WAR ON TERROR

WHAT IS TERRORISM?

1.Write down your own definition of terrorism 2. Share your definition with the people

sitting around you 3. Compare and contrast your definitions

Read over this scenario

HOW DO NATIONS DEFINE “TERRORISM”

European Union United States Syria United Kingdom United Nations

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

19 Members of Al-Qaeda

Osama Bin Laden Based in Afghanistan

Taliban Gov’t Nationalism

AFGHANISTAN

To find Bin Laden and remove the Taliban

Kabul Power centers

Kandahar Military center

Tora Bora Mountain range Afg.

and Pak. Boarder

AFGHANISTAN

2002- Al-Qaeda fighters go to Pakistan 2003-05- Insurgent, Taliban regroups 2008- Regained territory in northern

Afgh. 2009- Called for 3,000 more troops

Threaten to disrupt Aug. elections

PATRIOT ACT

October 26, 2001 Quickly passed

What does the Patriot Act allow the gov’t to do? Increase law enforcement to search telephone,

e-mail, medical, and financial records To prevent domestic and international

terrorist attacks Allows FBI and CIA to share info

Text in the act is vague

TALIBAN

Sunni radical Islamic group

Mullah Muhammad Omar

United States Remove terrorist

camps Remove Al-Qaeda

Hide in Pakistan

AL-QAEDA

Multinational, stateless

Leaders Osama Al-Zawarhiri

Suicide Bombers Tensions

New Caliph Christ. And Jud. Are

targets Legit due to Jihad

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SECOND IRAQ WAR

Bush Doctrine: US can attack them before they attack us Why?:Bush argues

Iraq is a threat because of WMDs

How? First US pushes for tighter inspections, then invades claiming Hussein was not cooperating

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THINKING SLIDE:

Do you think that the Bush Doctrine will have be used as much by later presidents as others like the:

Monroe Doctrine: Told Europe to keep its hands off the Americas

Truman Doctrine: US pledges to support free peoples across the world against communism

OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM

• Key Players

• 98% US & UK

•Causes

• Iraq WMD’s

• Ties to terrorists

• Human rights violations

REASON AND REACTION

Collin Powel WMD’s

Russia and France opposed Shock and Awe tactic

Heavy bombing Success or not?

Iraq fell quickly Didn’t expect the fight back

•Outcomes->

• Saddam captured, tried & executed

• Increased violence

• US & UK still involved

• Iraq ratified constitution on October 15, 2005

•“Removal of US troops by 2011”-Vice Pres. Biden

TERROR OUTSIDE THE US

Madrid 3/11/2004 4 trains

1,800 wounded 200 died

London 7/7/2005 Mass transit bombing

4 Suicide Bombers Linked to Al-Qaeda

GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE CAMP

Located in Cuba Detainees from the

WOT They aren’t considered

POW’s Human Right Issue

Torture Religious freedom

Obama Has suspended

prosecutions Hopes to closed it within

a year