TERRORISM

TERRORISM IN LATE 20TH CENTURY

DECEMBER 21ST 1988

• Bombing of pan am flight over Scotland
• Killed 270 people

APRIL 19, 1995

• Car Bombing of federal building in Oklahoma city
• Killing 168

AUGUST 7, 1998

• Bombing of U.S, Kenyan, And Tanzanian Embassy
• Injuring 5,000 killed 190

9/11 ATTACKS

SEPTEMBER 11 2001

• Al-Qaeda supporters hijacked united And American Airlines
• Two planes crashed into the twin towers
• One crashed into the pentagon
• One flailed attack, plane crashed in pennsivania
• Over 3,000 deaths

TERRORISM SPONSORS

AL-QAEDA

• Responsible for 9/11
• Lead by osama bin Laden
• Muslim extremists fighting holy wars
• Number of people amd buisnesses in support is unknown

STATES THAT SUPPORT TERRORISM

LIBYA

• Goverment hired people to plant bombs on planes
• Attacked planes near there territory without cause
• 2003 officially declared to no longern sponsor terrorism
• UN no longer considers them a threat

AFGHANISTAN

• Allowing osama bin laden live in the country
• Taliban restricted rights and supported holy wars

IRAQ

• Went to war with the united ststes in 2003
• U.S suspected them of have WMDs
• Operation dessert storm to remove the undemocratic preidence