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US Domestic Terrorism

US Domestic Terrorism. USA PATRIOT Act. U niting and S trengthening A merica by P roviding A ppropriate T ools R equired to I ntercept and O bstruct T errorism Act Created in response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001 Controversial because it is said to infringe on civil liberties

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US Domestic Terrorism

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  1. US Domestic Terrorism

  2. USA PATRIOT Act • Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act • Created in response to the 9/11 attacks in 2001 • Controversial because it is said to infringe on civil liberties • increases the ability of government agencies to monitor telephone, email, financial records, etc. • Expanded the definition of terrorism to include domestic terrorism

  3. According to the Patriot Act, acts of domestic terrorism are those which: • involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; • appear to be intended • (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; • (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or • (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and • occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States

  4. Ku Klux Klan • Heyday = 1870 – 1960 • White supremacists/racists • Anti-Semitic; Anti-catholic • Main target: African Americans • Used arson and murder (lynching) as primary methods to carry out their terror

  5. Aryan Nation • Founded in the 1970’s • Based originally in Idaho (now in SC & PA) • White Nationalists – Want racial purity • Neo-Nazi & Anti-Semitic • Want to establish an Aryan homeland by forcibly taking 5 states - ID, MT, OR, WA and WY • Want to punish those who violate God’s law • Most famous attack July 1998 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho • AN security guards shot at Victoria Keenan’s car causing her to crash (son in the car) and was then held at gunpoint • Judge ruled that the AN had to turn over their compound in nearby Hayden Lake to the Keenans – they then sold it

  6. Earth Liberation Front Environmental extremists/Eco-terrorists Target facilities & companies involved in: logging genetic engineering deforestation SUV sales urban sprawl McMansion developments energy production and distribution Animal Liberation Front Target laboratories, factory farms, fur farms Vegetarians & Vegans Goals to inflict economic damage on those who profit from the misery and exploitation of animals To liberate animals from places of abuse ELF & ALF

  7. “The Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski • 1978-1995 • former mathematics professor • Believed that the consequences of the Industrial Revolution have destroyed the human race • Called on a revolution against technology • Sent letter bombs to academics institutions, airlines, and people associated with modern technology • Killed 3; injured 23 • Had his manifesto published in The NY Times and the Washington Post • Brother recognized the work and turned him in • He was arrested by the FBI in 1996 – he is still imprisoned serving a life term

  8. Timothy McVeigh • April 1995 • Oklahoma City Bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building • Drove a truck bomb into the building killing 168 and injuring 800 • McVeigh served in the US Army (Gulf War) • Became increasingly anti US government • Claimed that the attack was revenge for "what the U.S. government did at Waco and Ruby Ridge"[ • McVeigh was arrested the same day of the bombing and was finally executed in 1999

  9. Eric Robert Rudolph & Army of God • Radical Christian terrorist believed to be associated with the Army of God • Radical anti-abortion group • Best known for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta – killed 1 & injured 111 • Also bombed abortion clinics and a gay nightclub • Arrested in 2003 and is serving 2 consecutive life terms

  10. Anthrax attacks • September & October 2001 (right after 9/11) • Envelopes containing anthrax spores were sent to media organizations and 2 US senators • Letters included the following statements: • DEATH TO AMERICA • DEATH TO ISRAEL • ALLAH IS GREAT • Several postal workers (NJ & DC) as well as people working for American Media Inc (NYC) developed anthrax infections • killed five people and infected 22 others • No one has been arrested & the case remains unsolved

  11. Anthrax letters origin & destination

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