TERRORISM AND MONEY LAUNDERING Flashcards
- Refers to 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,
Terrorism
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
any group practicing or has significant subgroups that practice terrorism.
Terrorist Group
describes TERRORISM such acts as causing “widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace”.
Human Security Act of 2007 or RA 9372
It is an act to secure the state and to protect our people from terrorism.
Human Security Act of 2007 or RA 9372
saw the emergence of a new type of nationalism called separatism.
1960s and 1970s
describes indigenous ethnic groups who have long lived in a province but want to separate from their host nation and start their own country.
Separatism
the War on Drugs was launched by the United States
1980s
the word “narco-terrorism” came into the vocabulary
1980s
is a terrorism associated with trade in illicit drugs.
Narco – terrorism
by residents of a country within that country.
- Domestic
by 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.
- State-sponsored
conflict that spills over into another country or fought on foreign soil.
- Internecine
aims to replace the existing government by drawing out repressive responses which can be exposed as inhumane
- Revolutionary
Example of Revolutionary
Red Army Faction, PLO, Hezbollah
heavily armed groups tending to be focused around supremacy, government intrusion, or religious revisionism
- Political
Example of Political
Aryan Nation, Posse Comitatus, Freemen
promotes the interests of a minority or religious group that has been persecuted under majority rule
- Nationalist
Example of Nationalist
Sikh radicals, Muslim fundamentalism
in 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
when makeshift or ordinary weapons are used.
Traditional
when weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear, chemical, or biological, are used.
Technological
when viruses, computer attacks, or destruction of information infrastructure occur.
Cyber
when flooding a market with drugs is used.
Narco
a person or thing that is relatively unprotected or vulnerable; hard to defend against attack i.e. highly accessible and generally great in number.
Soft targets
a structure that has been fortified against attack i.e. limited accessible and generally few in numbers.
Hard targets
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
- Al Qaeda is reportedly headquartered in
Afghanistan and Peshawar, Pakistan
AN ACT TO SECURE THE STATE AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE FROM TERRORISM
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372
- Otherwise known as “Human Security Act of 2007”
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372