Global TerrorismBehind the Scenes of Combating Terrorism

Pre-9/11

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

USF Stavros Center – Tampa Campus

Doyle Theater

Wallace S. Bruschweiler, Sr.

President, Data Security Holding, Inc.

People’s Friendship UniversityPeople’s Friendship UniversityLumumba, Moscow USSRLumumba, Moscow USSR

Where it all began…

Hyperion’s Hyperion’s ramificationsramifications

Iraq & Iran Iraq & Iran linkslinks

How could “terrorism” be best defined?How could “terrorism” be best defined?

“…“…Barbarism that Threatens the Very Foundations of Barbarism that Threatens the Very Foundations of Civilized Life…”Civilized Life…”

George P. Shultz George P. Shultz

Former U.S. Secretary of StateFormer U.S. Secretary of State

““Saints, Soldiers, Pirates, Guerrillas and Assassins, all gave Saints, Soldiers, Pirates, Guerrillas and Assassins, all gave up their lives for their causes, but they did so as the up their lives for their causes, but they did so as the LASTLAST Resort.Resort.

Modern Terrorists often use their Willingness to Die as their Modern Terrorists often use their Willingness to Die as their FIRSTFIRST Resort.”Resort.”

Varindra Tarzie VittachiVarindra Tarzie Vittachi

NewsweekNewsweek

Graffiti in FranceGraffiti in France

Main European Terrorist LogosMain European Terrorist Logos

We Should All RememberWe Should All Remember

Terrorism Flourishes usually in Terrorism Flourishes usually in Geo-Political Areas Where a Certain Power Geo-Political Areas Where a Certain Power Vacuum exists Vacuum exists

Terrorism Occasionally Breeds Strange Terrorism Occasionally Breeds Strange ““Bed-FellowsBed-Fellows”:”:• Drugs, Arms, Prostitution & Organized CrimeDrugs, Arms, Prostitution & Organized Crime

Terrorism has Terrorism has nono National/Continental National/Continental Boundary Restraints Boundary Restraints

License Plates: U.S. Forces - GermanyLicense Plates: U.S. Forces - Germany

License Plates: U.S. Forces - ItalyLicense Plates: U.S. Forces - Italy

Operation: Vedettes de CherbourgOperation: Vedettes de CherbourgNight of December 24, 1969Night of December 24, 1969

Israel signs a contract for 12 speedboats missile Israel signs a contract for 12 speedboats missile launchers launchers

5 were delivered to Israel before Gen. de Gaule 5 were delivered to Israel before Gen. de Gaule imposed a weapon embargo imposed a weapon embargo

Israel “creates” a Norwegian company: Israel “creates” a Norwegian company: Starboat Starboat and Oil Drilling Companyand Oil Drilling Company (SODC) (SODC)

SODC asks France and Israel if they can obtain SODC asks France and Israel if they can obtain remaining speedboats without weaponry, in order remaining speedboats without weaponry, in order to perform oil drilling research in the North Sea to perform oil drilling research in the North Sea

France and Israel accept. Israel went as far as France and Israel accept. Israel went as far as supplying the necessary crews supplying the necessary crews

Dec. 24 – the speedboats leave Cherbourg Dec. 24 – the speedboats leave Cherbourg Jan. 1Jan. 1stst 1970 – speedboats arrive in Haifa, Israel 1970 – speedboats arrive in Haifa, Israel

Operation “Rooster-53”Operation “Rooster-53”Raas-Arab Beach – December 26-27, 1969Raas-Arab Beach – December 26-27, 1969

Sikorsky Ch-53 Yasur

P-12 Soviet Radar Station

Estimated at 7 tons

Raid used captured Soviet tanks and personnel carriers captured during 1967 (The Six Day War)

Black SeptemberBlack September June 1971June 1971 JordanJordan

•Attempt to overthrow King Hussein of Jordan

•Order was given to the Arab Legion to expel all Palestinians to Lebanon & Syria

•15,000 Palestinians were killed in the process, i.e. Hussein killed more Palestinians than Israel in all its wars with the Arabs

•Some Palestinian decided to surrender to IDF to save their lives

•Palestinian fighters who decided to go to Lebanon had to pay $100 for safe passage to certain warlords

Oberdan SallustroOberdan SallustroMarch 21, 1972 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaMarch 21, 1972 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Director General of FIAT Concord Director General of FIAT Concord Kidnapped by Ejercito Revolucionario Kidnapped by Ejercito Revolucionario

del Rueblo (ERP) del Rueblo (ERP) Killed on April 10, 1972 Killed on April 10, 1972

Was the start of “Crisis Management Was the start of “Crisis Management Team” approach world-wide Team” approach world-wide • Motorola became a forerunner Motorola became a forerunner

Munich MassacreMunich MassacreSeptember 5-6, 1972September 5-6, 1972

Munich Olympic Games 1972Munich Olympic Games 1972

Israeli Athletes Killed

H.E. Hilarion CapucciH.E. Hilarion Capucci“The Muslim Arafat”“The Muslim Arafat”

1974 – Smuggled weapons for PLO from Lebanon to Israel

Arrested, jailed, released under pressure of Pope Paul VI

Capucci’s brother-in-arms Anglican priest, Elias Khoury, drove 2 terrorists to plant bombs in Jerusalem

Operation: Entebbe Operation: Entebbe July 3-4, 1976July 3-4, 1976

Entebbe: IAF Planes UsedEntebbe: IAF Planes Used

Entebbe: “Idi Amin’s Car”Entebbe: “Idi Amin’s Car”

Operation “Thunderbolt”Operation “Thunderbolt”AF Flight 139AF Flight 139 Operation YonatanOperation Yonatan

Hanns-Martin Schleyer Hanns-Martin Schleyer Kidnapping: September 5, 1977Kidnapping: September 5, 1977

Lufthansa Flight 181Lufthansa Flight 181MogadishuMogadishu

October 13-17, 1977October 13-17, 1977

Baader, Ensslin & Raspe (RAF) upon hearing successful outcome committed suicide at Stammheim Prison

Description of Description of “Things to Come”“Things to Come”

February 1978February 1978

Aldo MoroAldo MoroKidnapping March 16, 1978Kidnapping March 16, 1978

BundeskriminalamtBundeskriminalamtBKA / TE - PIOSBKA / TE - PIOS

PPersonenersonen People People

IInformationennformationen InformationInformation

OObjektebjekte Object, TargetObject, Target

SSachenachen Things (general)Things (general)

Ayatollah KhomeiniAyatollah KhomeiniReturn to Teheran, Iran : February 2, 1979Return to Teheran, Iran : February 2, 1979

Air France flight from Paris

After more than 15 years in exile

Operation SphinxOperation Sphinx La Seyne-sur-Mer, Toulon, FranceLa Seyne-sur-Mer, Toulon, France

April 6, 1979April 6, 1979 3 am3 am

• 2 Reactor cores, awaiting shipment to Iraq

• Mossad smuggled 7 operatives who placed 5 explosive charges on the cores and detonated them

• Damaging both cores and setting back Iraq’s program

Gen. Alexander HaigGen. Alexander HaigMons, Belgium Mons, Belgium Attack: June 25, 1979Attack: June 25, 1979

• Landmine blew up under bridge on which Haig’s motorcade was traveling

• Missing Haig’s car, but wounding 3 of his body guards

• Attack was carried out by RAF (Red Army Faction)

Tehran – U.S. EmbassyTehran – U.S. Embassy Hostage Taking: November 4, 1979Hostage Taking: November 4, 1979

Tehran – U.S. EmbassyTehran – U.S. Embassy Hostage Taking: November 4, 1979Hostage Taking: November 4, 1979

Is it a Coincidence? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Today ?

Ortona: Strella Missiles Ortona: Strella Missiles November 7, 1979November 7, 1979

Italian-Palestinian ConnectionItalian-Palestinian Connection

Libyan Arms to IRALibyan Arms to IRA1980s1980s

• 9mm Browning, Taurus, Glock and Beretta handguns, •AK-47 Kalashnikov Assault Rifles, •MP5 SMGs, •Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), •Soviet made DShK HMGs, •American made M60 machine guns, •U.S. Military Flamethrowers, •Semtex plastic explosive and, •SA-7 & Stinger shoulderheld SAMs.

Intercepted by joint-operation

(French Services & MI5 and MI6)

Other 3 or 4 similar shipments were “successfully delivered”

Anwar Sadat - AssassinationAnwar Sadat - AssassinationCairo: October 6, 1981Cairo: October 6, 1981

Moshe Dayan & Anwar Sadat

Abd al-Rahman

Muslim Brotherhood

1993 World Trade Center Bombing

1996 Sentenced to life in

prison

General James L. DozierGeneral James L. DozierKidnapping: December 17, 1981Kidnapping: December 17, 1981

NATO HQ – Verona, Italy

Gen. Carlo Alberto della ChiesaGen. Carlo Alberto della ChiesaHead of Italian Anti-TerrorismHead of Italian Anti-Terrorism

Assassinated

September 3, 1982

Palermo, Sicily

Beirut – U.S. Marines BarracksBeirut – U.S. Marines Barracks Attack: October 23, 1983 Attack: October 23, 1983

241 Americans Killed 241 Americans Killed

Nabib Berri

Ayatollah Fadlallah

Hostage Jean-Paul KaufmannHostage Jean-Paul Kaufmann Taken: May 22, 1985 (Beirut)Taken: May 22, 1985 (Beirut)

Released: May 4, 1988 (Beirut)Released: May 4, 1988 (Beirut)

After “successful negotiations” (ransom paid)

Jean-Charles Marchiani Charles Pasqua

ex – DGSE Charge de Mission Interior Minister

“Oil-for-Food Scandal”

TWA Flight 847 Athens-RomeTWA Flight 847 Athens-RomeHijacking: June 14, 1985Hijacking: June 14, 1985

Nabil Berri - Amal

U.S. Navy Diver

Killed

Robert Stethem

ALPHA Group ALPHA Group aka “Spetsgrouppa A”aka “Spetsgrouppa A”

September 20, 1985 Beirut, LebanonSeptember 20, 1985 Beirut, Lebanon

Ayatollah Fadlallah

4 USSR diplomats taken hostage

10/2/85: Arkadi Katlov killed

ALPHA members arrive & identify hostage takers: Hezbollah.

Decide to use local gangs promising US$1 million for the safe return

Local group decides to take family members of Fadlallah & severe body parts

Since then no USSR personnel taken hostage

Operation Wooden LegOperation Wooden LegOctober 1, 1985October 1, 1985 Hammamamet, TunisiaHammamamet, Tunisia

9/25/1985- 3 Israeli civilians killed on yacht in Larnaca, Cyprus

Force 17 claimed the killings

Israel cabinet ordered immediate retaliation

One Force 17 killer was a U.K. citizen (Ian Davidson)

Strike by IAF carried out by 10 F-15 Eagles on 10/1/1985 at 7 a.m. – was longest mission ever

Since target was 1280 miles away planes were required to be refueled by Boeing 707 in mid-flight

IAF planes dropped precision-guided bombs

16 PLO members killed including some Force 17

Achille Lauro “Incident”Achille Lauro “Incident”October 7, 1985October 7, 1985

Leon Klinghoffer’s ExecutionLeon Klinghoffer’s ExecutionOn Board Achille LauroOn Board Achille Lauro

October 9-10, 1985October 9-10, 1985

Sigonella “Incident”Sigonella “Incident” October 12, 1985October 12, 1985

Pan Am Flight 103Pan Am Flight 103Lockerbie: December 21, 1988Lockerbie: December 21, 1988

Ahmed JibrilCol. Muammar al-Gaddafi

News Media ComplaintsNews Media Complaints

Arabic: Abu NidalArabic: Abu Nidal Real Name: Sabri l-BannaReal Name: Sabri l-Banna

Arabic say: “Arabic say: “first comes Saturday, first comes Saturday, then comes Sunday…”then comes Sunday…”• Any Arab will know what you are talking Any Arab will know what you are talking

about about • ……first you kill the Jews first you kill the Jews • ……then the Christiansthen the Christians

U.S.A. = Great Satan U.S.A. = Great Satan Israel = Small SatanIsrael = Small Satan

Hitler wrote “Mein Kampf” (My Fight) Hitler wrote “Mein Kampf” (My Fight) Muslim Fundamentalists have “Jihad” Muslim Fundamentalists have “Jihad”

(My Struggle) (My Struggle)

Future Potential AttackFuture Potential AttackWorst Case ScenarioWorst Case Scenario

Electromagnetic Pulse