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33 Cards in this Set
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Al Queda
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organized by Osama Bin Laden in the aftermath of the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan
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Ammonium Nitrate and Fuel Oil Explosives
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A powerful explosive compound made from ingredients easily obtained from fertilizers and common gasoline
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Richard Baumhammer
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racial supremist influenced by neo-nazi ideology who shot to death five people near Pittsburgh, Penn. Politically motivated lone wolf attacks
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Collateral Damage
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A term to descibe unintended casualties. Usually applied to civilians who have been mistankenly killed
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Crucifixion
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Department of Homeland Security
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Extremism
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Political opinions that are intolerant toward opposing interests and divergent opinions. It is the foundation for political violence
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jus ad bellum
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Correct conditions for waging war. An element of the Just War Doctrine
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jus in bello
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One's correct behavior while waging war. An element of the Just War Doctrine
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Just War Doctrine
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A moral and eithical doctrine that raises the questions of whether one can ethically attack an opponent, how one can justifiably defend oneself, and what types of force are morrally acceptable in either context. Who can morally be defined as an enemy and what kinds of targets may be morally attacked
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Theodore "Ted" Kazzynski
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The UNABOMBER of the United States
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komiteh
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Revolutionary tribunals established after the Islamic Revolution in Iran
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Luddites
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A movement of English workers during the early 1800's who objected the social and economic transformations of the Industrial Revolution.
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mala in se
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An act designated as a crime that is fundamentally evil, such as murder and rape
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mala prohibita
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An act designated as a crime that is not fundamentally evil, such as prostitution and gambling
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Timothy McVeigh
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A member of the Patriot movement and advocate of racial supremacy. Responsible for constructing and detonating an ANFO bomb that destroyed a federal building in Oklahoma City. 168 people were killed
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Zacarias Moussaoui
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Suspect member of the cell that carried out the September 11th attacks
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Operation Iraqi Freedom
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US led invasion of Iraq in March of 2003
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People's Will
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A 19th century terrorist group in Russia
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Regicide
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The killing of kings
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UNABOM
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Ramzi Yousef
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Mastermind behind the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. Case study of high degree criminal skill
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Zealots
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Hebrew rebels who uncompromisingly opposed Roman rule in ancient Palestine
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Reign of Terror
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A period during the French Revolution when the new republic violently pruged those who were thought to be a threat to the prevailing ideals of the revolution. 'Terrorism" was considered to be necessary and progressive revolutionary tactic
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Revolutionary Tribunal
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The Revolutionary Court established during the French Revolution
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Saint Augustine
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sicarii
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Zealot rebels who opposed Roman rule. Named for the curved dagger, or sica, that was a preferred weapon
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Soft Target
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Civilian and other underfended targets that are esily victimized by terrorists
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Stuggle Meetings
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Revolutionary rallies held during the Chinese Revolution.
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Role of Symbolism
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The symbolic value represented by a victim is a fundamental consideration in the selection of targets by terrorists
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Terrorism
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A premeditated and unlawful act in which groups or agents of some principal engage in a threatened or actual use of force or violence against human or property targets. (there are more than 100 definitions)
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Total War
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The unrestrained use of force against a broad selection of targets to utterly defeat an enemy
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WHAT CONCEPT IS USED TO JUSTIFY MEASURES NOT FORBIDDEN BY LAW NEEDED TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY
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MILITARY NECESSITY
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