1. Terrorism Overview of unit International Relations 2012

2. 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

3. Types of Terrorism Domestic Terrorism International Terrorism Separatist Movement State sponsored Terrorism

4. 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?

5. Case Study 1: Timothy McVeigh- American terrorist

6. Case Study 2: Anders Breivik - Norway Massacre

7. 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!

8. British called them terrorist! Americans called them “Freedom Fighter”!

9. 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.

10. Case Study 3: Osama Bin Laden & 9/11 Attacks

11. Al-Qaeda

12. US consulate compound in Benghazi, Libya Sept. 11, 2012- US Consulate in Benghazi was attacked! (link for more images)(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.

13. US Attack in Benghazi, Libya

14. 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!

15. Boston Bombing?

16. Two Suspects? Why did they do it? How?