"Domestic terrorism" refers to acts of violence and harm that are carried out by individuals or groups within a country or its own citizens, usually with the intention of promoting a political, ideological, or social agenda. It involves using violence or fear to create instability or intimidation among the population. These acts target innocent civilians and aim to generate fear, panic, or disrupt societal functioning.
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The killing spree that left five police officers dead and seven others wounded should be classified as an act
of domestic terrorism.
Astorino did offer his condolences to the victims in Las Vegas saying: «Our hearts and prayers go out to all those who have lost their lives, and all those affected by this horrific act of
domestic terrorism in Las Vegas.»
Twenty years ago animal rights activists would meet with scientists to discuss their concerns openly, the authors write, but over the past decade a wing of the movement has become so violent that in 2005 the FBI called it «one of today's most serious
domestic terrorism threats.»
If we fail to do this we will have
domestic terrorism by our own youth and the men will become slaves to the will of the women who will be unhappy with the role of Catherine The Great.
Killian, a former Rye councilwoman, pointed to her backing of a bill that would classify mass shootings
as domestic terrorism as well as funding for school districts to bolster security.
«The NAACP calls on Senator DeFrancisco to apologize and disavow the idea that there is more than one side to this despicable act of
domestic terrorism perpetrated by the alt - right and white supremacists,» she said.
And that the reason it is too stiff is that «the courts have used
domestic terrorism laws to stiffen the punishment for politically inspired violence».
Still, the profile of mass murderers
committing domestic terrorism seems to keep coming back to white, male, right - wing, gun worshiping, Christian freaks — like Tim McVeigh and our current shooter.
In what the head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission called «the most significant incident of
domestic terrorism involving the grid that has ever occurred,» the attacker - who may have been an insider - fired about 100 rounds of.30 - caliber rifle ammunition into the radiators of 17 electricity transformers over the course of 19 minutes.
In this week's roundup: A push for a
new domestic terrorism law, Gonzo journalism on Nazis in Maine and a black activist saves a white supremacist.
Look at the facts the majority of
domestic terrorism attacks our nation has suffered have been at the hands of Right Wing Christians.
Prevent was hastily introduced in 2007 amidst growing fears
about domestic terrorism and it was formally embedded into the national counter-terrorism strategy, CONTEST, in 2009.
In February 2007, Mr Cameron
said domestic terrorism would be one of his first priorities if he «walked into Downing Street» tomorrow.
«Join me in signing a petition demanding that President Trump acknowledges this hate for what it is:
Domestic terrorism willfully perpetrated by white supremacists,» Cuomo said in a statement released through his office.
In the Fade (Germany, 2017) takes on the rise of white nationalism and
domestic terrorism through the ordeal of a young widow grieving over the brutal bombing murder of her family.
Lyric R. Cabral & David Felix Sutcliffe — «(T) error» Here's further evidence, if you needed it, that we're living in a golden age of documentary: «(T) error» is a gripping, sobering, ever - more - timely account of the underhanded tactics put in place by the FBI following 9/11 in its quest to
nip domestic terrorism plots in the bud.
The film is as timely as it gets considering the attention these groups have received during the current election, and the threat of
domestic terrorism here far overshadows that of the Muslim extremists we tend to spend most of our time worrying about.
Herbert Cousins Jr., who has spent more than 20 years investigating white - collar criminals,
managing domestic terrorism cases, and leading undercover operations for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, assumed that role this summer.
She reconstructs an era of
domestic terrorism not seen since the Civil War, and untangles the threads of racist fears, anti-Semitism, and social change surrounding the bombing and its aftermath.
The police unit was set up to
counter domestic terrorism and extremist organisations, not investigate what may or may not have been a theft at the University of East Anglia.
TechCrunch reached out to Google to ask if the company has plans to generalize the Redirect Method to other rampant forms of violent, extremist content (non-Islamic
U.S. domestic terrorism, for example) and we will update the story with more detail when we hear back.
Russian propaganda delivered to Americans on social media seek to heighten ethnic divisions, play off security fears
like domestic terrorism and increase anxieties about social and economic decline, researchers say.
We share the concerns of many Americans that extremists are creating a poisonous environment that
feeds domestic terrorism in this country.
Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Police Chief John Edwards said at a news conference that the case is being treated
as domestic terrorism, and the FBI is taking over.
It encourages like - minded persons to pick the same path unless they can be discouraged, as Neumann suggests, but more significantly, it induces stay - at - home militant peers to become more inclined to
commit domestic terrorism.
In Case Five, there was substantial evidence of harassment, stalking, and
domestic terrorism by the Father.
Linda Brown - Robinson, president of the NAACP chapter, said DeFrancisco should «disavow the idea that there is more than one side to this despicable act of
domestic terrorism perpetrated by the alt - right and white supremacists.»
Lockett took on issues such as the unfulfilled promises of the civil rights movement, environmental degradation, the trauma of war, and acts of
domestic terrorism in works whose beauty and weight testify to the resilience of the human spirit.
The growing threat
of domestic terrorism, the grotesque amount of undocumented money flowing into elections, combined with extreme partisanship and a willingness to break the rules — all lead me to believe that the time is right for a massive electoral scandal.
Update 9/15: We can not sit on a council for a President who tolerates bigotry and
domestic terrorism.
«I can not sit on a council for a President that tolerates bigotry and
domestic terrorism; I resign, effective immediately,» Trumka said in a tweet Tuesday night.
I can not sit on a council for a President that tolerates bigotry and
domestic terrorism; I resign, effective immediately.
When asked if the driver's attack was
domestic terrorism — a label his attorney general and national security advisor have said applies to the situation — he gave a rambling answer and no clear opinion.
The events that occurred in Charlottesville, as I said on Monday, are nothing short of
domestic terrorism.
Following Sunday's tragedy and the unsurprising response out of Washington, Twitter users were quick to point out the cruel irony of the tired statement: the victims of this latest act of
domestic terrorism were in church, literally engaged in prayer, when they were viciously attacked by a white man wielding a legal gun.
«We can not sit on a council for a president who tolerates bigotry and
domestic terrorism,» said a joint statement from Richard Trumka, the labor union's president, and Thea Lee, its chief of staff.
On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called the fatal attack «
domestic terrorism» and said, «You can be sure we will charge and advance the investigation toward the most serious charges that can be brought.»
Richard Oppel has been a New York - based correspondent for the National desk since 2011, specializing in coverage of
domestic terrorism and military stories.
A surprise recession (few if any predicted the September 2008 economic collapse, even a couple of months» out) or terrible instances of
domestic terrorism in the fall might cause just enough voters to throw up their hands and say, «Enough.
Three people were killed this weekend during a shooting at a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, in what is being a called an act of
domestic terrorism.
Now that this face of
domestic terrorism isn't brown, foreign or Muslim, what will America SAY and DO?
What if it turns out to be
domestic terrorism, are they still justified in your mind because the US kills people every day in other countries?
The Algerian government also restricts Muslim worship, given fears of radicalism that fueled waves of
domestic terrorism in the 1990s.
The authorities have said they are treating the shooting as an act of
domestic terrorism...
I was ready to go to war, if it had not turned out to be
domestic terrorism.
And Malcolm Brogdon — a University of Virginia graduate — called the acts in Charlottesville «white supremacy» and «
domestic terrorism.»
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