SOS-440: TERRORISM

Module 5—Domestic and Anti-U.S. Terrorism: Targeting America

OBJECTIVES
After successfully completing Module 5, you should be able to:

?    Identify terrorist entities that have targeted the U.S.
?    Construct a pattern describing the growing global hostility towards the U.S.
?    Analyze the anti-American Islamic rage.
?    Evaluate September 11, 2001, with a greater contextual clarity.
?    Apply an assumption or hypothesis from the readings thus far to help explain any case study involving anti-U.S. terrorism.

STUDY MATERIALS
Textbook Readings

?    Martha Crenshaw, “Why Is America the Primary Target? Terrorism As Globalized Civil War,” in Kegley, The New Global Terrorism: Characteristics, Causes, Controls, pp. 160–172.

?    Bernard Lewis, “The Roots of Muslim Rage,” in Kegley, The New Global Terrorism: Characteristics, Causes, Controls, pp. 194–201.

?    Mahan and Griset, Terrorism in Perspective, Chapter 4: “Terrorist Tactics Around the Globe.”

?    Jessica Stern,”The Ultimate Organization: Networks, Franchises, and Freelancers,”
The Ultimate Organization

Suggested Website

?    Abdel Mahdi Abdallah, “Causes of Anti-Americanism in the Arab World…”

ACTIVITIES
Module 5 has two activities. Please consult the course Calendar for the due dates.

Discussion Forum 5
In Discussion Forum 5, post your response to the following discussion topic. Reply to at least two classmates’ responses by the date indicated in the course Calendar.

?    State and explain the main thrust in Bernard Lewis’ article.

Written Assignment 3
Analyze the plausibility—if there can be any—of the contention that there might have been a certain justification for the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the United States. In your essay, compose an argument for or against an alleged pattern of American wrongdoing that could possibly merit such an attack. Whatever your position, support it with one theoretical assumption or hypothesis from the readings to date. Your answer should not exceed 500 words (about two double-spaced, typed pages).

Terrorism
the essay question is : what does none state terrorism achieve ?
instructions for answering the question:
avoid being descritive and sythensis exsisting literature and information to back
the argument .
Highly analytical /perseuasive argument .
Include literature overview for the none state terrorisim definition .
3570 words excluding references .
Answer the question directly ( do not change the question ; answer it as it is )
Will send in scanned document for the suggested references( encourged to go beyond the list though ) .
The usage of primary sources .

Terrorism
the essay question is : what does none state terrorism achieve ?
instructions for answering the question:
avoid being descritive and sythensis exsisting literature and information to back
the argument .
Highly analytical /perseuasive argument .
Include literature overview for the none state terrorisim definition .
3570 words excluding references .
Answer the question directly ( do not change the question ; answer it as it is )
Will send in scanned document for the suggested references( encourged to go beyond the list though ) .
The usage of primary sources .