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“Courage is not the absence of fear,
but being able to do what is right in the
presence of it.”
2. Terrorism – Some definitions
• Is an unlawful act of violence
• Intimidates governments or
societies
• Goal is to achieve political,
religious or ideological
objectives
Arthur H. Garrison
“Kill one, frighten ten thousand.” Sun Tzu
3. Defining terrorism
• ‘The pursuit of political goals through the systematic
use of terror alone’ Townshend, Terrorism (2002)
• Fear that the terrorist act creates goes beyond physical
damage caused
• Terrorism is (in part) ‘symbolic violence’ Law,
Terrorism: A History (2009)
DISCUSSION POINT
In pairs consider the following statements:
1.‘One person’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter’
2.Michael Burleigh, Blood and Rage (2008): terrorists
criminals, insane, ‘morally squalid’
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5. Questioning violence
• Violence provokes questions and
judgements
• Are we living in a particularly violent
age?
• Political and religious ideologies,
austerity, economic injustice, new
technologies; has violence taken on new
forms in the modern age?
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6. • New causes to fight for and against –
nationalism, colonialism, communism,
fascism, anarchism
• Role of modern technologies and
communication networks
• Attacks on Western modernity (although
groups like al-Qaida use modern
technologies)
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8. AL QAIDA
In the 1990s a new strand of
global terrorism emerged. Osam
Bin Laden, son of a wealthy
Saudi family established a
fanatical cell of Islamic
extremists.
Hatred of the USA, its Allies and
other Arab regimes was
unlimited. Their campaign of
murder and terror started in
1998 with attacks on western
embassies around the world.
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9. Timeline
• Feb 1995 the first bombing of
the World Trade Center.
• Aug 1996 Declares war against
the United States.
• Feb 1997 "If someone can kill
an American soldier, it is better
than wasting time on other
matters."
• Feb 1998 Announces
International Islamic Front for
Jihad Against the Jews and
Crusaders.
• 11 Sep 2001World Trade Center
bombing.
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12. 2002 Bali bombings
The2002Balibombingsoccurredon12 October2002in thetouristdistrictof Kutaonthe
IndonesianislandofBali.The attackwasthe deadliestactofterrorismin thehistoryofIndonesia,
killing 202people, (including 88Australians,and38Indonesiancitizens).[1] A further240people
wereinjured.
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13. The Madrid train bombings consisted of a series of
coordinated bombings against the Cercanías (commuter train)
system of Madrid, Spain on the morning of 11 March 2004
(three days before Spain's general elections), killing 191 people
and wounding 1,800.[1] The official investigation by the Spanish
Judiciary determined the attacks were directed by an al-Qaeda-
inspired terrorist cell[2][3] although no direct al-Qaeda
participation (only "inspiration"[4][5][6]) has been established.[7][8][9
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14. On the morning of Thursday, 7
July 2005, four Islamic
homegrown terrorists detonated
four bombs, three in quick
succession aboard London
Underground trains across the
city and, later, a fourth on a
double-decker bus in Tavistock
Square. Fifty-two people, as
well as the four bombers, were
killed in the attacks, and over
700 more were injured.
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18. TERRORISM TODAY – THE NEW THREATS
•ISIS
ISIS and ISIL:Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(ISIS /or Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Estimated 50,000 in Syria / 30,000 in Iraq
Estimated $2 billion in net assets by mid 2014
private donors, robbing banks, etc.
Produces raw crude and sells electric power in
Syria
Sophisticated in use of social media; cunning,
brutal, well-funded.
ISIS is believe to have established foothold in
Mexico in cooperation with drug cartels.
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ISIS Conquest
The speed and ruthlessness of the Iraq Northern Offensive caught the world off guard
Source: (Map) US Officials, Institute for the Study of War, The Long War Journal
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TUNISIAN TERROR: JUNE 26TH.
The murderous attack took place at one of Tunisia’s most popular
tourist resorts a few kilometres outside of Sousse.
