domestic terrorism

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domestic terrorism - terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people; "the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism"

act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear

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John Mueller says his views on the risks posed by terrorists have provoked less disagreement than he expected ("The State of War and Domestic Terrorism," October).

The State of War And Domestic Terrorism by Crawford, Richard B. / Reason

The people also, for the most part, supported the reallocation of billions of federal funds to fight domestic terrorism and backed the Patriot Act, which significantly increased the government's ability to investigate - and prevent - terrorists from committing more atrocities on American soil.

EDITORIAL TROUBLING REVELATIONS SPYING ON AMERICANS WITHOUT OVERSIGHT ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

Actually, given that McVeigh was in the first Gulf War, it's just as reasonable to speculate that the next McVeigh could be stationed in Iraq, learning from the federal government--rather than from the Internet--the crucial killing skills needed to carry out acts of domestic terrorism.

The "real" terrorist enemy by The New American

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