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Terrorism & L. A.

Terrorism & L. A. Good Morning, Breakfasteers. Terrorism & L. A. January 27, 2009 John E. Karayan. Jonathan [Club] Breafasteers . Disclaimer: Just My Opinion; not that of . Woodbury University, where I am a Professor of Business Delta Scientific, on whose Board I serve

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Terrorism & L. A.

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  1. Terrorism & L. A.

  2. Good Morning, Breakfasteers

  3. Terrorism & L. A. January 27, 2009 John E. Karayan Jonathan [Club] Breafasteers

  4. Disclaimer: Just My Opinion; not that of ... Woodbury University, where I am a Professor of Business Delta Scientific, on whose Board I serve FBI, where I am an Alumni of the L. A. FBI’s Citizen’s Academy

  5. We have met the enemy & he is us • It’s not New • It’s Rare, and Rarely Big • It’s Mostly Home Grown • It’s about Free Publicity • Internationally, it’s a Business

  6. Solutions Learn from History what worked Intelligence Find the Money & Raise the Cost Read news, rather than Watch it Prepare, Harden, & Practice

  7. Everything Old is New Again Who was the “Defender of the Doomed” & How was He Involved with Bombing in L.A.

  8. Aftermath of the Bombing of the L. A. Times Building, Oct. 1 1910

  9. Death of Innocents & Publicity-generating Destruction • 16 sticks of dynamite • Hit a natural gas line “The newspaper was just going to press; the composing and press rooms were full of working men and women … in 5 minutes 21 of the workers were dead, some mercifully at the first shock, but others only after the slow agony of burning alive.” The New York Times

  10. Terrorism? Int’l Ass’n of Bridge & Structural Iron Workers determined to unionize Los Angeles Often violently: 70 bombing from 1907 to 1911 Not deadly: set off when people would not be in harm’s way No deaths & few injuries reported before 1910

  11. Or Just Playing Hard Ball? • James B. McNamara, brother of Iron Workers secretary-treasurer John J. McNamarabragged of setting the three dynamite bombs in Los Angeles, but said he didn’t intend for them to kill anyone • The timer had been set for 4:00 a.m., when the building would be empty, and he had not considered the gas line.

  12. Inherit the Windfall… • Among other, AFL President Samuel Gompers believed McNamara’s framed by anti-union forces • Originally defended by Job Harriman, Socialist candidate for mayor of Los Angeles • Iron Workers & AFL hired Clarence Darrow, too He believed his clients were guilty Got caught trying to bribe a juror on the street

  13. Wall Street Bomb Noon Sept. 16 1920

  14. Hallmarks of Terrorism? • Wagon Bomb Horse-drawn wagon parked among • Lunchtime crowds at Financial District's busiest corner • 100 pounds dynamite + 500 pounds of heavy, cast-iron sash weights exploded by timer • Killed 30+ messengers, stenos, clerks, & brokers

  15. Was it Terrorism? • Not obviously: by 3:30 pm, the NYSE Board of Governors decided to open for business the next day • Washington Post call the bombing an "act of war“ • Case still unsolved

  16. Most Likely Was Officials blamed anarchist and communist elements Most likely followers of Italian anarchist Luigi Galeani, incensed over the indictment for murder of two of their colleagues, Sacco and Vanzetti Galleanist bombs continue for 12 more years, culminating with the attempted assassination of Sacco and Vanzetti trial judge Webster Thayer in 1932

  17. Unintended Consequences Caused renewed investigation into foreign radicals, stimulating the development of the U.S. Justice Department's General Intelligence Division of the Bureau of Investigation (forerunner of the FBI)

  18. My Definition of Terrorism? The unlawful use of violence to intimidate a population in furtherance of political objectives

  19. In U.S., Mostly “Home Grown” • Eco Rights escalating firebombing SUV Dealer • Animal Rights firebomb Santa Cruz prof’s home • National Alliance Neo Nazi (former leader wrote Turner Diaries; depicts bombing of FBI headquarters) • Narcotics & Northern Mexico

  20. Oklahoma City • Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device • April 19, 1995 • 168 lives; over 800 people injured • Until 9/11 deadliest act of terrorism in U.S. • Timothy McVeigh had promoted The Turner Diaries & protested at Waco

  21. Volume of Small Successes • Success ratio of Home Grown low, but much higher than for International Terrorists • So far, threats far more localized • So far, threats far less open-ended

  22. International Terrorism Directed or influenced by a Foreign Group : • State Sponsors of Terrorism • Traditional Clearly Defined Foreign Groups • Extremists inspired by their interpretation of their religion

  23. Translated into Right Brain… Radical Extremists Formalized Groups State Sponsored Extremists

  24. Greatest International Threat: al-Qa’ida • 3 styles of attack: • A Team - most dedicated & disciplined • B Team – affiliated groups • C Team – sympathetic extremists

  25. “A” team: the “19 hijacker” model • Plot hatched overseas • Operating in US with external support • Highly disciplined & dedicated • Self contained team • Tight operational security

  26. Previous Attempt do it with a Truck Bomb Failed February 26, 1993: Killed 6 & injured 1,042 Car bomb detonated below WTC 1,500 lb urea nitrate-hydrogen gas enhanced device Intended to knock the North Tower into the South

  27. World Trade Barriers

  28. 1998 U.S. Embassy Bombings August 7, 1998 Kenya and Tanzania Killed: over 200 locals Injured: over 5,000 locals Two truck bombs exploded simultaneously outside the U.S. Embassies

  29. “B” team – “Bali Nightclub” model • Small teams • Sympathetic allies • Supported financially by al-Qa’ida

  30. Bali, Indonesia 10/12/02 Car Bomb Hundreds killed and missing

  31. Mombassa Kenya 11/28/02 Rocket attack on Israeli aircraft

  32. C team – the “shoe bomber” model • Individual • Recruited from radical mosque or prison • Training Camp attendance on own • Expendable • Test operation

  33. Paris/Miami 12/23/01

  34. Djerba, Tunisia 4/11/02 Suicide Bomb on Synagogue

  35. Highest Priority Targets White House and other symbolic targets Nuclear power plants; chemical facilities

  36. Soft Targets Schools Shopping centers Amusement parks Sporting venues Religious sites

  37. Terrorists are attracted to attacks against soft targets because their destruction would cause terror at least as great as that caused by an operation against symbolic US Government targets.

  38. Current Terrorist Group Trends Vehicle bombs Para-military assaults Anti-aircraft “Bazookas”

  39. Managing the Risk: Emphasizing Prevention • FBI’s Transformation • Learning from ISRAEL & UK • Improved Information Sharing • ISIS • Infraguard • Follow the Money • Interagency Cooperative Planning &Training

  40. Thanks for Permission to use Non-Classified Information from • L. A. Office of FBI • Delta Scientific Corporation

  41. For More …. John.Karayan@woodbury.edu or http://faculty.woodbury.edu/karayanj http://www.deltascientific.com http://www.infraguard.net

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