TERRORISM 98 - FBI

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● Domestic terrorism is the unlawful use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States or Puerto Rico without foreign direction committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or social objectives ● International terrorism involves violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or any state. These acts appear to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion, or affect the conduct of a government by assassination or kidnapping. International terrorist acts occur outside the United States, or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to coerce or intimidate, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum. THE FBI DIVIDES TERRORIST-RELATED ACTIVITY INTO THREE CATEGORIES: ● A terrorist incident is a violent act or an act dangerous to human life, in violation of the criminal laws of the United States, or of any state, to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof. ● A suspected terrorist incident is a potential act of terrorism to which responsibility cannot be attributed at the time to a known or suspected terrorist group or individual. ● A terrorism prevention is a documented instance in which a violent act by a known or suspected terrorist group or individual with the means and a proven propensity for violence is successfully interdicted through investigative activity. NOTE The FBI investigates terrorism-related matters without regard to race, religion, national origin, or gender. Reference to individual members of any political, ethnic, or religious group in this report is not meant to imply that all members of that group are terrorists. Terrorists represent a small criminal minority in any larger social context. Cover: Arson fire at the Vail Mountain ski resort, Vail, Colorado, October 19, 1998. Photograph courtesy of Mark Mobley, Vail Fire Department. ii
TABLE of CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION: TERRORISM IN THE UNITED STATES: 1998 3 1998 IN REVIEW 3 TERRORIST INCIDENTS 5 PREVENTIONS 8 SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 18 IN-FOCUS 12 RESPONDING TO THE WMD THREAT 15 EXTRATERRITORIAL INVESTIGATIONS 17 PROTECTING CRITICAL NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURES 19 SAFEGUARDING U.S. MILITARY POSTS 22 CONCLUSION 23 APPENDIX: CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF INCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 1990-1998 TERRORISM IN THE UNITED STATES 1998 29 iii
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