Contributors in Military
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Pakistan
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Muslim nation under the military rule of Pervez Musharraf, who backed the U.S. despite his obvious fear of doing so. While he kept diplomatic ties with the Taliban, he also ...
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Founded in 1979 by Palestinian students in Egypt who had split from the Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood in the Gaza Strip. The founders were influenced by the Islamic revolution in ...
Pentagon
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense. The five-sided building, built in 1943, was one of the targets of September 11. American Airlines Flight 77 was flown into the ...
Philippines
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Home of Abu Sayyaf and of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, both Muslim separatist terrorist organizations. After more than a year as hostages, one U.S. missionary died, and his ...
plague
Law enforcement; Terrorism
The pneumonic plague, which is more likely to be used in connection with terrorism, is naturally carried by rodents and fleas but can be aerosolized and sprayed from crop dusters. ...
political terrorism
Law enforcement; Terrorism
Terrorist acts directed at governments and their agents and motivated by political goals (i.e., national liberation).
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