The Criminal Justice Department brought a speaker to BallState's Student Center to provide history and understanding ofterrorism to more than 400 people Thursday on the anniversary ofthe attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The Executive Director of the Homeland Defense Initiative atGrand Valley State University, Jonathan White, shared his speech,"Terrorism: Homeland Security Since 9/11."
White told students about the history of terrorism and the setpath and ideas that most terrorists follow.
"Learning the tactics they use can help us catch them," Whitesaid.
White even directed students towards the al-Qaida handbook thatcan be found on the FBI Web site.
"Be friendly with everyone and friends with other terrorists,"White said the handbook informed al-Qaida members to do.
White believes that the United States is going to see morereligious terrorism in the future.
Religious terrorism focuses on maximum death, White said.
"Death is a sacramental event for a religious terrorist," hesaid.
Criminal Justice major Kyle Wentz said he agreed with White'sinsight on the future of terrorism.
"It's definitely something we need to look at closer," Wentzsaid.
White believes there is the possibility of seeing a terroristattack as flashy as Sept. 11, 2001.
"9/11 was the worst event we have had since Pearl Harbor," Whitesaid. "We are safer today because we are more aware, but are wesafe? No."
Speaking specifically to the Criminal Justice majors in theaudience, White expressed his desire to get terrorists in jail.
"When you lock terrorists in jail, terrorism goes down," Whitesaid.
White said terrorists aren't acceptable.
"We need to expose (terrorists) as the radicals that they are,"White said.
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