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Murderous Terror Higgins O’Brien Spring 2012

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Murderous Terror. Higgins O’Brien Spring 2012. The FBI defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective”. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Murderous Terror

Higgins O’BrienSpring 2012

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The FBI defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objective”.

Hate homicide and acts of terror are closely related, with the line between them not always clear

Often random and symbolic

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International Terrorism The al Qaeda attack on the World Trade Center

towers resulted in some 3,000 deaths, with victims from 78 different nations

Following the attacks of Sept. 11th, the United States initiated Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and expanded federal powers under the Patriot Act

80% of Americans expressed willingness to forfeit certain freedoms for the sake of security

Currently U.S. forces are still in the region, and a modified version of the Patriot Act remains in force

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Homegrown Terrorism 2/3 of all terrorist attacks in the United

States are perpetrated by citizens inside the country

Offenders have a grudge against the government, a group of people, or all of humankind

Feel frustrated and powerless to change society Have utopian beliefs about the world Socially isolated, and willing to kill

The Unabomber Derrick Shareef Timothy Mcveigh

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Prison as a Terrorist Recruiting Center and American Muslims As of 2010, there are more than 300 terrorists in

U.S. federal prisons Some are concerned about a growing terrorist

inmate population, and the prevalence of Islam in prisons

Inmates can receive training/guidance from others* However it is a mistake to assume American

Muslims will side with radical religious fringe groups* In contrast to Europe, many Muslims have

integrated with high salary jobs and higher education in the U.S

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Left Wing vs. Right Wing Terrorists In the 1960's-1980's most domestic

terrorism came from political extremists on the left

Marxist-communists Socialists Puerto Rican Nationalists

These individuals tended to be young, well educated, upper-middle class, and from urban areas

Many were African and Latino Americans, and about 1/3 were women

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Left Wing vs. Right Wing Terrorists Continued Since the mid-1980's most cases of domestic

terrorism have been for right wing extremist causes White Supremacy Against a communist controlled government

These individuals tend to be middle aged white males, lacking a college degree, and likely to be unemployed

Against minority rights Survivalists who withdraw from conventional

society “Christian Identity”, a theological basis that

believes white Christians are superior to others

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Left Wing vs. Right Wing Terrorists Continued Reasons for why the extremist right was

invigorated in recent years Federal Gun Control Legislation ATF agents accidently kill a white supremacists'

pregnant wife and young son (Randy Weaver) FBI siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco,

TX Militia's feel threatened by government,

and there tends to be overlap between these groups and hate groups

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Single Issue Terrorism Do not have a broad ideological position,

but are against a particular “evil” they see in society

Environmental Pollution Animal Abuse Genetic Engineering Abortion Company Policies

Often cause millions of dollars in property damage, but have also been responsible for murder

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The Impact of Murderous Terror Terror attacks are complex, it is difficult

to address all of the problems involved Offenders are motivated for a variety of

issues The fighting between Palestine and Israel

is evidence that certain groups do not want peace

The 9/11 attacks have had a profound impact on the United States

Emotionally Financially Culturally Determining Future Policy