TERRORISM Flashcards

(40 cards)

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any act intended to CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY TO A CIVILIAN, or to any other person not taking an active part in the hostilities in a situation of armed conflict

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TERRORISM

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any GROUP PRACTICING OR HAS SIGNIFICANT SUBGROUP that practice terrorism.

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Terrorist Group

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The 1960s and 1970s also saw the emergence of a NEW TYPE OF NATIONALISM called

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Separatism

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This describes indigenous ethnic groups who have long lived in a province, but WANT TO SEPARATE FROM THEIR HOST NATION and start their own country.

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Separatism

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In the 1980s, the WAR ON DRUGS was launched by the United States

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narco-terrorism

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by REPRESENTATIVE OF A COUNTRY against another country;

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International

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by RESIDENTS OF A COUNTRY within that country;

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Domestic

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Typology of Terrorism:

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Terrorism Classified by Place:
Terrorism Classified by Issue

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Terrorism Classified by Place:

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*Domestic
*International
*Non-state
*State-sponsored
* Internecine

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extremism and REVOLUTION FOR ITS OWN SAKE

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Non state

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by a GOVERNMENT AGAINS ITS ON PEOPLE or in support of international terrorism against another government

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State Sponsored

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conflict that SPILL OVER INTO ANOTHER COUNTRY or fought on foreign soil

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Internecine

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Terrorism Classified by Issue:

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*Revolutionary
* Political
* Nationalist

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aims to REPLACE THE EXISTING GOVERNMENT by drawing out repressive responses which can be exposed as inhumane (Red Army Faction, PLO, Hezbollah)

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Revolutionary

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HEAVILY ARMED GROUP tending to be focused around supremacy, government intrusion, or religious revisionism (Aryan Nation, Posse Comitatus, Freemen)

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Political

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PROMOTES THE INTERST OF MINORITY OR RELIGIOUS GROUP that has been persecuted under majority rule (Sikh radicals, Muslim fundamentalism)

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Nationalist

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Modes of Attack and Tactics;

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(1) rolling
(2) ambush
(3) standoff
(4) boutique

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in which the terrorists DRIVE A VEHICLE by in what amounts to a hit-and-run maneuver;

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which is a standard PLATOON LEVEL MILITARY maneuver drawing the enemy into a line of fire;

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which is a BACK AGAINTS THE WALL maneuver, usually with an escape plan; and the advanced tactics are

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which usually involve a COMBINATION OF MODES OF ATTACK, but are intended primarily to have a large impact;

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The modes of attack, or weapon systems, are :

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1) traditional
2) technological
3) cyber
4) narco

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when makeshift or ORDINARY WEAPONS are used

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when VIRUSES, COMPUTER ATTACKS, or destruction of information infrastructure occur.

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when WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, such as nuclear, chemical, or biological, are used
Technological
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when FLOODING A MARKET WITH DRUG is used.
Narco
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Characteristics of Terrorists:
a. Socioeconomics Status: b.Education and Intellect
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MIDDLE CLASS TO UPPER CLASS backgrounds, some extremely wealthy.
Socioeconomics Status:
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they have HIGHER THAN AVERAGE EDUCATION; often average or higher intelligence; and usually have a secular education.
Education and Intellect
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Types of Targets:
1. Soft targets 2. Hard targets
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a person or thing that is RELATIVELY UNPROTECTED AND VULNERABLE; hard to defend against attack i.e. highly accessible and generally great in number.
Soft Targets
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a structure that has been FORTIFIED AGAINST ATTACK i.e. limited accessible and generally few in numbers.
Hard Targets
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Who founded The Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden
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Al Qaeda, Arabic for
The Base
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is reportedly HEADQUARTERS OF AFGHANISTAN and Peshawar, Pakistan.
Al Qaeda
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AN ACT TO SECURE THE STATE AND "PROTECT OUR PEOPLE FROM TERRORISM"
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372
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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372 otherwise known as
Human Security Act of 2007
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LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND INVESTIGATION OF THE CRIME OF TERRORISM:
1. Article 122 (Piracy in General and Mutiny in the High Seas or in the Philippine Waters); 2. Article 134 (Rebellion or Insurrection); 3. Article 134-a (Coup d‘Etat) 4. Article 248 (Murder); 5. Article 267 (Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention); 6. Article 324 (Crimes Involving Destruction, 1. Presidential Decree No. 1613 (The Law on Arson); 2. Republic Act No. 6969 (Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990); 3. Republic Act No. 5207, (Atomic Energy Regulatory and Liability Act of 1968); 4. Republic Act No. 6235 (Anti-Hijacking Law); 5. Presidential Decree No. 532 (Anti-piracy and Anti-highway Robbery Law of 1974); and, 6. Presidential Decree No. 1866
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Who are the Prominent Terrorist Groups in other countries?
 Al Qaeda  Osama Bin Laden  Dr. Al- Zawahiri  Hamas  Hezbollah  Jemaah Islamiya
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Who are the Terrorist Group in the Philippines?
 Rajah Solaiman Movement  Abu Sayyaf Group  NPA/CPP  MNLF  MILF  BIFF