Domestic terrorism is a phrase used to describe some acts of political violence within a state that are carried out or commissioned by forces inside or originating from that state, as opposed to external attacks. It has been suggested that Demographics of terrorism be merged into this article or section. ... Few words are as politically or emotionally charged as terrorism. ... International conventions on terrorism set out obligations of states in respect to defining international counter terrorist offences, prosecuting individuals suspected of such offences, extraditing such persons upon request, and providing mutual legal assistance upon request. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... This page is for organizations only. ... The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered terrorism. ... Nationalist terrorism is a form of terrorism through which participants attempt to form an independent state against what they consider an occupying, imperial, or otherwise illegitimate state. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Religious violence. ... Left-wing terrorism may be defined as violence committed by groups or individuals on the political left in order to achieve a political goal through the creation of fear. ... Right-wing terrorism is violence intended to intimidate perceived threats or enemies of traditional values or political right power structures. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... State terrorism is a controversial term that is separate from the more common term state sponsored terrorism. ... Ethnically-motivated terrorism (also Ethnic terrorism or racial terrorism) involves frequent attacks on foreign-born immigrants and ethnic minorities, motivated by racism and xenophobic hatred. ... Narcoterrorism is a term coined by former President Belaunde Terry of Peru in 1983 when describing terrorist-type attacks against his nations anti-narcotics police. ... The heyday of anarchist terrorism was from the 1870s to the 1920s. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Terrorism. ... The term eco-terrorism is a neologism which has been used to describe threats and acts of violence (both against people and against property), sabotage, vandalism, property damage and intimidation committed in the name of environmentalism. ... Aircraft hijacking (also known as Skyjacking) is the take-over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. ... It has been suggested that Targeted killing be merged into this article or section. ... IED is also an abbreviation for Intelligent Electronic Device A large cache of munitions found in Afghanistan in 2004. ... A car bomb is an improvised explosive device that is placed in a car or truck and is intended to be exploded while there. ... A suicide bombing is an attack using a bomb in which the individual(s) carrying the explosive materials composing the bomb intend(s) and expect(s) to die upon detonation (see suicide). ... Bioterrorism is terrorism using germ warfare, an intentional human release of a naturally-occurring or human-modified toxin or biological agent. ... Nuclear terrorism can be used to describe any of the following terrorist assaults: Use of nuclear weapons against a civilian target Use of a radiological weapon or dirty bomb against a civilian target An attack against a nuclear power plant Some believe that no such act has ever taken place. ... Cyber-terrorism is the use of computers and information technology, particularly the Internet to cause harm of severe disruption with the aim of advancing the attackers own political goals. ... A terrorist front organization is created to conceal activities or provide logistical or financial support to the illegal activities. ... Lone-wolf terrorism takes place outside a command structure and may be unaccountable to the claimed collective cause of a group. ... Violence refers to acts —typically connotative with aggressive and criminal behaviour —which intend to cause or is causing of injury to persons, animals, or (in limited cases) property. ... A state is an organized political community, occupying a territory, and possessing internal and external sovereignty, which successfully claims the monopoly of the use of force. ...

Examples of recent domestic terrorism are the Oklahoma City bombing, the Atlanta Olympics pipebombing, the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, and David Copeland's nailbombing campaign against ethnic minorities and gays in London. Older examples are the Gunpowder Plot, the Haymarket Square bombing, and Harper's Ferry. Damage to the Murrah building before cleanup began. ... Shrapnel mark on Olympic Park sculpture. ... The Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, usually referred to in the Japanese media as the 地下鉄サリン事件 (chikatetsu sarin jiken subway sarin incident) was an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated by members of the religious group Aum Shinrikyo on March 20, 1995. ... David Copeland David John Copeland (born May 15, 1976) is a former member of the British neo-Nazi National Socialist Movement who became known as the London nailbomber after a 12-day bombing campaign in April 1999 aimed at Londons black, Asian, and gay communities. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... A contemporary sketch of the conspirators The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a desperate but failed attempt by a group of provincial English Catholic extremists to kill King James I of England, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy in one attack by blowing up the Houses of Parliament... The Haymarket Riot on 4 May 1886 in Chicago, Illinois is the origin of international May Day observances and in popular literature inspired the caricature of a bomb-throwing anarchist. ... John Browns Oath Engraving from daguerreotype by Augustus Washington, ca. ...

Domestic terrorism was considered rare in the United States, by those who do not its history well. The revelation that the attack had been carried out by an American came as a shock to the country and the rest of the world, and served as an embarrassment to some sections of the news media. News media satellite up-link trucks and photojournalists gathered outside the Prudential Financial headquarters in Newark, New Jersey in August, 2004 following the announcement of evidence of a terrorist threat to it and to buildings in New York City. ...

As a result, the Oklahoma City bombing was at first thought by some journalists to be the work of external actors, possibly from the Middle East. In reality there have been even worse and more deadly acts of domestic terrorism since at least the 19th century, listed below in descending order (from the most-known deaths to the least-known deaths): Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

1) The Civil War Draft Riots (1863) -- the worst riots in American history; by far outstripping anything in the more famous riots in Oakland, Watts, Attica, etc., with hundreds dead, maimed and injured. It was suspected of having been pre-planned (premeditated) for the purpose of gaining more political power in NYC from the Protestants who then ran the city. The New York Draft Riots (New York City, July 13 - July 17, 1863) began as protests against President Abraham Lincolns Enrollment Act of Conscription drafting men to fight in the ongoing United States Civil War. ... New York, New York redirects here. ...

2) The attack on the Oklahoma City Federal Building by Timothy McVeigh, an Irish-American Catholic from upstate New York, near Buffalo. His known convicted associate Terry Nichols was not Catholic, nor was Nichols sentenced to death. No other suspected or convicted participants were sentenced to death either. Many said that McVeigh was executed to ensure his silence about the whole matter. There do not appear to be any sectarian motives, but it should be pointed out that the Oklahoma City (a city to which McVeigh had no known connections) building had scarcely any Catholics, while New York and Boston would have been quite the opposite. But probably Oklahoma City was chosen for having the laxest security. Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... Timothy McVeighs police mug shot Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001), considered by the FBI an American domestic terrorist, was executed for his part in the April 19, 1995, Oklahoma City bombing. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: Buffalo, NY Location Location of Buffalo in New York State Government County Erie County Mayor Byron Brown Geographical characteristics Area Total 136. ...

3) (As per New York Daily News, October 5, 2005, A Justice Story): The bombing of the Los Angeles Times on October 1, 1910, which killed 21 people. Some of the involved were not Irish, but anarchists of Eastern European or Jewish descent. However, the brains of this crime were John and Jim McNamara, two Irish-American brothers, who wanted to "unionize" the paper, and who were only caught after a dogged, relentless search by a private investigator using his own funds. Samuel Gompers tearfully insisted that no one associated with the labour movement could have done such a thing. The McNamara brothers were defended by Clarence Darrow, who soon realized they were guilty. They were amazingly lucky that Darrow convinced the judge to allow them to withdraw their "not guilty" pleas, and to find a jury open-minded enough to not automatically sentence them to death. Jim got life in jail for having planted the bomb, and elder brother, John, got 15 years imprisonment. Darrow never again represented organized labor. New York Daily News Building, Raymond Hood, architect, rendering by Hugh Ferriss The New York Daily News is one of the largest newspapers in the United States with a circulation well over 700,000. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... -1... Anarchists can refer to several things, among which: The movie Anarchists Supporters of the principles of anarchism The Anarchists (Les Anarchistes), a famous song from Léo Ferré A List of anarchists This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Samuel Gompers Samuel Gompers (January 27, 1850–December 13, 1924) was the long-time leader of the American Federation of Labor who helped define the structure and the economic and political goals of the American labor movement. ... Clarence Seward Darrow ca. ...

Patriot Act

The Patriot Act designates domestic terrorism as a crime. However, the Patriot Act does not give the meaning of domestic terrorism as designated as a crime, leaving the intepretation of the acts, statements or preparations which may constitute domestic terrorism to whomever may wish to interpret them. This article needs cleanup. ...

For this reason, certain types of civil disobedience can be interpreted as domestic terrorism, thus having a chilling effect on public participation in governance and freedom of expression, a reasonably serious fear under the government of George W. Bush. It has been suggested that Civil and social disobedience be merged into this article or section. ... A chilling effect is a situation where speech or conduct is suppressed or limited by fear of penalization at the hands of an individual or group. ... Freedom of speech is the right to freely say what one pleases, as well as the related right to hear what others have stated. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. ...

See also

• Operation Northwoods
• Politically motivated violence
• Terrorism (includes international terrorism)
• Treason
• State terrorism
• State sponsored terrorism