NEIU 315F Law and Terrorism

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NEIU Justice Studies

Just 315F

Law and Terrorism

Dr. June Terpstra  

Course Description

Whether used by governments, militaries, corporations, religious institutions, gangs or individuals, terror is an intense, overpowering fear caused by the threat and use of violence. This course examines five categories of terrorism including the present imperialist war of terrorism waged by the US/UK/Israeli Axis and the manner in which the concept of "terrorism" and "terrorist" is used by elite capitalists, their corporations and their governments to foster their stated agenda for a new world order.  The course requires the student to analyze the constantly changing images, propaganda, and tropes manufactured by media to know how to distinguish between a terrorist and a group or individual defending themselves from aggression, invasion, and occupation. 

Course Texts: 

  1. The Mother of All Battles
    ISBN 978-0-9763366-1-7
    The Alternative
    8130 La Mesa Blvd., PMB 436
    La Mesa, CA 91941
    USA
    http://malcomlagauche.com/id8.html
     
  2. Online Course readings are at http://juneterpstra.com/index.html

and/or Blackboard.

Course Objectives:

  • Define and analyze five categories of terrorism.
  • Decode state terrorism and its beneficiaries.
  • Examine US imperialism and its consequences.
  • Understand the perspectives of present day resistance to Western aggression.
  • Review and understand a wide range of international and domestic laws pertaining to murder, torture, rape, and war.

Course Requirements

1. Weekly written Assignments. Drawing upon the readings and class discussions, you are to reflexively discuss your responses, thoughts, and opinions on the weekly readings.  This means that you analyze the manner in which your responses may be influenced by media, economic class, ethnicity, creed, orientation, gender and experience.  250 pts

2.  The Mother of all Battles book report.  Choosing three main claims from 3 different chapters you must refute or support the claims the author makes with supporting evidence from credible sources.  250 pts

3.  Mid-term Research Outline for the Final-see webpage below.  100 pts

4.  Final Research Presentation. You are required to complete and present a research project for our course of study.  Choosing one of the five categories of terrorism you are to research a military operation, a war, an uprising, a revolution, a gang, or a torturer or killer and laws preventing or legalizing the category of terrorism studied.  See the final grading form for all subjects required for your project.  A bibliography will be required with your 15-20 minute presentation.   250 pts  

5. Class attendance and participation. You are required to participate in formal classroom discussions and in-class exercises and discussions.         150  

Tentative Schedule

Week 1 State Terrorism 

Read and Respond:

1.  Terrorism: Theirs and Ours by Eqbal Ahmad

http://www.sangam.org/ANALYSIS/Ahmad.htm

2.  Definitions of Terrorism

http://www.rense.com/general16/thenewlegaldefinition.htm

 and http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/awc-law.htm#terrlaw

3.  Laws of War Handbook, Chapters 1 and 2

http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/law-war-handbook-2005.pdf

Week 2 State Terrorism

Read and Respond:

1.  Constant Conflict US Army War College Quarterly http://www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/Parameters/97summer/peters.htm

2.  CENTCOM's Master Plan and U.S. Global Hegemony  By Robert Higgs http://www.lewrockwell.com/higgs/higgs84.html

3.  Laws of War Handbook, Chapters 6, 8 and 10

http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/law-war-handbook-2005.pdf

4.  Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in War

http://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&q=cache:Y0WBRPUadHsJ:www.unfpa.org/emergencies/symposium06/docs/finalbrusselsbriefingpaper.pdf+Crimes+against+women&hl=en&gl=us

Week 3  Religious Terrorism

Read and Respond:

1.  Deuteronomy 20 (King James Version) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy+20&version=KJV

2.  Meanings of Jihad http://www.muslimbridges.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=766:the-meaning-of-jihad-in-islam&catid=66:jihad&Itemid=107

3.  Zawahiri: Realities of the Conflict between Islam and Unbelief

Dec 20, 2006, Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri, As-Sahab Media | Unofficial Transcript Lauramansfeld. http://forum.hizbuttahrir.org/showthread.php?t=981

4.  SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR http://www.chinapage.com/sunzi-e.html

5.  Zen Buddhist Attitudes to War by HIRATA Seikõ  http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/nlarc/pdf/Rude%20awakenings/Hirata.pdf

Week 4 Political Terrorism

Read and Respond

1.  The Politics of Terror by David Hoffman http://www.constitution.org/ocbpt/ocbpt_13.htm

2.  Confessions of an Economic Hitman  http://www.democracynow.org/2004/11/9/confessions_of_an_economic_hit_man

3.  The Uncensored Anger Manifesto-Part I  by Layla Anwar   http://arabwomanblues.blogspot.com/2006/11/uncensored-anger-manifesto-part-i.html

4.  United States: War Profiteering and Corporate Capitalism 21 January 2004 by Doug Lorimer  http://www.greenleft.org.au/2004/567/33149

5.  Guantánamo And The Courts (Part Three): Obama's Continuing Shame  ANDY WORTHINGTON http://uruknet.info/?p=m57089&hd=&size=1&l=e

Week 5 State/Political/Religious Terrorism in Afghanistan

1.  Osama is Under Your Bed by William Rivers Pitt

http://www.alternet.org/story/14576/osama_is_under_your_bed/

2.  'Rivers of Blood:' The West Could Care Less for Deaths of Afghans
The Frontier Post, Pakistan  http://uruknet.info/index.php?p=m57719&hd=&size=1&l=e

3.  Ayman al-Zawahr Tells Obama Conditional Truce Offer Stands:  By Inal Ersan
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102660627975&s=28136&e=001YYUApb3JYEtTVql-Z6zLUppxnZ1vB6Bx8qzyDY6fpizSR1jgpPUXd-FnMRbKAowD0Kpm_AOieEuTK7MUGX87wGppX5VToEPhWCs4SNDDja19OKmrS-18I_-dtatVBermLZ0lvSpnJN70vKUN2mSEg0CXyog5xm8A

4.  Obama lies to defend US War of Aggression in Afghanistan

Carl Herman http://uruknet.info/?p=m57109&hd=&size=1&l=e

Week 6 State/Political/Religious Terrorism in Iraq

Read:   Mother of All Battles by Jeff Archer

The Mother of all Battles book report.  Choosing three main claims from 3 different chapters you must refute or support the claims the author makes with supporting evidence from credible sources. 

Week 7 State/Political/Religious Terrorism in Iraq

Read:   Mother of All Battles by Jeff Archer

Midterm Book Report Due The Mother of all Battles book report.  Choosing three main claims from 3 different chapters you must refute or support the claims the author makes with supporting evidence from credible sources.  250 pts

Week 8 State/Political/Religious Terrorism in Palestine

Read and Respond:

•1.       Palestine Timeline http://qumsiyeh.org/palestinetimeline/

Week 9  Criminal Terrorism Organized Crime 

Read and Respond

1. Organized Crime At Answers.Com

 http://www.answers.com/topic/organized-crime

2. Money Laundering: Muddying the Macroeconomy by Peter J. Quirk

https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/1997/03/pdf/quirk.pdf

Week 10 Pathological (Individual/Personal) Terrorism

Serial Killers, Rapists, Molesters and Murderers

1.  Bad to the Bone by Mark Gado at http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/crime_motivation/1.html

2.  Violence Against Women in the USA http://www.now.org/issues/violence/stats.html

3.  Facts & Figures on Violence Against Women

http://www.unifem.org/attachments/gender_issues/violence_against_women/facts_figures_violence_against_women_2007.pdf

4.  The Impressions of a Man by Brent Turvey

http://www.corpus-delicti.com/impress.html

Week 11   Resistance

1.  "Some People Push Back--On the Justice of Roosting Chickens" By Ward Churchill  http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/WC091201.html

2.  Why the U.S. Government Hates Venezuela By Shamus Cooke
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102660627975&s=28136&e=001YYUApb3JYEvxfUPYClI2j4Cp9zlC1t_SybDjiQk_V_H15xjrKPWWz2EnJmd3-OB4W2324KMSP1Ntyf3lYlG0Eu64T6Tgj6W80TSb5GdgXIVHkOD5N6IM2YIkzpw8ZZFfEjvOPCAOB6nEHwvjzhG2YuJ_jseAE9mf

3.  World Can't Be Changed Without Fighting Western Propaganda

By Andre Vltchek

http://uruknet.info/?p=m57097&hd=&size=1&l=e

4.  Anti-Imperialist Camp Conference, parts 1-4  http://www.antiimperialista.org/content/view/5548/235/

Weeks 12-14

Final Presentations

Week 15  Final Exams Week

 

 

 

 

 

NEIU JUST 315H: Law and Terrorism

COURSE CALENDAR

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Week 1

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

9:25am LWH 2005

Political Ideology

 

9:25am LWH 2005

Intro to Isms

Reflexive Response paper due

 

 

Week 2

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

9:25am LWH 2005

 

The Power of Nightmares

 

 

  9:25am LWH 2005

The Power of Nightmares

 

Reflexive Response paper due

 

 

Week

333

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

9:25am  LWH 2005

Religious Background, knowledge and experiences with religious terrorism

 

9:25am LWH 2005

Religious Terrorism Review

 

Reflexive Response paper due

 

 

Week 4

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

9:25am  LWH 2005

Rules of War

 

 

 9:25am  LWH 2005

Invasion simulation groups:  Collaborators, Resistance, Non-violent direct action, isolationists

 

 

Reflexive Response paper due

 

 

Week 5555

5

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

9:25am  LWH

Road to Guantanamo

 

 

9:25am  LWH

Afghanistan Resistance

 

 

 

 

Week 6

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

9:25am  LWH

Walls of Baghdad

What do you know about Iraq?

 

9:25am  LWH

Iraq for Sale

 

Read "Mother of all Battles"

 

 

Week

777

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

8am LWH

Guest Speaker on Iraq and Palestine

 

 

8am LWH

History of US Military and biological warfare

Midterm book report due on "Mother of all Battles"

 

 

Week 8

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

9:25am  LWH

Occupation 101

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9:25am  LWH

Islamic Resistance ppt

Reflexive Response paper due

 

 

Week 9

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

JUST 315H

 

9:25am  LWH

Gangs, Militaries, Corporations and Revolutionaries

 

9:25am  LWH

American Gangs

Reflexive Response paper due

 

 

WK 10 JUST 315H

 

9:25am  LWH

American nightmares

 

 

9:25am  LWH

Media and serial killers ppt  Hanibal Lecter, Dexter and Epitifas

 

Reflexive Response paper due

 

 

WK 11

JUST 315H

 

9:25am  LWH

Resistance group silmulation:

strategies and tactics

 

 

9:25am  LWH

Fourth World War

 

Reflexive Response paper due

 

 

WK 12

JUST 315H

 

Final Presentations

 

Final Presentations

 

 

 

WK 13

JUST 315H

 

Final Presentations

 

Final Presentations

 

 

 

WK 14

JUST 315H

 

Final Presentations

 

Final Presentations

 

 

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WK 15

JUST 315H

 

Final Exams

 

Final Exams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH OUTLINE FORM

Title: Be specific. Tell what, when, where, etc. In one main title and a subtitle, give a clear idea of what theory and group the you will research.

Abstract: A paragraph summarizing your topic of research and why it is of interest to you and your audience and relevent to our course.

Introduction: Explain the topic, thesis and aims of the research.  Is this group or person a terrorist?

Review of Related Literature: Summarize and provide the sources, books and articles you will reasearch in your investigation about your group or individual. 

Body

  1. History, principles and aims, leaders and ideologies at work in the group or individual.
  2. Strategies and tactics of the group or individual.
  3. Laws preventing or impowering the group or individual. 
  4. Who benefits and who funds and supports this group?

Summary and Conclusions: This section condenses the previous sections, succinctly presents the results concerning the group implementing the theory; who benefits from the theory and groups work and who has funded and sponsored the group.

Law and Terrorism: Final Project
Objective of Project: Complete your oral presentation or 10 page final paper on your research.
 Use a bibliography and Include three sources.
Content and Development
190  Points Possible
Points Possible 

The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.20          
The body discusses a resistance, “insurgent”, “terrorist” group, terrorist gang, form of terrorism, or individual serial killer.Describes leaders and ideological or economic inspiration.40 
Reviews the history, origins and leadership of the group or individual.20 
Discusses the aims, policies, tactics, weapons and practices of the group.Discuss laws preventing before and after group activity.20 
Identifies who benefits and suffers because of the activities.20 
Identifies who supports the groups with money, weapons, training, supplies, etc.30 
Uses specific examples or situations to back up claims using at least five reliable sources.10 
Sources used are cited within the body of the paper, the slides and in a final reference page or slide.10 
The paper is at least 10 pages.  The presentation is 10-15 minutes.10 
Slides provide main points without an over abundance of script.10 
The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.20 
Readability and Style  30 Points PossiblePoints Possible 
Sentences are complete, clear and concise.  Presentation is not read from text.10 
The presentation is logical and maintains a flow throughout the paper or presentation.5 
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment. 5 
Mechanics  30 Points PossiblePoints Possible 
Rules of grammar, usage and punctuation are followed.5 
The paper, includes the title page, reference page, tables, and appendixes.  The presentation provides 10-20 well designed slides with a reference slide. 5 
Citations of all original works within the body of the paper or slides are provided.5 
Spelling is correct.5 
Total Points250 
Comments and Final Grade