Deck 15: The Futurewhat Next for Terrorism

Question 1

Many of the young Western jihadists are likely ________ and self recruited without ever having contact with al Qaeda or its affiliates.

A) self-radicalized
B) indoctrinated
C) Inspired
D) Influenced

Answer 1

self-radicalized

Question 2

Who made the following statement, "It is very important to hit the U.S. economy with every available means…it is the base of their power." ?

A) Osama bin Laden
B) Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi
C) Abul Nidal
D) Ayman al-Zawahiri

Answer 2

Osama bin Laden

Question 3

The very first "mission" in the President's Executive Order was to:

A) Retaliate against Saddam Hussein.
B) establish Homeland Security.
C) Search out and capture Osama bin Laden.
D) Attack Afghanistan.

Answer 3

establish Homeland Security.

Question 4

In the ten years since the first Gulf War ended, former Iraqi president/dictator, Saddam Hussein stated that he had always considered himself at war with:

A) Kuwait.
B) The U.N.
C) Europe.
D) America.

Question 5

The July 7 2005 suicide attacks on the London Underground coincided with what major world event taking place in Scotland?

A) Olympic Games 2012 announcement
B) European Summit
C) NATO Summit
D) G8 Summit

Question 6

Bin Laden and a coalition of Islamic militants issued a Fatwa stating "To kill the Americans and their allies, civilian and military is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it, in any Country in which it is possible to be done" Which country was also named in the Fatwa as a "legitimate target"?

A) Great Britain
B) Germany
C) Canada
D) Spain

Question 7

Strong evidence has linked Iraq to a network supporting the ________ group.

A) PLO
B) Al Qaeda
C) Abu Nidal
D) HAMAS

Question 8

Strong evidence links Iraq to providing what kind of support to the families of Palestinian suicide bombers?

A) $25,000
B) Bomb vests
C) Resettlement in Iraq
D) Training in the use of bomb making equipment

Question 9

Who made the following comment, "Chemical and Biological weapons are a poor mans' atomic bombs and can easily be produced. We should at least consider them for our national defense."?

A) Hamid Karzai
B) Osama bin Laden
C) Saddam Hussein
D) Hashemi Rafsanjani

Question 10

This gas is odorless, colorless and attacks the central nervous system. What is it called?

A) Cyanide
B) Tabun
C) Sarin
D) All of the above

Question 11

We have seen the spread of al Qaeda into the Islamic regions of:

A) Europe.
B) Saudi Arabia.
C) The Horn of Africa.
D) North Africa.

Question 12

A U.S. Air Force intelligence reports that suicide bombings have spread worldwide since 1990. Between 1980 and 1990 suicide bombings were only reported in the following three countries:

A) Lebanon, Sri Lanka and Kuwait.
B) Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
C) Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Israel.
D) Syria, Sri Lanka and Kuwait.

Question 13

In August 1994 the French government paid $2 million for captured terrorist Carlos the Jackal. Which country received this payment?

A) Algeria
B) Somalia
C) Ethiopia
D) Sudan

Question 14

Biological weapons are created in naturally occurring organisms that cause diseases. Two of the most common examples are the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, which produces:

A) Vesicants.
B) Vomiting.
C) Blistering.
D) Toxin.

Question 15

As the new millennium approached, the somewhat superstitious fears of a nation became real, when ________ was intercepted entering the United States from Canada.

A) Abu Hamza
B) Ahmed Ressam
C) Mohammad Atta
D) Khalid Sheikh Mohammad

Question 16

There has been much speculation that had Great Britain withdrawn its troops from Iraq the bomb attacks in London in July 2005 could have been averted.

Question 17

The G8 Summit being held in Edinburgh, Scotland in July 2005 was the opportunity for world leaders to consider the UN Resolutions on global terrorism.

Question 18

Canada is not considered an ally in the war on terror and is not involved with supplying troops to Iraq and for that reason Osama Bin Laden has not targeted Canada in any of his Fatwas.

Question 19

There are fears that al Qaeda and others will attack the United States using nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons.

Question 20

The passage of time between attacks by extreme Islamic groups purporting to represent al Qaeda seems to be due in part to the planning that goes into each mission/assault.

Question 21

Suicide as a means to attack an enemy is not a new tactic; it dates back in the modern era to 1881, when a group of Nihilists wielding homemade bombs assassinated Tsar Alexander II in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Question 22

U.S. Air Force intelligence has reported that the use of suicide bombers has declined worldwide since 1990.

Question 23

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair stated to a BBC interviewer that the underlying causes of these attacks (London Underground suicide attacks) were lack of democracy, the Middle East conflict, and poverty.

Question 24

The Baath Party regime of Saddam Hussein gave sanctuary to members of Hezbollah following the hijacking of the Achille Lauro. They remained guests of Saddam Hussein until 2003.

Question 25

terrorist ideology supports a system of beliefs that allows for the devaluation of the lives of innocent victims, in most cases civilian victims of so-called targeted enemy societies.

Question 26

Because suicide attacks are dramatic but often ineffective for a relatively small economic cost, suicide bombings will continue to decrease.

Question 27

Secular terrorists generally regard indiscriminate violence as moral, justifiable and productive.

Question 28

A 2004 report by the British Government Home Office Department detailed that 13% of British Muslims believed that suicide attacks against western targets were justified.

Question 29

Palestinian suicide bombers generally conducted attacks against "soft" targets such as clubs and restaurants or "lightly hardened" targets such as military check points.

Question 30

During the Western hostages saga in Lebanon (1984-92) 90% of those held were eventually murdered by means of beheading, by their captors.