TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
INFORMATION SHEET 1-05-1 (continued)
(3) The U.S. Department of State designates a number of
organizations as terrorist groups, including:
(a) National Liberation Army: Columbia
(b) Palestinian Islamic Jihad Faction: Israel, Syria,
Lebanon
(c) Palestine Liberation Front Faction: Iraq, Lebanon
(d) Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine:
Israel, Syria, and Lebanon
(e) Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party/Front: Turkey
(f) Al Qáida (established by Osama bin Laden): Worldwide
(g) Armed Islamic Group: Algeria, Mali, Mauritania,
Niger, and Europe
(h) Al-Jihad: Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon,
United Kingdom, and Yemen
2. Definitions of Terrorism-Related Terms
a. Terrorism
(1) The use of violence, or threat of violence, in an attempt
to intimidate governments or societies.
(2) Accomplished to obtain the following goals:
(a) Political
(b) Religious
(c) Ideological
(3) Terrorist acts are often deliberately spectacular, designed
to rattle and influence a wide audience, beyond the victims
of the violence itself.
b. Antiterrorism--Defensive measures used to reduce the
vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorists attacks.
c. Force protection--Measures taken to prevent or lessen terrorist
actions directed toward DoD:
(1) Personnel (military and civilian) and their families.
(2) Facilities
(3) Equipment
(4) Critical information
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