Terrorism

=Terrorism=

I. What is the history of terrorism?

II. Can it be prevented...Without breaking the law? 1. The use of Intelligence can prevent terrorist acts 2. In order to gain that intelligence agencies may resort to extremes


 * __On a separate document complete the following:__**

1. After the attacks on September 11, 2001 the United States, led by president George Bush, declared a war on terrorism. 2. In order to gain information about possible future attacks methods of retrieving information may have crossed the line and broken international laws such as the Geneva Codes. 3. The two incidents under question are the cases of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

b. Based on this following presentation, did the United States break the Rules of War in their war on terrorism? Geneva Conventions - Rules of War c. Visit the following site and vote. Chime in and see others ideas d. __Explore the following **SITE**__ to answer questions surrounding the use of torture by the United States. The Torture Question - PBS Documentary Question 1 - Can you trust someone giving information under torturous conditions? Question 2 - What is allowed by the rules of interrogation? Questions 3 - What governs against torture? Question 4 - Is Al Qaede and the Taliban covered by international law? Explain Question 5 - Was the United States guilty of anything illegal based on the evidence provided? Question 6 - Is rendition a valid loophole in the system?

After reading the above answer the question: Should we be permitted to torture in order to prevent future attacks?

=War on Terrorism=

Intro to War on Terror



includes Short 9/11 Video and Todd Beamer "Let's Roll" Video

Letter from Donald Rumsfeld to Military Leaders

Questions from the reading

Webquest
 * [|Freedom Fighter or Terrorist?]

=**__Assessment Review Review Section__**=

Who is Yasser Arafat? This Guy? or This Guy?

Click on each of the links connected to Yasser Arafat. Notice the differences. For this reason I will only use Wikipedia to identify individuals as we do not have a textbook to remove bias. We know the issues of using Wikipedia but at least we will have a consistent resource to follow

Your Quiz will ask you to attach context to each of the terms.

Yasser Arafat PLO Black September Munich Olympics Ayatollah Khomeini Anwar Sadat Hezbollah 1983 Beirut Attacks Hamas Irish Republican Army Pol Pot Slobodan Milosevic Nelson Mandela ANC Nazi Party Timothy McVeigh Ted Kaczynski Baruch Goldstein Al-Qaeda Yitzhak Rabin and Yigal Amir TWA Flight 847 Bloody Friday Aum Shinrikyo USS Cole Osama Bin Laden

"Terrorism is aimed at the people watching, rather than at the victims"

__What intelligence agencies work domestically and internationally to collect information important in fighting against terrorism?__

__What financial methods are used to prevent terrorism?__

__Examples of Diplomatic attempts to stop terrorism__
 * Oslo Accords**
 * Good Friday Peace Agreement**

__What Social issues promote terrorism?__

__What does Israel do in order to keep its people safe from terrorism?__

__Connect the defense of civil rights to the war on terrorism.__

__What is "terrorism from above?"__

__What is "terrorism from below?"__

__What is happening in Kashmir and Chechnya?__

__What individuals stand out as modern U.S. terrorists?__

__What does a terrorist look like?__ __Does Terrorism work?__**