Transcript Terrorism

Terrorism
What is it?
• The systematic use of violence by a group in
order to intimidate a population or coerce a
government into granting its demands.
• KEY WORDS:
- systematic
- intimidate
- coerce
What makes something terror?
“Terrorism differs from assassinations and
other acts of political violence because
attacks are aimed at ordinary people
rather than a military targets or political
leaders.”
Rubenstein
Is it terrorism?
• Sometimes it can be hard to distinguish!
Al-Qaeda
• Founded by Osama bin Laden
• Jihad – DOES NOT MEAN HOLY
WAR!
• Jihad = striving
• Al-Qaeda follows a corrupted version
of Islam that is REJECTED by 99.9%
of Muslims.
State Sponsorship of Terror
• Libya
• Afghanistan
• Iraq
• Iran
• Pakistan