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Information Science Applications
in Systematic Political Science:
The Corpora Protocols of Terrorism Informatics
in Intelligence and Security
by
Dallas F. Bell,
Jr.
1. Introduction
Most scholars know that the field of information science encompasses the
study of how information is created, structured, and managed for retrieval and
application. This discipline has recently become known by the somewhat
esoteric term informatics. Governments and businesses interested in
informatics have begun to create subject domains to interpret grammatical input
using available lexica. This conceptual model can then be mapped with logic
templates that are greatly aided by supercomputing. Take, for example, the
emerging field of bioinformatics, which processes language to enhance data
mining and analytical tool capability. Once a data base has been semantically
tagged as relational, it can be considered a higher priority for searches than
other data bases that are not semantically proven to be relational.
Communicated information generated daily is estimated to be as large as all of
the documents contained in the U.S. Library of Congress. Obviously, proper
management of all data bases must involve a protocol system similar to that
found in bioinformatics to handle competently the volumes of available
information. The protocol concept can be seen as highly beneficial to
nation-states' intelligence and security efforts. If they are to survive in
the current hostile global environment, an accurate and relevant model must be
developed. The focus of this interdisciplinary paper addresses the topical
subset of intelligence and security informatics--terrorism informatics.
2. Terrorism Informatics
All terrorism is of analytical importance because the perception of
terrorists' acts causes anger and/or fear, which affects the behavior of the
perceived objects of terrorism. Many people might think of children being
intentionally blown up as they play peacefully near a busy marketplace as an
act of terrorism. This perception would be correct, especially when it is held
by the relatives of the innocent victims. However, a bank robber's family
might also develop this perception of law enforcement officers when they break
down the door to their home to apprehend the criminal. A mother whose crying
baby is ripped from her arms by government officials who think they know what
is best for the child would also be terrified. The onlookers who witness the
act or those who hear of the incident might reasonably consider the behavior to
be terrorism.
Terrorism is not just a tactic or stratagem employed by a military or
paramilitary force. It is the perception of reality by one group of the
behavior toward itself by another group. The label terrorism might not be
earned intentionally by a group but might nonetheless remain the perception of
it by another group. It is then necessary for nation-state agencies that are
charged with the responsibility of intelligence and security in matters of
terrorism to identify groups. The number of different groups themselves are
quite large, but the number of core motivation types are much smaller.
The types of motives and the subsequent resultant behavior are listed in
the subsets, or taxa, of systematic political science. They are theology,
epistemology, psychology, sociology, and eschatology. The premise of
systematic political science is that a specific theology must be accepted by
all people to process information into what is consistent with their divine
authority/standard for good and evil. The epistemology that emerges will
determine the rationality for what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior in
pursuing the common individual hierarchy of needs: survival, economic security,
love and affection, status and self-esteem, and self-actualization,
respectively. People with similar theologies, epistemologies, and need levels
combine to form groups for efficiency that ultimately make up nation-states. A
nation-state's behavior is in turn determined by the behavior of its internal
groups as they work toward their eschatological hope and belief for the future
based on their chosen theologies.
The communication of individuals and the groups they form can be retrieved
and analyzed to produce a corpora protocol. The knowledge domain is derived
from the corresponding language's lexica with tagging emphasis based on the
corresponding original theological documents and current language translations
as well as the teachings of the appropriate leader(s). The words form chains
of exact words and similar words consistent with or inconsistent with the
corpora of the universal anchor of immutable natural laws of freewill by the
theology of the infinite God. Those words should include jargon and equivalent
terms, synonyms and hypernyms. They should help identify and avoid homonyms,
word(s) that are spelled and pronounced alike but that have different meanings.
Homographs--two or more words that are spelled the same but are pronounced
differently and have different meanings--should also be avoided. Of course,
grapheme-phoneme correspondence must be carefully considered when voice
recognition software or semiotic transcribing takes place to convert audio
input into a data base.
3. META (Informatics) Corpora Protocol
The Manifold Equation of Theological Asymmetry (META) is used to map
graphically the relationship of the ten core natural laws of freewill and
actual or potential individual and nation-state behavior. The input for this
three-dimensional process may be provided by analysis of data bases with
relative information creating META informatics. Corpora protocols for both
individuals and nation-states are structured from the taxa of the xy planes.
The y coordinate plots the behavior, and the x coordinate plots the time. The
z plane plots the problem solving capacity in the I and IV quadrants.
3.1. The Taxa of the Corpora Protocol for the xy Plane
Theology
-of the infinite God
-of a finite god
of love
of justice
of force
-of infinite god(s)
objects
animals
other humans
societal institutions
one's self
beings of evil
Epistemology
-theology of the infinite God = acceptance of all ten natural laws of
freewill as truth
-theology of a finite god = acceptance range of nine to five of the ten
natural laws of freewill as truth
-theology of finite god(s) = acceptance range of four to zero of the ten
natural laws of freewill as truth
Psychology (individual behavioral levels)
-acceptance of all ten natural laws = perception and achievement
behavior for survival, economic
security, love and affection,
status and self-esteem, and
self-actualization
-acceptance of nine to five natural laws = perception and achievement for
survival, economic security,
love and affection, status and
self-esteem and
self-actualization
-acceptance of four to zero natural laws = perception and achievement for
survival, economic security,
love and affection, status and
self-esteem, and
self-actualization
Sociology (societal behavioral levels)
The institutions of family, church, business, and government create
demographic dominant groups of 51% or more, 25% to 47%, and 2% to 24%
relational to the three categories of theology
-formed with 51% or more from the acceptance with all ten natural laws
= First World with levels of survival, economic security, love
and affection, status and self-esteem, and self-actualization
-formed with 51% or more from the acceptance of nine to five natural
laws
= Second World with levels of survival and economic security
-formed with 51% or more from the acceptance of four to zero natural
laws
= Third World with a level of survival
Eschatology
-from the theology of the infinite God = eternal heaven for those who are
compliant with God's natural
laws and eternal hell for those
who are not compliant with God's
natural laws
-from the theology of a finite god
of love = eventual eternity in heaven for all
of justice = eternal heaven for the few that perfectly comply with
god and hell for those that don't comply
of force = eternal existence in a higher or lower state depending
on compliance with god
-from the theology of finite god(s)
of objects, animals, or other humans or institutions = eternal future
is uncertain
and requires
little
compliance
with laws
of one's self = eternal future
is not a
concern, and
laws are what
one desires
of beings of evil = eternal future
does not
necessarily
exist, and
life is more
heavenly or
hellish
depending on
the degree of
compliance
with impulses
of spirits of
evil
(A map of plots from witnessed behavior or corpora form structure where the
function provides a direction of potential momentum to comply with or not
comply with natural laws of freewill. If a stimulus is introduced, the likely
transformation or behavior consistent with or not consistent with terrorism can
be predicted.)
3.2 The Taxa of the Corpora Protocol for the
z Plane
Gifted = does have the problem-solving ability to invent complex tools to
manipulate their environment
Average = does not have the problem-solving ability to invent complex tools but
can use those invented to manipulate their environment
Lower = does not have the problem-solving ability to invent complex tools or
use them to manipulate their environment without supervision
(If the problem-solving ability is not known, it can be determined by the
demonstrated linguistic ability as appropriate for chronological age. The
lexicon size and adherence to accepted grammatical rules--for example, the
proper understanding and use of plural possessives--can be measured. If
echolalia or neologisms are used, they indicate obvious dysfunction in
communication ability and might or might not have a bearing on identifying
overall problem-solving or savant abilities.)
4. Conclusion
The corpora and taxa of systematic political science offers a META
structure and subject domain for semantic analysis. Hopefully, the author has
demonstrated adequately how to provide the function for establishing a protocol
for the intelligent and security informatics' subset of terrorism informatics.
It would not be helpful on many levels just to simply list religions and
project that they equate to specific (terrorist) behavior. Although it is true
that the root cause of terrorist behavior is determined from the chosen
theology(s), religions frequently change their theology but maintain their
names. Religion X might or might not mean theologically today or tomorrow what
it meant yesterday to its followers or analysts. It is more accurate to
determine the theology of group A and determine if the corpora of its leaders'
teachings and the problem-solving abilities of its members indicate a
likelihood to produce terrorists' acts against group B. Group B should also
have its corpora and problem-solving ability analyzed to predict its behavior
toward group A.
With the continued development of algorithms to process lexica, efficient
identification of potential for terrorism can grow exponentially. Therefore,
subsequent acts of terror can be forecasted more confidently and curtailed to
aide First World counterterrorists' efforts and thus enhance overall global
stability.
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