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1
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Terrorism in the Middle East is the result of ___ ____

A

Historical Processes

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the Middle East is a ___ ____

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cultural concept

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The Middle East is not an ___ ____

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actual place

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4
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Extremists couch violence with ____

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religion

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What three men do militants cite when justifying violence?

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ibn Tayymiyya, Abdul Wahhab, and Qutb

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Terrorism is the result of cultural and religious factors interacting with what three factors?

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the birth of modern Israel, completion for power within and among Arab states, and the rise of militant religious fervor

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Iran presents a set of separate issues but where does its problems lie?

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It’s problems can be linked to European imperialism

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What is the modern conflict between Israel and Palestine based on?

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terrorism

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9
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What organization imitated Irgun by using terrorist tactics, but the movement was not united?

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Fatah

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What was Fatah’s weakness

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The movement was not united

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What is Palestinian militancy characterized by?

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factionalism

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12
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When did terrorism move to the international arena?

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the 1980s

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13
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How many decades has terrorism remained localized?

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Three

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14
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Currently, the three major operational terrorism groups

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Hezbollah, Hamas, and al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades

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15
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Whose policies are controversial?

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Israel

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16
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How do critics think Israelis react to terrorism?

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They believe they overreact

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17
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How do defenders of Israel feel about their tactics?

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They maintain strong tactics are necessary to counter terror

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Revolutionary terrorists call for radical change in what?

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either structure of government of the underlying political philosophy of governance

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Revolutionary terrorism can be traced back to what century?

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20th

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What was the first act of revolutionary terrorism

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Latin American, urban philosophy of Uruguay’s Tupamaros

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21
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Two groups inspired by the Tupamaros

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FARC and ELN

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22
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FARC and ELN drifted into what to survive

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drug trafficking

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what does of MeK of Iran fight for?

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Political dominance

24
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Maoist revolutionaries mirror the revolutionary theories of whom?

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the communist takeover in China

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Who was a pioneer Maoist group
Peru's Shining Path
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Peru's Shining Path inspired what three groups?
Communists in Nepal, India, and Philippines
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What is counter revolutionary terrorism frequently based on?
the formation of illegal military and police units who torture and kill suspected terrorists and their supporters
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What are the military and police units who torture and kill suspected terrorists and their supporters known as
Death squads
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What jihadist terror networks spawned in the late stages of the Soviet-Afghan War
al Qaeda
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Founder of al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden
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Who joined Osama Bin Laden to expand the group in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in 1996
Egyptian Ayman al Zawahiri
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Al Qaeda is what kind of group? Conducting large-scale attacks throughout the world
international umbrella group
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What caused the change in al Qaeda's nature?
A western military offensive in the wake of 9-11
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What was the change in al Qaeda's nature after 9-11
differing leaderships hubs and a more decentralized organization
35
There are different regional groups in various parts of the world under what organization?
al Qaeda
36
What group has lost many of its leaders due to American attacks in Pakistan?
al Qaeda
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Al Qaeda remains active because of its franchised network and an alliance among who?
Pakistani and Afghan allies
38
The vast maze of law enforcement form a complex set of ____
bureaucracies
39
Bureaucracies mix with other governmental and private organizations to form what?
homeland security networks
40
What national debate complicates bureaucracy
national debates on immigration
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What complicates bureaucracy
the large expanse of borders and ports of entry and the sheer size of the infrastructure
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Homeland security will only work when...
law enforcement agencies share info in partnership with other governmental and private bureaucracies
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bureaucracies can be efficient and effective but actions require
constant reviews to ensure that processes are achieving goals
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Homeland security involves a variety of activities from all levels of whom?
government, law enforcement agencies, and the military
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Preventing terrorism is the result of ___
gathering and analyzing information
46
Preventing terrorism is accomplished under 2 sets of laws
one guiding criminal intelligence and the other focuses on national security
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Who has provided guidelines and standards for combing the intelligence process?
The NCISP
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Where does the combing of the intelligence process take place?
Fusion centers
49
What is ever-changing, and because of this the intelligence process must always be reviewed and changed to meet new threat
Homeland security
50
U.S. terrorists differ from their international counterparts in what ways?
- Native born US terrorists tend to be older than international terrorists - Foreign operatives working in the US are also older
51
In what way are right-wing and left-wing terrorists the same?
They finance themselves
52
Who do left-wing terrorists favor?
Carl Marx
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In what way do left-wing terrorist favor Marxism?
They target economic status quo, base themselves in urban environments, and select symbolic targets of capitalism
54
Right-wing terrorists do not favor Marxism but are ___
very religious
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Right-wing terrorists:
they support the economic system without supporting the distribution of wealth, base themselves in rural areas, and focus attacks on symbols of governmental authority

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