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Previous Occurrences
No previous terrorist or agro-terrorism events have been noted in the planning area. However,
there are sympathies for terrorist groups.
Extent
• January 2009, according to the Kansas City Tribune, a chapter of the Muslin American
Society (MAS-KC), held a rally in support of Hamas, a group that the United States has
cited as being a terrorist group.
• 1989 at a Kansas City auditorium, a masked man described in Arabic the ‘oceans of
blood’ spilled in Hamas’ armed attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians, thanking two
nonprofit organizations for being allies.
• May 2005, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross stated in an interview in The Weekly Standard
that, “MAS is a U.S. front group for the Muslim Brotherhood, which was a claim
supported by a Chicago Tribune story that ran in 2004. Their goal is to see sharia law
as the law of the United States. In 2007 MAS’s ties to the Brotherhood were confirmed
as reported by the Investigative Project on Terrorism.
While there have not been any terrorist events in the planning area, should a worse case
scenario occur the planning committee has determined that extent could potentially be
Catastrophic. Event could result in multiple deaths, a complete shutdown of facilities for more
than 30 days, and more than 50% of property could be severely damaged.
Probability of Future Events
Region L could potentially be attractive to a Terrorist Cell due to its central location in the United
States, its large population base, and the transportation nodes. It is also an area that is full of
historical and cultural buildings, with a military presence. Based on the three historical events,
of which none were violent, the probability of this hazard affecting the planning area with the
next 10 years is “Unlikely”.
Impact and Vulnerability
The impact to the planning area could potentially include all infrastructure, critical facilities,
crops, humans and animals. The degree of impact would be directly related to the type of
incident and the target. Potential losses could include cost of repair or replacement of damaged
facilities, lost economic opportunities for businesses, loss of human life, injuries to persons, loss
of food supplies, disruption of the food supply chain, and immediate damage to the surrounding
environment. Secondary effects of infrastructure failure could include public safety hazards,
spread of disease, increased morbidity and mortality among the local and distant populations,
public panic and long-lasting damage to the environment. Terrorism events are rare
occurrences and specific amounts of estimated losses for previous occurrences are not
available due to the complexity and multiple variables associated with these types of hazards.
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