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How Has Terrorism Increased?

How Has Terrorism Increased?. C8K4. OBJECTIVES. Differentiate Terrorism by Individuals and Organizations Identify State Support for Terrorism. What is Terrorism?. The systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands .

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How Has Terrorism Increased?

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  1. How Has Terrorism Increased? C8K4

  2. OBJECTIVES Differentiate Terrorism by Individuals and Organizations Identify State Support for Terrorism

  3. What is Terrorism? • The systematic use of violence by a group in order to intimidate a population or coerce a government into granting its demands. • We see terrorism manifest into action through: • Bombing • Kidnapping • Hijacking • taking of hostages • indiscriminate killings • assassinations

  4. Terrorism by Individuals and Organizations Civilians are legitimate targets because they cooperate and/or are citizens of a particular state. States argue they are not terrorist despite the collateral damage (unintentional targets)

  5. Terrorism Against Americans • Several terrorist attacks in the late 20th Century. • Al Qaeda network founded by Osama Bin Laden • 1996 Fatwa (decree) to wage war against US for Iraq Invasion, support of Israel, and military presence in Saudi Arabia • September 11, 2001 deadliest attack • Dozens of other attacks: Egypt, Turkey, England, Spain, Indonesia, Kenya, Jordan • 2011: Bin Laden killed in Pakistan. But Al Qaeda continues

  6. State Support for Terrorism • Providing sanctuary for terrorists wanted by other countries. • Supplying weapons, money, and intelligence to terrorists. • Planning attacks using terrorists. • Jihadist versus Pan-Arab nationalist • Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan

  7. WHAT DO THEY/YOU SEE? SIDE 1: bombing, kidnapping, hijacking, taking of hostages, indiscriminate killings, and/ or assassinations. SIDE 2: Financial/ Military support for opposition groups, retaliation for invasion, War, Occupation, Collateral Damage, justification for Tortureand Execution

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