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1Week 2 Journal AssignmentEdgardo Betancourt De JesusKeiser UniversityAllan ConkeyCCJ4661G1-105092022 TerrorismMay 20, 2022
2Question 1Terrorists use various methods and strategies to gain recognition, power, and support.Prominent and dominant Middle East terrorist organizations engage in multiple activities thatinclude low-level fraudulent business, illegal trade, and kidnaping and soliciting ransom frompeople; these activities have drawn the international community's attention. The internet providesa crucial platform for terrorists who use it for malicious interests (McKune & Ahmed, 2018). Inmost cases terrorists in the Middle East use the internet to gain recognition and recruit newmembers. The FBI cannot deny the impact of the internet on spreading terrorist ideologies andbeliefs. Therefore, the predominant style that terrorists use to gain support, power, andrecognition is through their numerous activities and internet involvement showcased by the lonewolf extremist efforts to spread propaganda online (McKune & Ahmed, 2018). Terrorists createshort videos and other recordings that go a long way to enhance their recognition and power.It is crucial to understand that prominent Middle East Terrorists have skills and technicalabilities; for instance, the organizations use professionals to run or operate their social mediaplatforms. Consequently, they have a unique way of passing across their messages and demandsin a manner that underpins their power and status (McKune & Ahmed, 2018). Ransoms, illegaltrade, and fraudulent activities are crucial funding strategies. However, terrorist organization inthe Middle East get support from ISIS. ISIS supplements the power of the terror groups becauseit provides funding and supplies them with weapons and tools to use in the activities.Question 2The news media is fundamentally a conduit between the public and government officials.Therefore, it conveys information that closes the communication gaps and allows the public to

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