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American Terrorism. Types of Terrorism. Domestic Terrorism- Carried out by citizens of your country International Terrorism- Carried out by people from other countries ( ie Al Qaeda). Oklahoma City Bombing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jva3q7OMDVI April 19, 1995
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Types of Terrorism • Domestic Terrorism- Carried out by citizens of your country • International Terrorism- Carried out by people from other countries (ie Al Qaeda)
Oklahoma City Bombing • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jva3q7OMDVI • April 19, 1995 • Domestic terrorists Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols
The Taliban • The terrorist group that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001 • Provided safe-harbor for Anti-American terrorists • Enforced strict Sharia Law- almost no female rights • Replaced by President HamidKarzai in democratic elections
State-Sponsored Terrorism • Terrorism that is supported by a country • $$, weapons and training, safe-harboring for terrorists
9/11 Impact on American Life • New emphasis on security • Loss of basic freedoms • Example: travel restrictions/airport scanners
Impacts on America cont. • Patriot Act---expanded the power of federal agencies to monitor anything they consider terrorist activity • Examples---read emails, examine telephone databases, financial and medical records • Can investigate people without solid proof • Do not always need a search warrant
Impact Cont. • Suspicion of Muslims increased • Prejudice against large groups of peaceful people due to the acts of few Muslim Extremists
Impact on Foreign Policy • Who attacked us?---the Middle Eastern terrorist network al-Qaeda led by Osama bin-Laden • Why?---Al-Qaeda opposed everything about the US, from its political freedoms & cultural openness to our close ties to Israel
Foreign Policy cont. • There was no country to declare war on • Pres. Bush declared war on terrorism itself • The United States & its Allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 because its Taliban government supported al-Qaeda • Taliban was ousted from power
Foreign Policy cont. • The US & its allies invaded Iraq in 2003 • Pres. Bush argued that Saddam Hussein supported global terrorism & had weapons of mass destruction • No connection between Hussein & the 9/11 attacks was ever found • No weapons were ever found • US helped rebuild Iraq after the war
Foreign Policy cont. • The war on terrorism has been long • Many terrorists have been captured or killed • The Navy SEAL operation on April 29, 2011 ended with the death of Osama bin-Laden who was hiding in Pakistan
Impact on the Economy Immediate Costs: • Direct costs of the attacks=$27.2 billion • That includes property damage, cleanup, and rebuilding • Many lost their jobs, travel stopped • Business losses totaled $109 billion
Impact on the Economy cont. • New York Stock Exchanged closed for 1 week • Stock prices fell drastically • Federal Reserve helped keep the economy running
Impact on the Economy cont. Long Term Costs: • US has had to shift resources from domestic issues to military efforts • Since 2001, about 20% of the US budget has gone to provide domestic security and fight the War on Terror • From $350 billion to $750 billion
Impact on the Economy cont. • Security concerns have raised business costs • Costs of counterterrorism measures have increased the prices of goods for consumers
Impact on Government & Citizenship • Americans have always valued personal privacy---a key aspect of individual liberty • Difficult to find balance between privacy and security • Americans were divided • War on Terror showed key role of intelligence agencies like the CIA • Many new laws were passed to fight terrorism
Homeland Security • Creation of the Department of Homeland Security after 9/11 • Transportation Security Administration (TSA) formed for airport security • $7.6 Billion budget for 2012