- •Section 1. Types of expressing violence
- •People trying to obtain political demands often resort to such means as demonstrations, strikes and other actions of protest (turn to Ch.4)
- •Section 2. The possible participants in accordance with their role in the situation
- •1.4. Supporters of terrorism and ways of supporting terrorists:
- •2. Anyone, no matter what one’s social status, age or sex is, can become the victim of terrorists though they may have their particular “preferences”:
- •And then
- •3.1. Terrorists “at work”:
- •3.2.1. Civilians facing the threat of assault by terrorists:
- •3.2.2. What civilians should do in case of a terror strike:
- •3.3. Anti-terrorism measures and actions taken by the authorities (or expected from them)
- •3.3.1. The government in general:
- •3.3.2. Security forces:
- •3.3.3. Control at the airport:
- •3.3.4. Judicial authorities:
- •1. Those that are performed by individuals,
- •2. The ones performed by organized militant groups.
- •Inborn violence
3.3. Anti-terrorism measures and actions taken by the authorities (or expected from them)
3.3.1. The government in general:
to take a strong stand against terrorism
to condemn terrorism in all forms
to reject / oppose / fight terrorism
to aim at destroying / defeating / curbing / getting rid of terrorism
to combat terrorism in a comprehensive manner
to take concrete actions to stop terror
to control the ‘hot spots’ of terrorism
to fight terrorism by military means, legal means, law enforcement and intelligence means
to monitor terrorists’ movements / activities
to prevent and suppress all forms of terrorist acts
to prevent the flow of funds to terrorists
to cut the financial links between organized crime and terrorism
to disrupt / destroy / shut down terrorist groups and networks
to create and develop anti-terrorism facilities
to establish anti-terrorism training centres
to train firefighters, police, bomb squad members, hazardous material experts
to rethink and reorganize national security assets
to expand the security force
to tighten security in ‘problem’ areas
to work out clear cut emergency directions
to design a wide scale emergency preparedness program
to prepare doctors, hospitals and health officials for a bioterrorist attack or other medical disasters
to train emergency crews to deal with radiological, biological, chemical and other weapons of mass destruction
to upgrade computers in hospitals
to prepare hospitals to treat a huge influx of sick and injured
to generate new technologies for protection of people
to design security systems for utilities
to enhance border security
to enhance airport, aircraft and port security
to enhance international requirements for the security of air and maritime transportation
to close territories of potential attacks
to help the citizens prepare for surprise attacks
to provide the public with information about the threat of terror strikes
to raise the public awareness of the danger of terrorism
3.3.2. Security forces:
to protect / defend a country against terror strikes
to protect potential targets of terrorist attacks
to resist, fight and defeat the perpetrators of terror
to take military action (e.g. bombing raids, helicopter assault) against terrorists
to prevent, disrupt and eliminate any form of terrorist activity
to keep close watch on people suspected of ties with terrorists
to investigate terrorist crimes
to search and dismantle terrorists
to hunt / track down / corner a terrorist
to catch / arrest a terrorist
to find and release hostages and victims of kidnapping
to free passengers of hijacked aircraft / vehicles out of terrorist hands
to aid / treat the victims of terror attacks
3.3.3. Control at the airport:
to provide security at airports
to take security measures against the possible acts of terrorism
to increase the level and variety of security techniques
to improve the quality / the effectiveness of airport screening
to screen all baggage / cargo / passenger luggage
to make a thorough scrutiny of people and their luggage
to inspect / monitor people and their luggage
to check the baggage
to scan smth.
to make people walk through the metal detector
to install bomb-scanning machines
to ferret out people who carry explosives / dangerous items / different hazardous materials