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16 Cards in this Set
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Killing of prominent persons and symbolic enemies |
Assassination |
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Attract publicity, Extract revenge, Cause a government to overreact, Demonstrate the group's power |
Terrorist Objectives |
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An overt seizure of one or more individuals with the intent of gaining publicity or other concessions in return |
Hostage Taking |
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A covert seizure of one or more specific persons in order to extract specific demands |
Kidnapping |
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Carried out to produce a spectacular hostage situation |
Hijacking |
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Usually involves a building or object that has value in the eyes of the audience |
Seizure |
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Terrorist tactic with the objective of demonstrating how vulnerable society is to terrorist actions, especially industrialized societies. |
Sabotage |
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Non-State-Supported, State-Supported, State-Directed |
Categories of Terrorist Groups |
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The organization of terrorist groups is usually ____; with each cell relatively isolated and performing specific functions such as intelligence gathering or logistics operations |
Cellular |
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Large terrorist groups = Members #? Small terrorists groups = Members #? |
100, 50 |
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The active, operational cadre are the doers |
The men and women who carry out terrorist attacks and train others |
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Assist terrorists by providing money, intelligence, legal or medical services, and/or safe houses. |
Active Supporters |
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People who are sympathetic to the terrorists group's cause |
Passive Supporter |
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Ideologically inspired individuals that believe their cause is worthy enough to promote by any means, including terrorism |
Crusader |
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Commit terrorists acts for personal gain, rather than ideology |
Criminals or professionals |
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People who commit terrorists acts that believe that they have some special mandate from a deity; often used as suicide bombers. |
Emotionally or mentally disturbed people |
