1. 20 th Century Terrorism A Brief History: 1960- Present

2. Purpose of Terrorism "The purpose of terrorism," Lenin once said, "is to terrorize." Like much of what he said, this is wrong. Terrorism has traditionally been used to advance political goals. That's why a rule of terrorists used to be: "We want a few people dead and a lot of people watching." Terrorists sought attention but didn't want people to lose sympathy for their cause. Yet with many terrorist groups, like al Qaeda -- violence has become an end in itself. They want a lot of people dead, period.

3. Infamous Terrorist Groups IRA Black September Hamas Islamic Jihad Hizballah

4. State Sponsored Terrorism Countries that sponsor terrorism: Syria, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Sudan

5. Famous Terrorist Events Munich Olympics, 1972 –Black September terrorists kill 9 Israeli athletes

9. Famous Terrorist Events Rome Airport- 1973 and 1985 –Killed more than 30, destroyed a Pan Am Plane –Killed 13 wounded 75

10. Famous Terrorist Events Entebbe Hostage Crisis, 1976 –Plane Hijacked, flown to Uganda. Passengers rescued by Israeli Special Forces.

17. Famous Terrorist Events Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979-1980 –Ayatollah Khomeni –Iranian students seize the U.S. Embassy-held the employees hostage for 14 months.

24. Famous Terrorist Events Bombing of the Marine Barracks in Beirut, 1983

36. Famous Terrorist Events TWA Hijacking, 1985 –Hizballah hijacking- killed a U.S. Navy diver on board, held 145 passengers until Israel released some Palestinian prisoners.

39. Famous Terrorist Events Achille Lauro Hijacking, 1985 –American in wheelchair killed…terrorists actually caught by U.S. military

46. Famous Terrorist Events Pan Am 103 Bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland…1988. –Bomb planted in luggage hold of plane by Libyan terrorists

54. Famous Terrorist Events World Trade Center bombing, 1993 –Car bomb in parking garage planted by Islamic terrorists kills 6 and wounds 1,000.

60. Famous Terrorist Events Tokyo Subway Station Attack, 1995 –Nerve gas released in the subway. Japanese cult blamed.

63. Famous Terrorist Events Federal Building in Oklahoma City, 1995 –Tim McVeigh (American) –Truck bomb killed 166

70. Famous Terrorist Events U.S. Embassy Bombings in East Africa, 1998

72. Famous Terrorist Events USS Cole, 2000

82. Famous Terrorist Events Madrid Subway Bombing Chechen Rebels in Russia… –Moscow Theater, 2002 –Seizure of school, 2004