Lone Wolf Terrorism (48 page)

definition of lone wolf terrorism,
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early warning signs of lone wolf terrorists,
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encouraging lone wolves to communicate,
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explaining behavior of,
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foreign and military policy changes not effecting,
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identifying,
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impact of on terrorism,
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and “leaderless resistance,”
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lulls in terrorist attacks,
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motivations of lone wolves,
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of Anders Breivik,
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of Bruce Ivins,
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279n45

differing by type of lone wolf,
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of Eric Rudolph,
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motivations for women terrorists,
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283n36

of Theodore Kaczynski,
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of Timothy McVeigh,
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not just Islamic extremists,
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potential for use of WMDs,
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psychological comparison of lone wolves and terrorist group members,
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responsive measures after an attack,
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riskiness of,
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statistics on lone wolf terrorism,
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strategies for dealing with,
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tactics of.
See also
assassinations; barricade-hostage incidents; bombings; chemical weapons; cyberterrorism; hijackings; kidnappings; product contamination; shootings; suicide attacks

tactics of lone wolves,
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targets of lone wolves,
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effect of violence on targets,
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governments as targets,
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use of Internet to study targets,
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terrorism databases not tracking,
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threats from,
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future of,
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reasons why dangerous,
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use of Internet,
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warning signs for lone wolf terrorists,
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women lone wolves,
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See also
Choudhry, Roshonara; LaRose, Colleen

factors that might make more women lone wolves,
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reasons why there are so few,
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34

See also names of specific lone wolves, i.e.,
Anders Breivik
,
Eric Rudolph
, etc.

Los Angeles Greyhound bus station, planned bombing at,
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Los Angeles Herald-Examiner
(newspaper),
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Los Angeles International Airport,
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bombing of Pan Am terminal lobby,
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killings at El Al ticket counter,
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Unabomber threatening,
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Los Angeles Times
(newspaper),
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Loughner, Jared,
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LPF.
See
List Pim Fortuyn

LTTE.
See
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Luddism, Theodore Kaczynski's writings reflecting,
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“Mad Bomber.”
See
Metesky, George

Mafia,
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Malik, Tashfeen,
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malintent, theory of,
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Manchester, William,
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manifestos,
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of Anders Breivik,
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of Colleen La Rose,
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of Joseph Stack,
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letters of Charles Guiteau,
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promoting Croatian independence,
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of Theodore Kaczynski,
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Marines barracks in Beirut, attack on,
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282n27

Marxist-Maoist revolution,
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Masada, fortress of,
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matching, types of biometric,
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Mateen, Omar,
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McKinley, William, assassination of,
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See also
photo inserts

McLuhan, Marshall,
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McNamara, Robert,
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McVeigh, Jennifer,
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McVeigh, Timothy,
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270n10

mental state of,
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and Michigan militia,
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motivations of,
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receiving assistance from Terry Nichols,
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See also
photo inserts

media and terrorists,
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al Sahab (media arm of al Qaeda),
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need for increased public awareness,
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need to emphasize impact of attacks on victims,
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use of media to catch Franz Fuchs,
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Meinhof, Ulrike,
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281n20
.
See also
Baader-Meinhof Gang

mental state of lone wolves,
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of Anders Breivik,
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of Bruce Ivins,
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of Charles Guiteau,
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of Eric Rudolph,
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of George Metesky,
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impact of on creativity,
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of Leon Czolgosz,
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290n59

lone wolves not always crazy,
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and the M'Naghten Rule,
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90n58

of Muharem Kurbegovic,
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of Nidal Malik Hasan,
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paranoid schizophrenia in,
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less common in women,
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psychological makeup of lone wolf assassins,
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of Theodore Kaczynski,
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of Timothy McVeigh,
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women less likely to have personality disorders found in lone wolves,
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See also
idiosyncratic lone wolves; psychological profiles of lone wolf attackers

Merah, Mohammed,
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Metesky, George,
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Metropolitan Police Department Bomb Squad (London),
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Michel, Lou,
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Michigan Militia,
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Midwood High School (Brooklyn, NY),
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82n24

“militants,” definition of,
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military measures against terrorist organizations,
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militias.
See
Michigan Militia

Minority Report
(film),
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Missouri State Highway Patrol,
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M'Naghten, Daniel,
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90n58

M'Naghten Rule,
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Muhammad (Prophet), caricatures of,
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Moore, Sara Jane,
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Morocco, Theodore Roosevelt's policy toward,
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Moscow theater, attack on by Chechens,
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Mosser, Thomas,
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motivations of lone wolves,
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of Anders Breivik,
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84
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of Bruce Ivins,
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279n45

differing by type of lone wolf,
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of Eric Rudolph,
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motivations for women terrorists,
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adding rape to list,
283n36

of Theodore Kaczynski,
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223
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264

of Timothy McVeigh,
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Mueller, Thomas,
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Muhammad, Abdulhakim Mujahid (aka Carlos Bledsoe),
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Multinational Force in Lebanon,
282n27

Mumbai, India, terrorist attack in,
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Munich Massacre,
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Murphy, NC, and folk-hero status for Eric Rudolph,
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My Pet Jawa (website),
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MySpace,
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nail bombs,
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See also
Copeland, David; Reilly, Nicky

Narodnaya Volya [“The People's Will”],
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National Academy of Sciences,
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National Operations Center of Department of Homeland Security,
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National Security Preparedness Group,
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NATO

bombing of Serbia in 1999,
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targeted by RAF,
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NBC News,
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neo-Nazi terrorist activities,
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See also
Copeland, David

nerve gas,
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Muharem Kurbegovic's threats to use,
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used in Tokyo subway system,
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Netanyahu, Benjamin,
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Netherlands

assassination of Pim Fortuyn,
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assassination of Theo van Gogh,
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275n91

Neville-Jones, Pauline (baroness),
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New Jersey, bombing in,
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New Left Wave of terrorism begun in 1960s,
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.
See also
left-wing extremism

New York Chamber of Commerce,
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