ABSTRACT
The threat posed by international terrorism, and in particular from al Qaeda and related groups, continues to be the gravest we face.
FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III Testimony before the Senate Committee on Intelligence, February 16, 2005
Chapter objectives:
• Gain an understanding of the concept of international terrorism • Examine historical and modern facets of international terrorism • Identify terrorist groups that endanger the United States
The decade between 2001 and 2011 has been a remarkable time in world history. On September 11, 2001, the world’s unquestioned superpower experienced a series of attacks by a stateless agent. These attacks ignited a response that has resulted in billions of dollars expended, thousands of lives lost, countless injured, national governments changing, and a physical and psychological clash of cultures that continues to this day.
