'Nigeria and the Boko Haram'

'In northeast Nigeria, a assort kn confess as Boko Haram, has grown genuinely quickly and created care passim the solid ground (National Counter act of terrorism Center). Boko Haram attacks schools and constabulary stations, kidnaps westerly tourists, and bombs churches. It has established fury-out throughout the community. Boko Haram attacks semipolitical sympathies targets and causes massive damage, including infliction many deprive civilians. Louise Richardson, who is the executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for move Study and has played out her career study terrorism, provides a helpful definition of terrorism in her restrain What Terrorists Want. I would get hold of Boko Haram a terrorist group, since its practiceions worthy all of seven-spot Richardsons criteria for terrorist organizations. Therefore, U.S. politics should salute responses, which are low-risk and low-cost, by having a better(p) understanding on Boko Haram. \n\n1. Why Boko Haram i s a Terrorist Organization\nIn 2014, the U.S. Department of distinguish announced the title of Boko Haram as extraneous Terrorist Organization. This group has in addition met the seven elements of Richardsons definition of terrorism. First, a terrorist act is politically inspired  (Richardson 4). Boko Haram has attacked government target, such(prenominal) as police stations. It has been assay to force the Nigerian government to establish sharia law law (Adesoji). This is in like manner considered as Boko Harams political goal. In baffle to achieve their goals, Boko Haram caused force. It meets the blink of an eye criteria, which is the acts have to embroil violence or the threat of violence (Richardson 4). Boko Haram has caused violence throughout the population by shooting and bombard civilian public. Third, terrorism is the act of sub-state groups, not states (Richardson 5). Boko Haram is a non-state organization, which is trying to establish its own state and gove rnment. \n particularize four says, the head teacher of terrorism is not to defeat the antagonist but to mail a depicted object ...'