Terrorism
Overview of unit
International Relations
2012
Terrorism:
use of unpredictable violence against society in general
and innocent people in particular to express beliefs
and achieve political goals
-used as a weapon
-used by extremists
Types of Terrorism
Domestic Terrorism
International Terrorism
Separatist Movement
State sponsored Terrorism
Domestic Terrorism & Two Case Studies
A
citizen or group of citizens from a country
attacks their own country.
 Timothy
McVeigh & Oklahoma City 1995
 Anders
Breivik - Norway Massacre
 Boston
Bombing? Patriots Day?
Case Study 1:
Timothy McVeigh- American terrorist
Case Study 2:
Anders Breivik - Norway Massacre
Separatists Movements
 Separatists-
when a group is fighting to separate from a
country to establish their own country.
American Revolution- colonist want to separate from
Britain.
Kurdish groups want to create their own country,
separating from Turkey & Syria- Kurdistan
Which group is the “terrorist” is based on perspective!
Terrorist or Freedom Fighter!
British called them terrorist! Americans
called them “Freedom Fighter”!
International Terrorism
Violent acts committed by political groups outside their
country.
Osama Bin Laden and his group Al-Qaeda are from the
Middle East and attacked the United States on
September 11, 2001.
Case Study 3:
Osama Bin Laden & 9/11 Attacks
Al-Qaeda
US consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya
Sept. 11, 2012- US Consulate in Benghazi was attacked! (link for more images)
Initially blamed a mob inflamed by a U.S.-produced movie that mocked Islam and its
Prophet Mohammed, but later said the storming of the consulate appears to have been
a terrorist attack.
US Attack in Benghazi, Libya
State Sponsored Terrorism
violent acts encouraged by governments for political purposes.
Example: Civil War in Syria. President Assad is using “terror &
violence” to stay in power!
Boston Bombing?
Two Suspects? Why did they do it? How?