International Terrorism
Near Eastern Groups and U.S. Policy
In recent years, terrorism has been primarily viewed as an international and foreign policy issue. Numerous acts of state-sponsored terrorists and of foreign-based groups have given support to this notion. While U.S. policies, citizens, and interests are prime targets for international terrorism — in 2000 approximately 47 percent of all terrorist incidents worldwide were committed against U.S. citizens or property, according to the U.S. Department of State — the vast majority of those acts took place on foreign soil. U.S. public perception of terrorism as primarily an overseas issue was dramatically changed by the September 2001 attacks.International terrorism is a…
