Transcript TERRORISM in the 21st Century

TERRORISM in the
st
21 Century
Righteous Aggression
Terrorism
The systematic use
of terror especially
as a means of
coercion.
To fill with terror or
anxiety: scare: To
coerce by means of
threat or violence.
Terrorist
Believe they are
instructed by God to
do terrible things to
other people, often
their own children,
but they do not
suffer from any
delusions.
Terrorist
Through their study, reading,
and interpretation of holy
writings, they become
convinced that they are
called to action. They
perceive their behavior as
righteous because they are
of sound mind and believe
that they are being
persecuted or martyred if
anyone tries to stop them.
From Bernard Cornwell’s
SCOUNDREL
Terrorists live in a skewed world.Their
view is dominated and overshadowed
by the “cause”, and every single thing
that moves or creeps or swarms on
earth is seen in its relation to the
“cause.” And nothing is too far away or
too trivial or too innocent to escape the
“cause.”
Continued from SCOUNDREL
Thus to a terrorist like Halil, a game of
baseball is not an irrelevant pastime,
but evidence that the American public
does not care about the monstrous
crime committed against the Palestinian
people; worse, it is evidence that the
American people deliberately do not
want to consider that crime, preferring
to to watch a game of bat and ball.
From SCOUNDREL
Therefore a scheme
to kill baseball
spectators would be
a justifiable act
because it could jolt
the rest of
Americans into
understanding the “truth” – as the
terrorist sees it.
Terrorists
Ricardo and Josefa
Davila
Timothy McVeigh
Mohammed Atta
Suicide bombers
Terrorists
Seek to create fear
and chaos.
Behavior is NOT
against the victim.
It is against the
group the victim
represents.
Terrorists
“I can strike
anywhere and
you might be
next.”
Terrorists
Targets aren’t the
buses, restaurants,
or buildings they
destroy.
It isn’t the people.
It is the “We are
among you. Fear
us.” message.
Terrorists
They have no
empathy for these
suffering people
because they do not
want to interfere
with what they see
as God's punishment
for the victim's
behavior.
Terrorism MUST strike the
innocent
Terrorism must kill
the child if it is to
shock the adult.
Terrorism must hurt
the helpless if it is to
gain the world’s
attention.
Terrorism is evil
It does not matter
how noble the cause
was that the
terrorist serves. The
methods are evil.
Wrapping up
terrorism in a flag
does not make it
right.
Terrorism
The acts are aimed
at the people
watching.
Anthrax mailed to
news media before
anywhere else.
Create fear – it
shows in the reports.
Al Jareeza news
reports.
Reminder!
Terrorism isn’t
something new –
The Crusades, the
Grand Inquisition, and
the Salem Witch Trials
are examples of how
religious people have
condoned horrifying
behaviors against other
human beings are
examples from Western
history.
How do terrorists get recruits?
Lack of jobs
Lack of
opportunities
Propaganda
Money??
Palestine: Poverty
Next to prosperity.
A history lesson to go with
the CNN Special on
Hezbollah
And some better understanding
about why the Arab world is upset
with Israel and the US.
Arabs and Jews
By mid 1940s Iraq,
Jordan, Syria and
Lebanon had
become
independent.
But what about
Palestine?
BOTH Arabs and
Jews called it their
homeland.
Arabs and Jews
Arabs have lived
for centuries in
Palestine.
Arabs and Jews
Jews (Hebrews)
lived in the area
around 2000 BC to
1000 BC.
Most Jews migrated
to other lands,
though a few
stayed in Palestine.
10-million Jews
spread through the
world.
Rise of Zionists
Due to prejudice
and WWII
atrocities, the
Zionists (Jews
who thought Jews
needed their own
homeland to be
safe) called for a
return to Palestine.
1914 – 85,000
Jews immigrated to
Palestine.
Arab Reaction
Fear of losing their
territory to these
new settlers who
came with more
money than the
Arabs had.
Politics Get Involved
England promised
Palestine to BOTH
the Jews and the
Arabs in secret
agreements.
Both Arabs and
Jews pressured
England to honor
their agreements.
Politics Get Involved
With Nazi persecution
445,000 Jews fled to
Palestine in 1939.
Britain tried to limit
Jewish settlement.
Trapped millions of
Jews in Europe to be
put in concentration
camps.
Zionists engaged in
guerilla warfare against
the English in Palestine.
After WWII
After 6-million Jews
died in WWII,
there was a feeling
that Jews needed a
homeland of their
own.
After WWII
BUT 70% of the
population of
Palestine was Arab
and didn’t want a
Jewish state in
their country.
After WWII
England withdrew
and left the issue
of Palestine for the
United Nations to
“solve”
1947- UN created
the country of
Israel taking half
the land of
Palestine.
UN Plan
Jerusalem would
be an
“international city”
because it was
sacred to
Christians,
Muslims, and Jews.
Jews accepted the
UN plan.
Arab nations felt
differently.
Why the Arab Nations Did Not
Approve
More than half the
land of Palestine
would be given to
a group that only
made up 1/3 of the
population.
Gave the best land
to the Jews
UN voted to create Israel in
1948
Within hours of the
vote, the Arab
countries attacked.
Israel fought back
and took ¾ of the
land belonging to
the Palestinians.
Jordan and Egypt
divided up the rest
of Palestine.
Diverse Cultures
80% of Israel is
Jewish.
20% of Israel are
Arab (includes
Muslim, Christian
and Druze)
Conflict in Israel
Palestinian
refugees since
1949 500,000
Palestinians lost
their homes and
had to leave Israel.
Most Arab
countries expelled
their Jewish
populations.
Conflict
One million
Palestinians were
refugees by 1967.
Many remained in
crowded refugee
camps in Lebanon,
Syria and Jordan
AIPAC: America Israeli Political
Action Committee
US is the strongest ally
to Israel.
Military aid
Political aid
Economic aid
Israel returns US
friendship with military
intelligence and
opportunities for the US
to keep a foothold in
the Middle East.
Palestinian and Israeli Conflict
Rise of the PLO
(Palestinian
Liberation
Organization)
Demand that
Palestine be
liberated. Israel is
to be obliterated
and Palestinians
regain homeland.
Israeli Response
Military attacks
Settling more
Israelis settled in
the occupied
territories – Gaza
and The West
Bank.
The place the
realistic Palestinians
hoped to call home.
PLO / Hamas / Hezbollah
actions
Hijacking planes
Kidnappings
Killing Israelis,
Jews and
Americans
Today – 2007
Rise of Hezbollah,
Intifada, Fatah, PLF.
Hezbollah – Party
of God
Intifada – Shaking
off
Suicide bombers
Israeli response of
military attacks
House demolitions
How do terrorists get recruits?
Madrasas
Govt lesson:Its complete
implementation can
occur only when the ruler
himself is a pious Muslim
(although an impious
Muslim is much
preferable to a nonMuslim). For Muslims,
rule by non-Muslims is an
abomination, a
blasphemous inversion of
God's dispensation.
God should decide
leaders – not democracy.
Madrasa Education
Jihad – the world is
divided into believers
and unbelievers. Jews,
Hindus and Christians
are evil usurpers. There
is a need for Islamic
warriors to liberate
regions dominated by
unbelievers and
“cleanse” Islamic
nations to establish a
single Islamic theocracy.
Rewards of Martyrdom
Pass through directly
to heaven. – no
tests, no Purgatory,
etc.
VERY sensual – a
palace with the
finest food, wine,
comforts and 72
houris.
Rewards for the families?
Celebrities for having
martyr children.
Doorways decorated with
the number of dead.
Flowers arranged in the
shape of a heart and
bomb.
$2,000 – 25,000
Scholarships for children
Posters in madrasas
schools
Streets named for them
Terrorist cards
Terrorist Groups
The CIA recognizes
there are possibly
more than 1,000
groups.
Belfast
IRA – Irish Republican Army
Splinter groups of IRIP, RIRA,
Provos, etc.
GOAL: A united and Catholic
Ireland.
METHODS:bombings,
assassinations, kidnappings,
punishment beatings, extortion,
smuggling, and robberies
LATEST: Statement that only
military and political targets will
be chosen. But are terrorizing
their own people for money and
support.
ETA: Basque Separatists from
Spain
Splinter of Basque
National Party (PVN)
GOAL: Basque
homeland in Northern
Spain / SW France
METHODS: Car bombs,
transportation bombing,
assassination.
LATEST: 200 dead since
2000. Statement
anything and anyone is
target.
Al Qaeda
Splinter Groups:al Qaeda
*Al-Qaida
The Base"
*the Islamic Army
*the World Islamic Front for
*Jihad Against Jews and
Crusaders
*the Islamic Army for the
Liberation of the Holy Places
*the Usama Bin Laden Network
*the Usama Bin Laden
Organization
*Islamic Salvation Foundation
The Group for the Preservation
of the Holy Sites
Al Qaeda
GOAL: To rid Muslim
countries of all
Western (Infidel)
presence and
influence.
Conversion or die for
the west??? Waging
war on the West.
Al Qaeda methods
Timed bombings,
kidnappings, armed
attacks.
Palestinian Terrorism:
PLO, Hezbollah,
Hamas, Intifada,
PLF, etc.
GOAL: Destruction of
Israel. Palestinian
homeland.
Iradication of all
Jews from Muslim
lands.
Palestinian Terrorist Groups
METHODS: Suicide
bombings, roadside
attacks on military
and civilians.
Chechnya
Rebels / Terrorists.
While most Chechens
are Muslim there
appears to be a split on
if it is nationalistic or
Islamic motivations.
GOAL: A free country
called Chechnya.
FUNDING: ???
Chechnya
METHODS: mass
kidnappings,
bombings of
schools, planes,
trains, subways and
apartment buildings.
Connections to Al
Qaeda?
Chechnya
Russian President
Putin’s role with
Chechnya is being
questioned:
Human rights
abuses by Russian
forces?
Playing up the Al
Qaida connection to
get US support?
Chechnya
President Putin has
also been accused
of:
Creating “incidents”
and blaming
Chechyns – and then
grabbing more
power.
North Korea
Has NOT been
conclusively tied to
terrorism in 15 years
under Kim il Jung –
“Dear Leader.”
GOAL: Possession of
weapons of mass
destruction.
2007 – willing to stop
building nukes if US
Frees up frozen N. Korean
money
Gives economic aid
Removes N. Korea from
terrorist list
North Korea UPDATE:
Israeli Intelligence
says that Syria has
nuclear missile sites
– of North Korean
design.
September 12, 2007.
Is Kim Jong Il selling
his nukes?
NOT FULLY
CONFIRMED!!!!
North Korea – Syria UPDATE
(9-18-2007)
Israel “blew apart
Syrian nuclear
cache” that Syria
hasn’t admitted they
had!
North Korean
involvement
confirmed.
Iran
Building nuclear
bomb?
Hiding terrorists?
Sponsoring
terrorism?
Iran
Many IEDs that have
been used on US troops
in Iraq come from Iran.
Funding for Shiite
groups and training has
come from Iran.
Proxy War
Iraq
Hezbollah
Iran
President
Ahmadinijad is wellknown for his hatred
of Israel and the US.
“Israel can no longer
be allowed to live.”
September 13, 2007.
What are we doing?
Bush Doctrine – the
U.S. will "make no
distinction between
the terrorists who
committed these
acts and those who
harbor them."
What are we doing?
US Agencies
National Security
Agency
CIA
FBI
Military Intelligence
Homeland Security
Intelligence Czar?
Diplomatic Attempts?
Economic Attempts?
Thoughts of Christian Amanpour
“Certainly terrorism
must be confronted
and defeated.
BUT it will take more
than military to do it.
We must match
groups like AlQuaida
and Hezbollah in
offering aid,
education and hope.”
Counter terrorist Groups
Navy Seals
Army Special Forces
Delta Force
????
Using terror on the
terrorists?
International Counter Terrorist
Groups
MI-5, MI-6 national
and international
British services.
FSB – Russian
Security forces
Mossad – Israeli
Counter Terrorist
forces.
Saudi Arabia - ???
What Counter Terrorism Does
Assess Threats
Sharing information
Risk Analysis
Interviewing suspects
Interviewing
acquaintances.
Orientation
Propaganda /
disinformation