Part 1 - Select a domestic or international terrorist organization that threatens the U.S. homeland and complete
a profile of that organization. The group profile should be approximately 50 percent of the final paper and must
include a discussion of the group's ideology, targeting, tactics, capability, and overall goals, analysis of attacks,
and any statements or propaganda released by the group. Make sure you have enough information on the
group to address all these factors and how it affects the US homeland.
A foreign terrorist group for this project must be on the official list of foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs)
maintained by the U.S. Department of State. In the case of domestic terrorist groups, there is no sanctioned list
from which to choose, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has made significant arrests from several
groups that would fit the description of a domestic terrorist group. The FBI also names many other groups in
congressional testimony. Materials presented in the first module, as well as recent news and congressional
testimony, are good sources of information on how to identify domestic groups for this project.
Part 2 - Use the group profile to conduct an analysis of one or more U.S. homeland security policies studied in
module 2, to assess the ability of the policy or policies to counter the threat posed by the group profiled. This
analysis should begin with an introduction and explanation of the policy, followed by an analysis addressing the
breadth of the information (from part 1) gathered on that terrorist group. The policy you analyze should be
consistent with the group; for example, if you choose a domestic terrorist group, it would be improper to
analyze the Secure Border Initiative and its ability to counter a domestic threat, because the members of the
group are already within the nation's borders. If you find the policy deficient, make specific recommendations
for policy change to counter the threat. If you deem the policy sufficient to counter the threat, explain the
rationale for your conclusion.
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