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19 men hijack 4 planes and kill almost 3000 people
Results: 2 wars that have lasted almost a decade 4683 brave Americans have died in Iraq and
Afghanistan since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan) on October 7, 2001
For most of your life, our country has been at war
Very difficult to define Governments and international
agencies can’t agree on a definition, why?
PerspectiveWhich side a person is on
Contras kill thousands of civilians to overthrow the government
Nicaraguan government called the Contras terrorists
President Regan called them “freedom fighters”
Terrorism is criminal activity involving the use of violence, or the threat of violence to promote a particular cause
Ancient times~ daggers, swords and vials of poison
Today~ knives, poison, bombs, automatic weapons and grenade launchers
What else? Hijackings, hostages and
assassinations
On November 4, 1979 Islamist students took 52 Americans hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran
They held the Americans for 444 days
Released them on January 20, 1981~the day Ronald Regan became the 40th President of the United States
Terrorists will target government or military buildings, buses, subways and restaurants in order to draw maximum media attention
Historians choose this date as the start of modern terrorism
July 22, 1968 PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization)
hijacked an Israeli jet Wanted to trade their hostages for their
“friends” who were being held in an Israeli prison
PLO laid the foundation for terrorism today
Al Qaeda~ terrorists that cross into another country to inflict violence
Rally for HamasOsama Bin Laden and his right hand man
State terrorism: Governments that rule through the use of
fear; use torture, assassination and mass killings to terrorize their citizens
Hitler, Stalin Can you name anyone else?
Countries that give financial assistance and provide protection to terrorists
Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan and Syria
Can you think of other countries?
Pakistan ?
Bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995. Why?
Anti-government beliefs Targeted federal agents located
in this building 168 Americans died including ch
ildren
Most incidents in this part of the world have been economically motivated
Columbia~ drug trafficking has provided $ for terrorist activities
Pablo Escobar was the most powerful drug lord in Colombia~ killed with the help of United States forces in 1993
In European countries, ethnic and religious minorities have terrorized citizens
Northern Ireland~ IRA (Irish Republican Army) Fought for Northern Ireland’s independence
from English rule
Black Widows~ group of all women suicide bombers who have lost male members of their families in Chechnya’s fight for independence from Russia
Oct. 2002~ Black Widows take over a theatre in Moscow
41 terrorists and 129 hostages died 2004 Chechen rebels took parents
and students hostage at a school More than 350 died in this incident
Above, military carry the bodies of hostages out of the theatre.
To the right, a Black Widow holds Russians hostage in the Moscow theatre.
Hamas, Fatah, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah
Fighting for land and also control of religious sites that are significant to both Jews and Islams
Israeli attack in Lebanon in retaliation for Hezbollah attacks in Israel
LTTE~ The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ellam~ seeking independence from Sri Lanka
Aum Shinrikyo~ religious cult who want to control Japan and the world Bombing in Japanese
subway
Aftermath of bombing in Japanese subway
In the Philippines~ Moro Islamic Liberation Front~ want to create a separate area in the Philippines for Muslims
Tied to Al Qaeda and Bin Laden
This group has been accused of using children that have been kidnapped to murder while the leaders hide.
Osama Bin Laden~ born in 1957 to a wealthy Saudi Arabian family
Was a fundamentalist who was upset that the United States had a military base in Saudi Arabia
This is a picture of Osama Bin Laden with his family. They are in Switzerland. He is the one with the circle around him.
1993~ World Trade Center: 6 died 1995~ Embassies in Africa~ one in Kenya
and one in Tanzania: 223 died October 2000~ Naval Ship~ suicide
bomber runs into the side of the USS Cole killing 17 servicemen
September 2001~ 4 planes are hijacked; World Trade Center, Pentagon, field in Pennsylvania:
Pictures of the attacksPicture from the inside of the World Trade Center in 1993 after the bombing in the parking garage
Picture from Al Qaeda attack on U. S. embassy in Kenya
Pictures of the attacks
Suicide bomber attacks the USS Cole in October 2000.
The damage that was done to the Pentagon on September 11, 2001
On May 02, 2011, after many years of terrorizing the citizens of the United States, Osama Bin Laden is killed by Navy Seals Special Ops
People around the world are affected differently by terrorism
How are you affected by terrorism? Restrictions at the airports New restrictions at federal government
buildings Increased awareness of potential danger
during everyday life~ car bomb in Times Square
Think of every day life in Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, Colombia
What do you think their citizens have to consider every time they leave their homes?
In Northern Ireland~ 1998 peace was negotiated between the government and the IRA
David Trimble, then leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and John Hume the then leader of the SDLP, were the largest Unionist and Nationalist parties and had just brokered what went on to become known as 'The Good Friday Agreement'.
Positive Outcomes con’t
In Iraq, Saddam Hussein was captured and killed ending decades of violence against his own people
Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaeda was killed
State terrorism that had occurred for decades in some of the countries of North Africa is coming to an end
Tunisia, Egypt, Libya have toppled abusive leaders leaving their countries open for new, less violent, governments
Ousted leader of Tunisia Zine el Abidine Ben Ali
Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak
Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi