Quiz 2 Flashcards
any group practicing or has significant subgroups that practice terrorism.
Terrorist Group
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, when the purpose of such act, by its nature or context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a government or an international organization to do or to abstain from doing any act.
Terrorism
Terrorism Classified by Place:
Domestic
International
Non-state
•State-sponsored
residents of a country within that country;
Domestic
representatives of a country against another country;
International
extremism and revolution for its own sake ;
Non-state
by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism against another government; • Internecine – conflict that spills over into another country or fought on foreign soil
State-sponsored
Terrorism Classified by Issue
Revolutionary
Political
Nationalist
aims to replace the existing government by drawing out repressive responses which can be exposed as inhumane (Red Army Faction, PLO, Hezbollah)
Revolutionary
heavily armed groups tending to be focused around supremacy, government intrusion, or religious revisionism
Political
promotes the interests of a minority or religious group that has been persecuted under majority rule
Nationalist
The basic tactics are
rolling
ambush
standoff
boutique
which the terrorists drive a vehicle by in what amounts to a hit-and-run maneuver
Rolling
which is a standard platoon-level military maneuver drawing the enemy into a line of fire
Ambush
which is a back-against-the-wall maneuver, usually with an escape plan; and the advanced tactics are
standoff
which usually involve a combination of modes of attack, but are intended primarily to have a large impact;
boutique
modes of attack, or weapon systems, are :
traditional
technological
Cyber
narco
Characteristics of Terrorists
Socioeconomics Status
Education and intellect
Hard targets example
military bases, government buildings, military convoys, hardened motorcades.
Soft target example
hotels, schools, hospitals, places of worship, apartment buildings, public transportation, banks, etc
is an area of relative security exploited by terrorists to indoctrinate, recruit, train, and regroup, as well as prepare and support their operations.
terrorist safe haven
Any person who commits an act punishable under any of the following provisions of the Revised Penal Code:
Article 122 (Piracy in General and Mutiny in the High Seas or in the Philippine Waters);
Article 134 (Rebellion or Insurrection);
Article 134-a (Coup d‘Etat), including acts committed by private persons;
Article 248 (Murder);
Article 267 (Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention);
Article 324 (Crimes Involving Destruction,
a crime whereby the proceeds of an unlawful activity are transacted, thereby making them appear to have originated from legitimate sources.
Money Laundering
Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001 which was on approved on
September 29,2001
