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Antiterrorism Advisory Council - PA Introduction May 19th 2010 DoD HAZMAT Conference, 2010 20092008Intelligence Specialist, U.S. 20052007Attorney’s2006 Office Government contracting st 21 CeCenturyntury Theological Training Terrorism: Private industry History, Perspective, Development US2010… Army, Military ? Intelligence John Marsh Intelligence Specialist US Attorney’s Office – Middle District of Pennsylvania (717) 221-4482 The Overall Classification of this Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED 1 2 One Analyst’s View Road Map Terrorism in the In The follow presents the opinions of the speaker and does not necessarily represent the views of the US History, in the USA Attorney, the FBI, or the Department of Justice. Understand the ‘Self censorship and political correctness Misunderstandings will destroy our ability to discuss issues critical to our survival’ “Thoughts” Bernard Lewis, author of Crisis in Islam, Princeton University, professor emeritus of ME history 3 4 Defining Terrorism: USA PATRIOT Act [An] act of terrorism means any activity that (A) involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; and (B) appears to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by TERRORISM intimidation or coercion; or IN HISTORY (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by IN THE US assassination or kidnapping. Title VIII, Section 802 of the USA PATRIOT Act 5 6 1 Terrorism in History XXI st Century Global, Transnational Origins Modern ‘50’s Non-State ‘‘ 770s 0 s Pre-Modern Terrorism Terror International Ist Cent XVIIIst Cent XXst Cent XXst Cent 9/11/2001 Scarii (dagger) - Fr. Revolution Non-state International Jews killing Reign of actors – PLO-plane Roman occupiers Terror to Nationalism hijacking No Longer One-on-One/Few transform IRA Black Sept st XI+ Cent monarchy. PKK -70 Munich Threat of WMD… Olympics Destructive Potential of ‘ashhashin Violence will Tamil Tigers Muslim - WMD usher in a assassins usher in a Suicide Hijacking/ Access to WMD better system bomber hostage 7 8 Philadelphia’s Own – Jihad Jane Millions Colleen R. LaRose Threat: Charged with Internet Vastly recruiting of jihadist fighters Women with passports and arithmic Scale) Scale) arithmic g increased the ability tor travel around 20th Europe Recruiting for violent attacks Deaths (Lo Century and murders overseas Lethality Related arrests in Ireland -Ones -Ones Century 9 10 Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Domestic/International Mexican Drug Cartels Natanz, Iran Trans-national violence – Terrorism? 11 12 2 Homegrown Jihadis 20022002--20092009 8 Find the Terrorist 2002-2008 2009 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 Inescapable Facts: 1. All Say they are Muslim 1. US Citizens or long- 2. All believe they are termsacting asresidents followers 2. Increasingof the true activity Islam 30 APR 10: Wesam el‐Hanafi and Sabirhan Hasanoff, US Citizens and New York residents, 1 May 2010 New York's Times Square were charged with providing material evacuated after the discovery of a car support to Al Qaeda between 2007 and 2010. bomb. Faisal Shahzad confesses. 13 14 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Find the Terrorist Committed Attack US Citizen U.S. Army Recruiting Station, Little Rock, AR (U) What’s been reported in the news: - (U) Abdulhakim Mujahid MUHAMED (formerly Carlos BLEDSOE) - (U) Killed 1 U.S. Army Soldier, wounded 1 - (U) 1 June 2009 - (U) Little Rock Recruiting Station - (U) Lone O ffender - (U) Trip to Yemen and detained ARKANSAS YEMEN 15 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 16 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FBI Disrupted Virginia Attack FBI Disrupted New York Attack Against Quantico VA, Marine Corps Base Resident US Citizen Alien (U) What’s been reported in the news: (U) What’s been reported in the news: - (U) Daniel Patrick BOYDet Al (total 7 co-conspirators) - (U) Najibullah ZAZI; Muhamed Wali ZAZI; Ahmed Wais AFZALI - (U) 27 July 2009 - (U) charged with making false/fraudulent statement - (U) Quantico VA - (U) 14 September 2009 - (U) Charges: - (U) New York City - Consppypiracy to provide material supp ort to terrorists - (U) Triacetone Triporoxide (()TATP) - Conspiracy to murder, kidnap, maim and injure - (U) London 2007 - Receiving firearm through interstate commerce - (U) Sauerland 2007 - possession of firearm in furtherance of crime of violence - (U) Barcelona 2008 - knowing sale of firearm to convicted felon - 2 counts false statement - (U) Legal Resident, Childhood in New York - (U) All USPER except one Kosovo born legal resident KOSOVO - (U) Trip to Pakistan from AUG 08 to JAN 09 PAKISTAN VIRGINIA - (U) Terror Training Camps Pakistan/Afghanistan early 1990’s Peshwar and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) PAKISTAN - (U) Fought in Afghanistan 1992 NORTH CAROLINA AFGHANISTAN - (U) 3 E-mail accounts - (U) Travel to Gaza ‘06, Israel ‘06 and ’07 in attempt to fight jihad ISRAEL - (U) Travel to Kosovo ‘08 to fight jihad - (U) Laptop, Web Searches - (U) Conducted tactics and weapons training on private property UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 17 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 18 3 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FBI Disrupted Dallas Attack Jihad Recruiting Resident Against Financial Comerce Building Minneapolis Minnesota Alien US Citizen (U) What’s been reported in the news: (U) What’s been reported in the news: - (U) Hosam Maher SMADI - (U) Salah Osman Ahmed - (U) Attempt to use a Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) - (U) Kamal Hassan, - (U) 24 September 2009 - (U) Abdifatah Yusuf Isse - (U) Fountain Place Building, Dallas TX - (U) False Statements to FBI, Material Support - (U) C ar Bomb ( VBIED) - (U) 13 JJyuly 2009, 12 August 2009 - (U) Jordanian, Legal Resident Alien - (U) Traveled to Dubai, Kenya to join Jihad in Somalia - (U) Trained with Al Shabaab (the Youth) - (U) his “…dream is to support Islam and…Sheik Usama...”(Usama Bin Laden) - (U) Smadi selected the target, and method JORDAN MINNESOTA SOMALIA UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 19 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 20 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FBI Disrupted Boston Cell MAJ Nidal Hasan US Citizen Assault on a shopping mall US Citizen Ft. Hood, TX attack (U) What’s been reported in the news: (U) What’s been reported: - (U) Tarek Mehanna (and others) - (U) MAJ Hasan, US Army psychiatrist - (U) Allegedly planned to purchase weapons to attack shopping mall - (U) Nov 5, 2009 handgun attack killed 14, wounded 30 - (U) Allegedly attempted to radicalize others - (U) Communicated with know radical imam & - (U) Attempted to travel to middle east 2004 al-Qaeda recruiter - (U) Previous case of ly ing to Federal Ag ent in J anuary - (U) Briefing in 2007 disturbed militaryyp contemporaries - (U) One alleged co-conspirator in Syria - (U) Behavior just prior to NOV 5th attack followed pattern of jihadi suicide attackers - (U) Allegedly shouted “Allu Akbar”, a jihadi battle cry during the attack SYRIA ARKANSAS Iraq Ft Hood, TX Anwar al-Awlaki UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 21 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 22 Homegrown Jihadis 20022002--20092009 8 2002-2008 2009 2 1 1 1 3 2 0 Two Inescapable Facts: 1. All Say they are Muslim Understand the 2. All believe they are Misunderstandings acting as followers of the true Islam 30 APR 10: Wesam el‐Hanafi and Sabirhan Hasanoff, US Citizens and New York residents, 1 May 2010 New York's Times Square were charged with providing material evacuated after the discovery of a car support to Al Qaeda between 2007 and 2010. bomb. Faisal Shahzad confesses. 23 24 4 No one wants to look like an idiot… Sun Tzu, The Art of War If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles; If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat; If you know neither the enemy nor yourself you will succumb in every battle. 400 BC 25 26 Road Map: Misunderstandings 1. Nature of Islam (the religion) 11.. NATURE OF ISLAM (THE RELIGION) 2. Nature of Muslims Nature of Muslims (the people) (the people) NtNature o fthCf the Con flitflict Start of the Conflict 3. Nature of the Conflict Who is the Enemy 4. Start of the Conflict 5. Who is the Enemy? 27 28 Disclaimer 1: Difference Between Ideas & Individuals TO UNDERSTAND Our heritage holds that… ISLAMIST TERRORISM, اﺳﻼم WE NEED TO It is permissible to UNDERSTAND ISLAM. critique the truth claims (IDEAS) of a Islam = religion or religious “Submission” ideology. The Religion 29 30 5 Disclaimer 1: Difference Between Ideas & Individuals Antiterrorism Advisory Council - PA Our heritage holds that… History of Islam INDIVIDUALS have a right under law to their “Classical View” individual beliefs and Muslim = “One the public critique avoids criticizing who submits” individuals. The Person 31 The Overall Classification of this Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED 32 AntiterrorismIslam’s Advisory Foundation: Council - PA Muhammad and Islam’s Early History Muhammad – birth and early life - Born in 570 A.D. 1. Mohammad (HdithHadithss,, S)Sunna) -Orphan 22.. Qur’an (Koran) - Caravan merchant - Married Khadijah The Overall Classification of this Briefing is: UNCLASSIFIED 33 34 Muhammad and Islam’s Muhammad and Islam’s Early History Early History Muhammad’s beginnings as a prophet Muhammad Actions (Repeat) - Deeply affected by social situation in Mecca - Established leadership of “umma“umma”” - Reflective nature -UiUnion o f Sta te+Religion - Angelic visitation at age 4040;; “Repeat” Surah Al-Alaq (96) 1-5 -Base of Power Increased - Frightened, bewildered, reluctant; Proclaim in the name of thy Lord and - Initiated military conquests ….reassured byCherisher Khadijah WhoSurah created At-Tur Created (52) 29 -Consolidated Muslim rule over Prophet’s “Choices” -‘ …a prophet to theman outArabs?’ of a clotTherefore of congealed proclaim blood thou the praises the rest of Arabia 1.
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