Inter-Services Intelligence

What is the Taliban? Is it just a group of people who just kill? The terrorist group was a major success in the Osama Bin Landen attacks, but how is the question? How did a government nothing the American government become so powerful? The word Taliban comes from the Arabic word talib, which means student. The whole root meaning behind the name stems from the number that they had in membership came mainly from male Islamic students of religious back grounds in Afghanistan and Pakistan who wanted

Terrorism as an International Phenomenon      International terrorism, intelligence gathering and covert operations are all phenomenon, which intrigue the minds of many people both young and old. This paper is a historical recount and study on the various elements that comprise an international operation. It is also a vehicle for discussing the effects of intelligence agencies around the world, with particular interest in the CIA, Mossad, and KGB. This paper will show

Reading the book I Am Malala has taught and shown me so much by giving me new perspectives. The book is very insightful in presenting information on historical events, girls’ education, and religion through Malala’s story. I learned about the historical events in Pakistan because I saw how the events unfolded from the perspective of Malala who was directly affected by living in Pakistan. Additionally, the book expanded my knowledge on girls’ education being oppressed and how religion was used by

INTRODUCTION WikiLeaks established in 2006 is a not-for-profit media organization. As per their website, their goal is “to bring important news and information to the public. We provide an innovative, secure and anonymous way for sources to leak information to our journalists. WikiLeaks has worked to report on and publish important information. We also develop and adapt technologies to support these activities. The broader principles on which our work is based are the defense of freedom of speech

A Wicked Genius An immeasurable number of brutal casualties around the world have been caused by foreign affairs, extreme ideologies, or even the occasional unfaithful spouse. Being able to infer a suitable conclusion to the downfall of flight TWA 800 had been a pressing issue for American officials. Many conclusions were proposed and rejected, elaborate theories were created and squandered, but one man should stand out like a sore thumb. Ramzi Yousef, the bomb making mastermind of Al-Qaeda, might

“We realise the importance of our voices only when we are silenced” - Malala Yousafzai. Malala’s voice was heard and she stood up for education. She struggled but succeeded in making a change. In order to take her successful stand many important events happened through Malala’s many. Many of which now result in her being a female activist and a world wide figure for education. A few of these main events in her life was her birth, her going to school and her begin shot by the Taliban. This essay

human nature. Throughout human history, man has always invented new ways to annihilate one another. With recent advances in terrorism, counterterrorism has developed a new type of counter. After September 11, 2001 under President Bush the Central Intelligence Agency would be the first into Afghanistan, thus compiling names to a secret list of high-value target and could be killed without presidential approval (Shaw and Akhter, 2014, P11). This would begin a new strategy of gathering names of terrorist

The 'Secret Intelligence Service ' was derived by the 'Secret Service Bureau ' which was founded in 1909. The bureau was a joint initiative by the Admiralty (authority responsible for the command of the Royal Navy in the UK until 1964) and the War Office (department of the British Government responsible of the Army between the 1700 's - 1964). MI6 was initially founded to oversee activities being conducted by the Imperial German Government at the time. MI6 didn 't play a very big role throughout

it. The importance of espionage in military affairs has been recognized since the beginning of recorded history. The Egyptians had a well-developed secret service, and spying and subversion are mentioned in the Iliad and in the Bible. The ancient Chinese treatise (c.500 B.C.) on the art of war devotes much attention to deception and intelligence gathering, arguing that all war is based on deception. In the Middle Ages, political espionage became important. Joan of Arc was betrayed by Bishop Pierre

Aldrich Hazen Ames is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operations officer active from 1967 to 1994 and was responsible for some of the most damaging acts of espionage during the Cold War, to include the true identities of CIA officers, high-ranking assets, and operations. Ames’ actions resulted in the deaths of at least ten CIA assets towards the end of the Cold War and completely shutting down CIA activities in Russia at a crucial moment in history. The purpose of this report is to