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Terrorist Groups:
Terrorism is basically defined as activities or violence that is carried out to coerce the government or civilian population to change its policies. Such activities are usually carried out due to divergent political, religious and ideological beliefs by individuals or members of an extremist group. However, the federal agencies definitions of terrorism vary depending on their operational roles and missions resulting in the lack of a universally accepted definition of terrorism in the United States. Consequently, there is either domestic or international terrorism depending on the origin of an extremist or terrorist group, where they launch their terrorist activities and who the victims of these attacks are ("Combating Terrorism," 2003). International terrorism is motivated by a range of interrelated factors and trends including technological advances and associations with international crime.
Al-Qaeda Network:
The Al-Qaeda Network is an international terrorist organization that was established in 1988 and is led by Osama Bin Laden who finances, recruits, transports and trains many fighters from several countries...
To continue this holy war beyond Afghanistan, the present objective of the group is to set up a pan-Islamic Caliphate across the globe by working with Islamic extremist groups to defeat regimes that are considered to be non-Islamic. Moreover, the current goals of the Al-Qaeda Network include driving out Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim countries.
Al-Qaeda Network has a global network of terrorist cells than can launch an attack at any moment and were supported by the Taliban Government until they attacked America in September 11, 2001. The activities of this terrorist group include bombing, suicide attacks, assassination, kidnapping and hijacking. It's reported that the leader of the Network has a strong desire acquire and use chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. The targets of the activities of this group usually tent to be famous symbols and places like military personnel, embassies and public buildings. Some of the alleged attacks by the Al-Qaeda Network include the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Dar es Salaam as well…
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S., have the potential to cause billions of dollars of damage to the U.S. economy" (Threat pp). Works Cited Airlines likely to become vocal over security costs - claim.(Brief Article) Airline Industry Information. December 14, 2004. Retrieved August 14, 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site. Bartlett, Michael. "Only Terrorism Can Derail Continued Growth." Credit Union Journal. October 03, 2004. Retrieved August 14, 2005 from HighBeam Research Library Web site. Crutsinger, Martin. "ECONOMISTS RANK TERRORISM GREATEST
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