Analysis of potential terrorist groups posing a threat to US
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As part of a counter-terrorism group, you are attempting to identify other groups that may pose a risk to the United States.
1. Select at least two terrorist groups, besides Al-Qaeda and the Al Jihad terrorist groups, that possess both the motive and capability to implement a terrorist attack on the United States.
2. Compare these groups in terms of capability, motive, history, targeting, and potential impact.
3. Which of these two groups do you think pose a greater threat? Why?
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This solution provides an analysis of potential terrorist threat to the USA. The main threats of Al-Qaeda and Al Jihad are obvious and are not included in this solution. However two smaller groups, namely Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and FARC are considered. Over 550 words of original text along with links to informative websites for additional research.
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As part of a counter-terrorism group, you are attempting to identify other groups that may pose a risk to the United States.
1. Select at least two terrorist groups, besides Al-Qaeda and the Al Jihad terrorist groups, that possess both the motive and capability to implement a terrorist attack on the United States.
Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)
FARC
2. Compare these groups in terms of capability, motive, history, targeting, and potential impact.
Mara Salvatrucha, also known as (MS-13) is a Hispanic gang primarily made up of immigrants and nationals from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and other Central American countries. It is a fairly new gang begun in the early 1980's. It was started in the city of Los Angeles by immigrants from El Salvador. The initial purpose of the gang was to protect El Salvadoran immigrants from rival gangs. Their membership numbers around 30,000-50,000 worldwide, with around 10,000 members living in the United States. In spite of its relatively recent origins it has ...
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