Transcript Terrorism: Foreign and Domestic

TERRORISM: FOREIGN AND
DOMESTIC
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The root word is terror.
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Terror=Fear
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Terrorism can be defined as a tactic used by an
individual or group to scare, disrupt or intimidate
people. This tactic is often used randomly and
without warning.
There are various reasons and purposes for
terrorism. Some such reasons/purposes include:
statement, revenge, and warning.
Often powerless groups within a country strike out
with unpredictable violence using explosives
[bombs, missiles] and/or random firearms.
Domestic Terrorism
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Unfortunately for the United States there have been several “acts of terror” within the
borders of the nation.
Very troubling for many citizens is the fact that most of the domestic terrorists have
been native born citizens.
Two of the most popular recent examples have been Timothy McVeigh and
Theodore Kaczynski. Both of these men used explosives as their method of terror.
Foreign Terrorism
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For many years throughout the 20th century foreign nationals [people from other
countries] have committed acts of terror against the United States.
Some reasons that have been expressed by so-called terrorists have been U.S.
oppression of Muslim countries or U.S. support of Israel [and its policies].
Two very recent examples of foreign terrorism on U.S. territory have been the
1993 and 20001 attacks on the World Trade Center in NYC.
Ramzi Youseff [1993] and Khalid Muhammed [2001] from Pakistan were the socalled masterminds of both attacks. Muhammed was a member of Al-Qaeda.
Suggested Research topics
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Domestic Terrorism
Eric Rudolph [1996
Olympic bomber,
abortion clinic bomber]
1954 Puerto Rican
terrorists [attempted
assassination of
President Truman]
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Foreign Terrorism
Umar Farouk
Abdulmutallab [Detroit
New Year’s Day jet
bomber]
USS Cole attack [naval
ship bombed by
suicide bombers in
200]
Group Talk
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Please assemble into groups of 3-4 students and
discuss your opinions about foreign and domestic
terrorism. Take 10 minutes to do so.
Four Corners
Go to the side of the room you belief your opinion most fits
[agree, disagree, strongly agree and strongly disagree]
[1] Some terrorists probably have legitimate
reasons/motives for their attacks.
[2] When and if the United States gets attacked by terrorists
it’s the fault of the government for not preventing it.
[3] Most terrorists are Muslim and should die a traitor’s
death.
Globalization and the U.S. economy
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The passage of NAFTA the North American Free Trade Agreement in the 1994
opened U.S. markets to foreign trade. The U.S. government believed it would
promote “free trade” and better opportunities for each of the countries involved
[Canada, U.S. and Mexico]. Mexico probably had the most to gain because its
economy was the weakest. Many U.S. citizens feared the loss of jobs to cheaper
labor in Mexico.
Presidential candidate H. Ross Perot warned that more open trade rules with
foreign countries would cause Americans to lose jobs.
What do we think about this?
Outsourcing by U.S. companies has also caused the loss of American jobs by hiring
foreigners to do service jobs instead of Americans.
What do we think about this?
Globalization and the U.S. Economy
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In 2004 the U.S. Congress with President Bush’s support passed C.A.F.T.A.
[Central American Trade Agreement].
Many U.S. citizens worried that an already poor U.S. economy would get
worse with increased “free trade.”
The result was a rapid exodus of manufacturing jobs [especially textile ] to
countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica.
Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism in
Foreign policy
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Unilateral means to do something
individually by yourself without others’
permission or cooperation.
A country that engages in unilateralist
foreign policy it does not seek approval
of other nations with regard to military
action, trade, etc.
President George W. Bush engaged in
unilateralism when he decided to invade
Iraq without the approval of the United
Nations Security Council.
Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism in
Foreign policy
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President George W. Bush, in an address to a joint
session of Congress on September 20, 2001 said,
"Either you are with us, or you are with the
terrorists."
Questions: What was meaning and purpose of
President Bush’s comments? Was this a wise
statement for the president to make? [why/why not]
Environmental issues in a global context
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There are several major environmental issues that have effected
and still effect the global ecosystem.
China’s Three Gorges Dam, Global Warming [human induced] and
the 2010 B.P. Gulf Oil spill are just a few.
Environmental issues in a global context
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In 2006 former vice president Al Gore narrated and coproduced a film called An Inconvenient Truth.
The film provided an understanding of human induced global
warming. Gore warned that within our lifetimes due to human
carbon based fuel consumption catastrophic, irreversible
environmental damage would change the world forever.
Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize and an Academy Award.
Many, many climate scientists disagree with the impact that
humans have on global warning.
View the videos at this site and see for yourself
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8847562857479496579#
Environmental issues in a global context
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President Obama recently said that he will suspend
his efforts to force the E.P.A. to enforce
environmental regulations because it will harm the
economy.
Questions: What interests do scientists have to
support or reject human induced global warming
theories? What interests do corporations have to
comply with or reject government environmental
regulations?
Image sources
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http://www.historycommons.org/events-images/728_ramzi_yousef_2050081722-15679.jpg
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Unabomber-sketch.png
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http://www.truthmove.org/workspace/photos-news/mohammed.jpg
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http://kenalbert.com/bush.jpg
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http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/4c1b72a27f8b9a776e0e0000/three-gorges.jpg
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http://soundingoffonpollution.yolasite.com/resources/coastal_pollution.jpg