FINAL EXAM
QUESTION #1: In what ways does the Jihad Jane case exemplify the charge of “conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization”?
QUESTION #2: How might the Buffalo attack illustrate both leaderless and lone wolf terrorism?
QUESTION #3: Use at least two cases from the McCann readings to illustrate how PCVE practices may have been used to prevent the attacks from happening in the first place.
The idea on my end is that I ask a question about concepts from the readings and lectures and that you then show me that you understand these concepts and can successfully use real-world events to illustrate those concepts. This is not a research paper
I expect 3-4 paragraph answers for each question.
Each 3-4 paragraph answer for each question requires in-text citations from either the lecture, assigned readings, and/or outside sources. These citations are from outside readings printed in peer-reviewed journals, academic presses, or executive-level publications. Law journals do not count.
You are required to use transition words throughout and ensure it flows smoothly.
You are encouraged to utilize the assigned readings listed below:
McCann, Joseph (any edition). Terrorism on American Soil: A Concise History of Plots and Perpetrators from the Famous to the Forgotten. ISBN 13 : 9781591810490
Lecture Video/Transcript (Modules 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, 5, 6, 7)
The Changing Threat Landscape of Terrorism and Violent Extremism, NIJ 2022(Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZXhEdqpANI
Description: This is an online panel of experts on domestic terrorism invited by the National Institute of Justice in January, 20201. It’s really an overview of the current terrorist threat landscape, how it has changed in the last five to ten years, and gives recommendations on how to best address this threat at the local and national levels.
FBI Domestic Terrorism Assessment Oct 2022(PDF)
Description: This is the Congressionally mandated FBI intelligence assessment of domestic terrorism. It was released in October, 2022.
An Assessment of the Second U.S. Government Domestic Terrorism Assessment(LINK) http:// www.lawfareblog.com/assessment-second-us-government-domestic-terrorism-assessment
Description: A summary of the FBI intelligence domestic terrorism assessment. Pay attention to what’s not mentioned in the official report and the changes noted by the FBI in this report from their last domestic terrorism assessment.
Buffalo Attack – the cumulative momentum of far-right terror CTC July 2022(PDF)
Description: A case study that examine the May 2022 extreme far-right live-streamed terrorist attack at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, in which 10 Black Americans were murdered in one of the deadliest racist massacres in recent American history.
Responses to Returning and Repatriating ISIS Affiliates(Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRgRrHFsfZM
Terrorism in America – Ch 6 – 7 (conclusion)…(PDF)
Description: Cite: Ingram, H.J. (2006). Terrorism Prevention in the United States: A Policy Framework for Filling the CVE Void (White paper). George Washington University Program on Extremism. https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs2191/f/TerrorismPreventionPolicyPaper.pdf
The Future of Terrorist De-Radicalization Programs(PDF)
Islamist Terrorism in the US student copy (PDF)
Osama bin Laden’s 1996 Declaration of War Against America (PDF) Read the whole thing. It’s long and tedioius, but if you want to understand the mindset that motivates those in al Qaeda or ISIS this is the place to start.
Wright, “An Examination of Jihadi Recidivism Rates in the US” (PDF) – Wright, CJ. 2019. “An Examination of Jihadi Recidivism Rates in the United States.” West Point, NY: The Countering Terrorism Center at the US Military Academy, CTC Sentinel Vol 12: 10, pgs 26 – 31.
Documentary – Jihad Jane: The Terrorist Next Door(VIDEO) https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHeIn0A4jcM
Women in American Violent Extremism (Daymon and Margolin, 2022)(PDF)
Description: Men vastly outnumber women in the ranks of convicted criminals. The same is true in terrorism. This report compares women’s participation in far-right and salafi-jihadist movements in the United States through the examination of four case studies: the Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers, Al-Qaeda, and the Islamic State. To do so, the authors apply a unique analytical framework that examines three key aspects of women’s participation to
compare similarities and differences.
Cyberterrorism-Four Reasons for Its Absence by Jeppe Jacobsen 2022(PDF)
Description: We hear a lot about cyber-terrorism. This article explains why there are still zero cases of it happening, despite two decades of warnings about it.
David Schanzer: Terrorism as a Tactic (Video):The first lecture is by David Schanzer, of Duke University. You don’t need to watch Juergensmer’s talk, which is the second half, unless it’s just something you find interesting.
McCann “Terrorism on American Soil — Read Introduction” (Link)
Terrorism on American Soil – Google Books
Terrorism in America – Chapter 2 (pdf): This essay by Dr. O’Connor titled “Theories and Causes of Terrorism” is an updated version of Ch. 2 in the Borgeson & Valeri book titled, “The Criminology of Terrorism: Theories and Models”. Used by permission of Dr. O’Connor.
Right Wing and Race 2020 (PowerPoint)
McCann “Terrorism on American Soil — Read Introduction” (Link)
Terrorism on American Soil – Google Books
Prof. Daniel Byman: the Evolution & Threat of the White Power Movement (YouTube Video)
CTC-SENTINEL-jenkins countering domestic political violence (PDF)
This is an introduction to Ku Klux Klan: Its Origin, Growth and Disbandment (Link)
Please read only the 1905 introduction to the book by Professor Walter Fleming. The book was published the same year as the play The Clansman which was the basis of the 1915 epic film, The Birth of a Nation.
Note that Dr. Fleming’s criticism of the book is that it is too harsh on the Klan. 1915 would also mark the beginning of the 2nd Klan era, an era which romanticized Klan activities and downplayed Klan violence.
MacDonald,_Andrew_-_The_Turner_Diaries (PDF)
Please read the first chapter. That should be enough for you to get the gist.
PrairieFire-reprint (PDF document)
Communist Manifesto (PDF document)
Bruce Hoffman: Historic & Contemporary Domestic Terrorism (Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8KIAgeaqnM
CSPAN: Prof. Michael Kenney — Antifa and violent left-wing extremism (Video)
The Growth of Communism in 20th Century Video (2 minutes) (Link) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWaukQVUj2E
FBI Counter-Terror and FALN Puerto Rico Separatists (PDF)
The Danger of Lone Wolf Terrorism (LINK & PDF) https://nation.time.com/2013/02/27/the-danger-of-the-lone-wolf-terrrorist/print/
Liddick Eco-terrorism ch 1 (PDF) Read CHAPTER 1