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Freedom Fighters?

Freedom Fighters?. Domestic & International Terrorism. “An act intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidation a population or compelling a government or international organization to do or abstain from doing any act.”

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Freedom Fighters?

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  1. Freedom Fighters? Domestic & International Terrorism

  2. “An act intended to cause death or serious bodily harm to civilians or non-combatants with the purpose of intimidation a population or compelling a government or international organization to do or abstain from doing any act.” • UN Panel on Terrorism Defining Terrorism

  3. Classifying Terrorism

  4. Acts of violence by NON-STATE actors against domestic political opponents Usually Ideological or Ethnic Domestic Terrorism

  5. Acts of Violence and intimidation by the state against its own population State Terrorism

  6. Acts of Violence supported by and/or funded by external state actors State-Sponsored Terrorism

  7. Acts of violence by nationals of one country against the citizens/state of another country. Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah International Terrorism

  8. Why?

  9. Long Term Goals Intermediate Goals Mobilization Propaganda Intimidation Provocation • Control of State • Secession • Global Revolution Why?

  10. Top 5 Threats One Man’s Terrorist is Another Man’s Freedom Fighter

  11. Separatist militant organization based in Northern Sri Lanka Led to Sri Lankan Civil War: 1983-2009 Defeated by Military 5. Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam

  12. Shi’a military & political group based in Lebanon Receives financial support from Iran & Syria….paramilitary Conceived by Israeli invasion of Lebanon 4. Hezbollah

  13. Islamic fundamentalist group in Afghanistan Diplomatic recognition from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates Condemned for strict interpretation of Sharia Law 3. Taliban

  14. Palestinian Sunni Islamic Organization Since 2007 Hamas governed the Gaza Strip Iran, Russia, Turkey & Arab Nations = No terrorists 2. Hamas

  15. Founded by Osama bin Laden between 1988/1989 Origins Soviet War in Afghanistan Sunni Movement calling for glob al Jihad & strict Sharia Law 1. Al-Qaeda

  16. Unless Someone Like You Cares A Whole Awful Lot,Nothing Is Going To Get Better……. It's Not

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