Assignment : Sleeper Cells
For the purpose of this LASA, a sleeper cell could be defined as one or more individuals who are physically located in the United States and are a part of a political movement against the US ideology.
Consider the following scenario:
Three Afghanistan women are tired of being oppressed and look more toward the Muslim religion for freedom. These three women form an informal communication network with one another and could be considered "sleepers."
The three women decide to create social unrest by taking radical steps of planning three different terrorist attacks. The three women target the East, West, and South Coasts of the U.S. respectively.
The women have very different backgrounds. The first woman is the first Muslim elected to Congress and plans to attack the Congressional building targeting the men in power. The second woman is a former military Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team member and plans to use her expertise to blow up Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
The third woman works in a child day care facility next to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia. Her target is the day care facility, aiming to create a scene of fear and terror by killing innocent children.
The three women have been communicating via phone; however, their plan gets intercepted by the security agencies. The Patriot Act provides the authority to various federal agencies to include the National Security Agency (NSA) that can now monitor and track the plots made by the women.
The NSA director has tasked you to monitor the situation and coordinate an appropriate response to their threats. A formal presentation on the group's activities and potential targets is necessary toward the development of an appropriate response.
Instructions:
The following are the criteria for the 12- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. Be sure to use the Argosy University online library resources and other online resources in addition to your text as references to complete this project. Include a title slide to introduce your presentation and a references slide at the end. The body of the presentation should be of 12- to 15-slides.
Tasks:
Research the topic, Women and Terrorism in the United States. Develop a profile for sympathizers, and discuss where female terrorists are common and what other roles females from nations who support terrorism may play in terrorist operations in the United States.
Consider the components of the critical infrastructure and associated threat assessment risk management procedures. Develop a plan that would include all the necessary agencies to respond to this type of coordinated attack.
Research and estimate the cost to combat this threat along with the necessary interagency coordination to foil this plot.
Analyze the implications of these terrorist attacks on public health from the initial responses to their overall management. Propose an appropriate action plan and a recovery plan for the potentially affected areas.
Analyze the media's perception of domestic terrorism compared to international terrorism. Identify and discuss the media's image of the typical international terrorist compared to the typical domestic terrorist. How do women play a role in the image of international and domestic terrorism?