The Terrorists:
Understanding The Somalia Pirates
The Nation of Somalia, located on the Indian Ocean right at the so-called Horn of Africa, has been said to have been the origin of much of the piracy against ships of the world that pass that region for the past 20 years. The piracy problem began with a few rag-tag armed characters who boarded ships from high-powered speedboats, seized money and whatever else of value they could find. It has since evolved to more sophisticated gangs that today hijack entire ships and their cargo and hold everything and everyone for ransom. It is deadly high-stakes action but shipping companies are paying handsomely.
The Nation of Somalia, located on the Indian Ocean right at the so-called Horn of Africa, has been said to have been the origin of much of the piracy against ships of the world that pass that region for the past 20 years. The piracy problem began with a few rag-tag armed characters who boarded ships from high-powered speedboats, seized money and whatever else of value they could find. It has since evolved to more sophisticated gangs that today hijack entire ships and their cargo and hold everything and everyone for ransom. It is deadly high-stakes action but shipping companies are paying handsomely.
Chameleon-Type Terror Group ISIs
Journalists and military personnel involved in Middle Eastern affairs have been obviously confused about the sudden appearance of the malicious terror organization that shoots videos of their members cutting off heads of innocent journalists and social workers caught in its web, and constantly changing its name. This organization, best known as ISIS, ISIL or Islamic State is not only international in its scope and extreme in its deadly acts but confusing in its purpose. Yet its membership appears to be swelling and young people from other nations; even England and the United States have been running off to join its ranks. ISIS has claimed responsibility for recent bombings in Paris and Beirut plus the downing of a Russian airliner over Egypt.
Journalists and military personnel involved in Middle Eastern affairs have been obviously confused about the sudden appearance of the malicious terror organization that shoots videos of their members cutting off heads of innocent journalists and social workers caught in its web, and constantly changing its name. This organization, best known as ISIS, ISIL or Islamic State is not only international in its scope and extreme in its deadly acts but confusing in its purpose. Yet its membership appears to be swelling and young people from other nations; even England and the United States have been running off to join its ranks. ISIS has claimed responsibility for recent bombings in Paris and Beirut plus the downing of a Russian airliner over Egypt.
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
There appears to be primary motivations behind the modern terrorist movements. They involve revenge, ethnic cleansing, religious differences, differences in political ideologies and conflicts over land ownership. Some of these issues overlap as multiple complex driving forces behind some terrorist groups. All involve intense hatred driven into the minds of active terrorists, sometimes dating back for generations. The latter appears to be among the motivational causes of the rise in terrorist activity now imprisoning the Middle East.
There appears to be primary motivations behind the modern terrorist movements. They involve revenge, ethnic cleansing, religious differences, differences in political ideologies and conflicts over land ownership. Some of these issues overlap as multiple complex driving forces behind some terrorist groups. All involve intense hatred driven into the minds of active terrorists, sometimes dating back for generations. The latter appears to be among the motivational causes of the rise in terrorist activity now imprisoning the Middle East.