HOMEWORK

In this paper you will select the terrorist strategy VEHICLE BORNE IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES used between the 1950s and present day and that has been or is a threat to the United States and its national interests. In your paper you will answer the following questions: Why is this method a terrorist strategy? Which terrorists use this method?  Why? When is this strategy effective?  Why? What are the flaws of this strategy?  Why? and What infrastructures support the use of this method?  How and Why?

Your paper will be entirely original, and will not comprise any material authored by others nor by you and previously submitted for another class (at UMUC or at any other higher education institution). If you wish to use any material that you have prepared for a different class, you must secure the instructor’s permission to do soin advance of your submission.

Please submit a finished paper.  The final paper must include a brief history of the strategy as well as answer the following questions: Why is this method a terrorist strategy? Which terrorists use this strategic method?  Why? When is this strategic method effective?  Why? What are the flaws of this strategy?  Why? and What infrastructures support the use of this method as part of a terrorist strategy?  How and Why?

• The paper must be 2000-2500 words, excluding the title page, abstract and bibliography, which must also be included with the final paper as a single You must include a word count at beginning of the paper.
• Papers will be in APA format and must use at least 5 primary and 5 secondary sources to demonstrate the plausibility of a clearly stated, analytical thesis.  
• Proper grammar and spelling are required
• Papers must be written in Microsoft Word or RTF, double spaced, with no more than 1.25” margins using standard 12 point font.
• Restrict your sources to newspaper articles from major national and international papers, published journals and magazine articles, academic sources, and websites from major organizations and government agencies. Course materials may be used as a reference, but it does not count toward the minimum number of sources. Encyclopedias and dictionaries are not appropriate sources for college level work. Online sources are fine, but they must be authoritative sources. Wikipedia, About.com, and other nonacademic websites are not acceptable sources. (Bear in mind that anyone can submit an article to Wikipedia.) If you are unsure about how to determine whether an online source is a good one, the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University has an excellent resource guide: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_evalsource4.html. If you still have doubts as to whether a source is acceptable, send your instructor an e-mail.