding in terms of legal and criminal law contexts .However, the common definitions of the concept only refer to the violent acts that are ideally intended to create terror (fear), and are perpetrated for a political, religious as well as ideological goal. These attacks deliberately targets people with total disregard of the safety of civilians. Some definitions of terrorism may include the unlawful acts of war and violence. It is worth noting that if similar tactics are employed by criminals as a way of enforcing a code of silence or protection then they are never labeled terrorism even though if similar acts are committed with a political motive then they are deemed terrorists (Boll,1979,p.4).
A. State the 'Problem'.
Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the search for the most effective counterterrorist strategies has become an important and urgent priority for the nation's policy makers.One . Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin argued that the U.S. has made several missteps in its development of counterterrorist strategies due to the nation's limited experience with acts of terror. The use of Quantitative tests on the existing databases of terrorism activities may help the U.S. In examining the effects of various counterterrorist strategies and in doing so examine the impact of these strategies. One of the strategies that is considered to be effective in the conventional wisdom is the use of "decapitation." This tactic involves the capture or killing (removal) of the leadership of a given terror organization. Other than its assumed efficiency, this strategy is also regarded as a matter pf criminal justice and is aimed at reassuring the general society that is targeted by the terrorist that the government is indeed taking the necessary action on its behalf. This paper presents an in-depth analysis in argument for and against the use of EXPLOITING and TARGETED KILLING OR CAPTURE in taking care of "Criminal Terrorists." In essence, the paper is a position paper arguing whether the U.S. government should pursue assassination or exploitation in its fight against terrorism. Our particular concern is the mitigation of threats posed by al-Zawahiri and Al Qaeda.
B. Present your 'Recommendation' at the outset.
I believe that it is better to pursue exploitation a policies aimed at ensuring that as much information as possible is gained from captured criminal terrorist. This is because exploitation would help the military and internal defense in knowing the way the enemy think and act. The benefits of these are numerous including the ability to proactively prepare for the attacks as well as know the actual thinking and extent of the terrorist network.
C. Identification of relevant 'Background Information'.
The use of decapitation tactics; special tactics that are designed to either kill or capture the main leader or leaders of a terrorist group is highly controversial. Certain scholars have argued that the use...
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