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Freedom Fighters?. Domestic & International Terrorism. “An act intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidation a population or compelling a government or international organization to do or abstain from doing any act.” - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Defining Terrorism
• “An act intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidation a population or compelling a government or international organization to do or abstain from doing any act.”
• UN Panel on Terrorism
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Domestic Terrorism
Acts of violence by NON-STATE actors against domestic political opponents
Usually Ideological or Ethnic
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State Terrorism
Acts of Violence and intimidation by the state against its own population
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State-Sponsored Terrorism
Acts of Violence supported by and/or funded by external state actors
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International Terrorism
Acts of violence by nationals of one country against the citizens/state of another country.
Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah
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Why?
Long Term Goals• Control of State• Secession• Global
Revolution
Intermediate Goals• Mobilization• Propaganda• Intimidation• Provocation
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Top 5 ThreatsOne Man’s Terrorist is Another Man’s Freedom Fighter
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5. Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam
Separatist militant organization based in Northern Sri Lanka
Led to Sri Lankan Civil War: 1983-2009
Defeated by Military
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4. Hezbollah
Shi’a military & political group based in Lebanon
Receives financial support from Iran & Syria….paramilitary
Conceived by Israeli invasion of Lebanon
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3. Taliban
Islamic fundamentalist group in Afghanistan
Diplomatic recognition from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates
Condemned for strict interpretation of Sharia Law
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2. Hamas
Palestinian Sunni Islamic Organization
Since 2007 Hamas governed the Gaza Strip
Iran, Russia, Turkey & Arab Nations = No terrorists
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1. Al-Qaeda
Founded by Osama bin Laden between 1988/1989
Origins Soviet War in Afghanistan
Sunni Movement calling for glob al Jihad & strict Sharia Law
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