TERRORISM

TERROR CELLS AROUND THE WORLD

TERROR CELLS IN THE USA

DEFINITION OF TERRORISM

• The deliberate creation and exploitation of fear for bringing about political change. All terrorist acts involve violence or—equally important—the threat of violence. These violent acts are committed by nongovernmental groups or individuals—that is, by those who are neither part of nor officially serving in the military forces, law enforcement agencies, intelligence services, or other governmental agencies of an established nation-state

COUNTRIES THAT SUPPORT TERRORISM

• IRAN• IRAQ• SYRIA• LIBYA• CUBA• NORTH KOREA• SUDAN• AFGHANISTAN

TERRORIST MOTIVES - GOALS

• Produce widespread fear.

• Obtain worldwide, national, or local recognition for their cause by attracting the attention of the media

• Harass, weaken, or embarrass government security forces so that the the government overreacts and appears repressive

• Steal or extort money and equipment, especially weapons and ammunition vital to the operation of their group

• Destroy facilities or disrupt lines of communication in order to create doubt that the government can provide for and protect its citizens

• Discourage foreign investments, tourism, or assistance programs that can affect the target country’s economy and support of the government in power

• Influence government decisions, legislation, or other critical decisions

• Free prisoners

• Satisfy vengeance

• Turn the tide in a guerrilla war by forcing government security forces to concentrate their efforts in urban areas. This allows the terrorist group to establish itself among the local populace in rural areas

KING DAVID HOTEL

• JULY 22ND, 1946• 91 PEOPLE KILLED• JEWISH TERRORIST

GROUP - IRGUN• DRESSED AS ARABS• FUTURE PRIME

MINISTER OF ISRAEL

1972 ISRAELI OLYMPIC TEAM

• MUNICH, GERMANY• 11 MEMBERS

KIDNAPPED• BLACK SEPTEMBER • GERMAN AUTHORITIES

BOTCHED A RESCUE ATTEMPT AND ALL OF THE TERRORISTS AND ATHLETES WERE KILLED

• SEEN BY A WORLD AUDIENCE ON TV

IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS• November 4th, 1979 -

January 20th, 1981• 52 US diplomats were held

for 444 days• Operation Eagle Claw was

aborted when 8 soldiers were killed

• Hostages were released minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President

• Many believe this crisis cost President Carter reelection

HAMAS

• PALESTINIAN TERRORIST GROUP

• JIHAD – HOLY WAR• SUICIDE BOMBERS• GAZA STRIP• BUILD HOSPITALS

AND SCHOOLS • $70 MILLION

ANNUAL BUDGET

First World Trade Center Bombing

• February 26th, 1993

• Six dead – 1042 injured

• $600 million in damages

• Ramzi Yousef planned the attack.

• Ryder van filled with explosives.

• Promised to return to finish the job.

UNABOMBER

• Theodore Kaczinski• 16 Mail-Pipe Bombs killing 3

and injuring 23• IQ of 167• Graduated from Harvard –

Ph. D. from University of Michigan

• Wrote a letter to the New York Times and the language was recognized by his brother

• Unabomber was caught is a remote cabin in Montana

OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING

• April 19th, 1995• Timothy McVeigh• Alfred P. Murrah

Federal Building• 168 dead and 800

injured

CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK BOMBING

• July 27th, 1996• 1st of 4 committed by

Eric Rudolph• 2 people died and over

100 injured• Currently serving 3

concurrent life sentences

Al -QAEDA

• Originated in 1979 to attack the Soviet Union in Afghanistan

• Osama Bin Laden – leader

• Declared a Jihad – Holy War vs. the USA if we didn’t remove troops from Saudi Arabia

OSAMA BIN LADEN

• Born in Saudi Arabia• Wealthy Family – only son

from his father’s 10th marriage

• Sunni Muslim• Wants to eliminate the state

of Israel• $25 million reward for his

arrest or murder• Current Whereabouts are

unknown – possibly Pakistan or Afghanistan

1998 US EMBASSY BOMBINGS

• August 7th, 1998• Simultaneous car bombs in

Tanzania and Kenya• Linked to Al-Qaeda• Bin Laden is now on FBI’s

10 Most Wanted• 212 killed and 4000 injured• President Clinton orders a

missile strike against Afghanistan and Sudan

• Believed to have missed Bin Laden by a few hours

USS Cole

• October 12th, 2000• Suicide Bombing• Yemen• Al-Qaeda• 17 sailors killed

SEPTEMBER 11TH

• September 11th, 2001• World Trade Towers – Pentagon –

Capitol Building• Al-Qaeda – Osama Bin Laden• 2,974 dead & 24 missing• 19 hijackers of 4 planes leaving

from Boston, Newark, and Washington en route to California

• Patriot Act – War on Terrorism• Military Jail in Guantanamo Bay,

Cuba

CNN COVERAGE OF 9-11

SECOND PLANE HITTING THE SOUTH TOWER

FIRST TOWER COLLAPSES

SECOND TOWER COLLAPSES

FRENCH DOCUMENTARY-CNN OF SEPTEMBER 11TH

MOVIES ABOUT 9/11 OR WAR IN IRAQ

• LOOSE CHANGE – CONSPIRACY THEORISTS• FAHRENHEIT 9/11 – MICHAEL MOORE

DOCUMENTARY ON WAR IN IRAQ• WORLD TRADE CENTER – OLIVER STONE• UNITED 93 – FLIGHT FROM NEWARK• JARHEAD – BASED ON A BIOGRAPHY OF A

MARINE WHILE IN SAUDI ARABIA

THE KINGDOM

• Fictional movie based on Khobar Tower and Riyadh Compound

• Stars: Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Garner

• Setting: Saudi Arabia• Terrorist attack against

Americans in Saudi Arabia• Counter terrorist squad is

sent to investigate and they become the next target