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The following outline is an overview of the past and present terrorism in the United States:
Although terrorism has taken on several different definitions, it is most commonly defined as the use of violence to achieve political means. [1]
Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations by the United States
[edit]- Abu Nidal Organization
- Abu Sayyaf Group
- Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
- Al Qaeda
- al-Qaeda in Iraq
- Ansar al-Islam
- Armed Islamic Group
- Asbat al-Ansar
- Aum Shinrikyo
- Caucasus Emirate
- Communist Party of the Philippines
- Continuity Irish Republican Army
- Egyptian Islamic Jihad
- Euskadi ta Askatasuna
- Gama'a al-Islamiyya
- Hamas
- Harakat ul-Mujahidin
- Hezbollah
- Islamic Jihad Union
- Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
- Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
- Jaish-e-Mohammed
- Jemaah Islamiya
- Kach and Kahane Chai
- Kurdistan Workers' Party
- Lashkar-e-Taiba
- Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
- Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group
- National Liberation Army
- Palestine Liberation Front
- Palestinian Islamic Jihad
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command
- Real IRA
- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
- Revolutionary Nuclei
- Revolutionary Organization 17 November
- Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front
- Shining Path
- United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
Domestic Violent Extremist Organizations
[edit]The following are political extremist groups that have used violence:
- Alpha 66
- Animal Liberation Front
- Army of God (USA)
- Aryan Nations
- Earth Liberation Front
- Jewish Defense League
- Ku Klux Klan
- Phineas Priesthood
Inactive Domestic Violent Extremist Organizations
[edit]The following are violent extremist organizations that have been responsible for terrorist attacks on United States soil. These organizations are no longer active.
Domestic Terrorist Attacks
[edit]The following is a list of terrorist attacks that have happened throughout United States history, which were committed by United States citizens.
- May 21, 1856: Sacking of Lawrence
- May 24, 1856 – May 25, 1856: Pottawatomie Massacre
- April 14, 1865: Abraham Lincoln assassination
- May 4, 1886: Haymarket affair
- September 6, 1901: Assassination of William McKinley
- October 1, 1910: Los Angeles Times bombing
- July 22, 1916: Preparedness Day bombing
- April-June 1919: 1919 United States anarchist bombings
- September 16, 1920: Wall Street bombing
- May 31 - June 1st 1921: Tulsa Race Riot
- May 18, 1927: Bath School Disaster
- October 12, 1958: Bombing of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple
- August 24, 1970: Sterling Hall bombing
- November 7, 1983: 1983 U.S. Senate bombing
- April 19, 1995: Oklahoma City bombing
- July 27, 1996: Centennial Olympic Park bombing
- October 13, 2000: Firebombing of Temple Beth El (Syracuse)
- September 2001: anthrax attacks
- May 2002: Mailbox Pipe Bombing - Luke Helder
- March 3, 2006: Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar SUV attack
- July 28, 2006: Seattle Jewish Federation shooting
- May 31, 2009: Assassination of George Tiller
- June 10, 2009: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting
- November 5, 2009: Fort Hood Shooting
- February 18, 2010: 2010 Austin suicide attack
- September 1, 2010: Discovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis
Foreign Terrorist Attacks
[edit]The following are terrorist attacks that have occurred throughout United States history, which have been committed by foreign organizations and individuals.
- July 30, 1916: Black Tom explosion
- December 29, 1975: LaGuardia Airport Christmas Bomb
- August 29 – October 10, 1984: 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
- January 25, 1993: CIA Shooting – Mir Aimal Kansi
- February 26, 1993: First World Trade Center bombing
- February 23, 1997: Empire State Building shootings
- September 2000: 2000 New York terror attack
- September 11, 2001: September 11, 2001 attacks
- July 4, 2002: 2002 Los Angeles Airport shooting
- October 2002: Beltway Sniper Attacks
- June 1, 2009: 2009 Little Rock recruiting office shooting
Politically Violent Individuals
[edit]The following are individuals that have posed threats to United States security in the past, or have been involved in terrorist attacks.
- Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
- Jane Alpert
- Dwight Armstrong
- Karleton Armstrong
- Mohamed Atta
- Anwar al-Awlaki
- H. Rap Brown
- James Wenneker von Brunn
- Leo Burt
- Zvonko Bušić
- Zachary Adam Chesser
- Linda Evans
- David Fine
- Hesham Mohamed Hadayet
- Nidal Malik Hasan
- Bruce E. Ivins
- Ted Kaczynski
- Ali Hassan Abu Kamal
- Osama Bin Laden
- Colleen LaRose
- James J. Lee
- Timothy McVeigh
- Sam Melville
- George Metesky
- Thomas Mooney
- John Allen Muhammad
- Terry Nichols
- José Padilla
- Aimal Qazi
- Eric Robert Rudolph
- Dawud Salahuddin
- Al-Shabaab
- Faisal Shahzad
- Hosam Maher Husein Smadi
- Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar
- Laura Whitehorn
- Ramzi Yousef
Worldviews within Terrorism
[edit]The following are common worldviews that have motivated political activists to utilize violence.
- anarchist
- communist
- conservative
- ethnic
- guerrilla
- Islamic Extremism in the United States
- Islamic fundamentalists
- far left
- far right
- Marxist
- militia movement
- militant
- nationalist
- neo-luddite
- neo-Nazi
- New Left
- paramilitary
- rebel
- religious
- resistance movements
- revolutionary
- separatist
- white supremacist
- vigilante
Methods Used in Terrorism
[edit]The following is a list of techniques that have been utilized by politically violent individuals in terrorist attacks.
- agro-terrorism
- arson
- assassination
- bioterrorism
- bombing
- car bombing
- chemical weapons
- cyberterrorism
- dirty bomb
- dry run
- environmental
- firebombing
- food poisoning
- highjacking
- hostage
- individual terror
- insurgency
- kidnapping
- letter bomb
- nuclear
- paper terrorism
- piracy
- proxy bomb
- shooting
- suicide bombing
United States Counter-Terrorism Organizations
[edit]The following is a list of federal organizations in the United States that combat terrorism according to The U.S. Department of State's website [2].
US Department of State
[edit]- Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Bureau of Diplomatic Security
- Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
- Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs
- Bureau of Intelligence and Research
- Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
- Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation
- Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
- Foreign Service Institute
- Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
- United States Mission to the United Nations
Department of Defense
[edit]Department of the Treasury
[edit]Department of Justice
[edit]Department of Homeland Security
[edit]- Coast Guard
- Customs and Border Protection
- Air Forces Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness Directorate
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Transportation Security Administration
- U.S. Secret Service
Other Agencies
[edit]- Central Intelligence Agency
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence
- National Counterterrorism Center
- Agency for International Development
The following are other United States Counter-Terrorism agencies according to various sources.
- Air Force Office of Special Investigations
- Counterintelligence Field Activity
- Defense Criminal Investigative Service
- Diplomatic Security Service
- Naval Criminal Investigative Service
- National Counterterrorism Center (as part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence) [3]
- Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive
- United States Army Counterintelligence
- United States Army Intelligence and Security Command
References
[edit]- ^ Terrorism. Retrieved November 30, 2011 from Dictionary.com: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism
- ^ U.S. Counterterrorism Team. Retrieved December 1, 2011 from U.S. Department of State: http://www.state.gov/s/ct/team/index.htm
- ^ National Counterterrorism Center. Retrieved December 4, 2011 from: National Counterterrorism Center: http://www.nctc.gov