Terrorism

Terrorism

The use of violence and intimidation against innocent civilians in the pursuit of political or religious aims.

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antigen

Law enforcement; Terrorism

A substance which stimulates an immune response by the body. The immune system recognizes such substances as foreign and produces antibodies to fight them.

antitoxin

Law enforcement; Terrorism

An antibody which neutralizes a biological toxin.

Algerian Islamic extremist group which aims to overthrow the secular regime in Algeria and replace it with an Islamic state. The GIA began its violent activities in early 1992 after Algiers voided ...

assassination

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Murder of leadership figures or other prominent people forpolitical purposes.

asymmetric threat

Law enforcement; Terrorism

The use of crude or low-tech methods to attack a superior or more high-tech enemy.

Axis of Evil

Law enforcement; Terrorism

Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as mentioned by President G.W. Bush during his State of the Union speech in 2002 as nations which were a threat to U.S. security due to harboring terrorism.

Camp X-Ray

Law enforcement; Terrorism

The U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which houses al-Qaeda and Taliban prisoners. The legal status of detainees at the camp has been a source of significant controversy which ...