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__International Terrorist Group-Al Qaeda__

The principal goal is to drive out Americans and American influence out of Muslim Nations especially Saudi Arabia.They also want to destroy Israel and topple pro-Western dictatorships around the Middle East .According to Bin Laden,an objective is to wage Holy War against the US. The reason we've been a target of this group is because they don't like our freedoms and they don't like our presence in Saudi Arabia. Religion plays an important part in this group because the believe Allah-their God- is on their side.They also want to turn the world into an "Islamic State".

__International Terrorist Group- GIA(Groupe Islamique Arme)__ Their goal is to raise the secular Algerian government,and in its place,establish a Muslim state ruled by Islamic Law. The reason we've been a target of this group is because it remains designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. They have also joined their sister organization,Al-Qaeda. Their religion helps with spawning organizations because they target Jews,Christians and moderate Muslims.

__International Terrorist Group-GSPC(The Salafist Group for Call and Combat)__ Their goals include recruiting and other support for al Qaeda operations in Europe. Also, they want efforts to topple Algeria's secular government and to organize high-profile attacks against Western interests on the continent. The reason we're a target,is because they have tried to blow up our U.S embassies in Paris and Rome. Religion plays an important part because they also want to make Islam the main religion in the World.

__Domestic Terrorist Group- Ku Klux Klan-__ The goals of the Ku Klux Klan is to oppose any social change and race other than the "White Race." The Ku Klux Klan uses the media and public to gain social attention. They hold public rallies and protests against social change in their community. The original madate, to reverse the equality granted African Americans after the civil war has expanded as the social demographics of the United States have changed. The Ku Klux Klan also opposes civil rights for Jews, gays, Catholics, and other ethnic religious groups.



__Domestic Terrorist Group-Army of God-__ An Anti-Abortion organization that sanctions the use of force to combat abortion in the United States. It is an underground network of domestic terrorists who believed that the use of violence is appropriate and acceptable as a means to end abortion. In letters sent to the media, the army of god claimed responsibility for the bombing of an abortion clinic and a gay bar in Atlanta, Gerogia. Eric Robert Rudolph was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list prior to his capture in May 2003. He pled guilty to these crimes.

__International Terrorist Group- FARC__-This is an organization that uses kiddnapping,extortion,rape etc to show their feelings against Colombian economic, politcal and military targets. They target the US because of our support in the Colombian Government. There is no religion associated with this group,but they support Marxist origins and goals.

__International Terrorist Group-The Partisans’ League__- Their goals included overthrow of the Lebanese government and thwart anti-Islamic influences in Lebanon. They are a threat because they adhere to **extremist** interpretation of Islam. They use religion for their spawn because they believe Islam justifies the use of violence against civilian targets.


 * __ DomesticTerrorist-Nidal Malik Hasan- __**United States Army officer and sole accused in the November 5, 2009, Fort Hood shooting, which occurred less than a month before he would have deployed to Afghanistan . He reportedly shouted "// Allahu Akbar //!" ("God is greatest") and opened fire in the Soldier Readiness Center of Fort Hood , located just outside Killeen, Texas , killing 13 people and wounding 29 others in the worst shooting ever to take place on an American military base. investigators in the FBI and U.S. Army determined that Hasan acted alone and as of yet have found no evidence of links to terrorist groups. They are satisfied that his communications with Awlaki, targeted in 2010 as a dangerous Al Qaeda leader, posed no threat at the time. In one of the e-mails, Hasan wrote al-Awlaki: "I can't wait to join you" in the afterlife. Hasan also asked al-Awlaki when //jihad// is appropriate, and whether it is permissible if innocents are killed in a suicide attack. Prior to the incident, Hasan told a local store owner that he was stressed about his imminent deployment to Afghanistan since he might then have to fight or kill fellow Muslims.



__Domestic Terrorist- Andrew Joseph Stack-__ The 2010 Austin suicide attack occurred on 18 February 2010, when Andrew Joseph Stack III, flying his Piper Dakota crashed into Building I of the Echelon office complex in Austin, Texas, United States, killing himself and Internal Revenue Service manager Vernon Hunter. Thirteen others were injured, two seriously. Prior to the crash, Stack had posted a suicide note dated 18 February 2010 to his business website. In the suicide note, he begins by expressing displeasure with the government, the bailout of financial institutions, politicians, the conglomerate companies of General Motors , Enron and Arthur Andersen , unions , drug and health care insurance companies , and the Catholic Church.



__Questions__ 1. Why do you think the U.S. is the major target for terrorist groups? I believe that the U.S. is a superpower and other countries know that so that's why they target us because they may not want us to be the biggest superpower. 2. Do you think that terrorism should be a main topic in the next election? Yes, because this is on everyone's minds and it is very important because it affects our nation's security.