Homeland Security: A Complete Guide 2/E, 2nd Edition

APPENDIX ASIGNIFICANT FOILED U.S. TERROR PLOTS FROM 9/11 TO 2011

This list summarizes dozens of domestic foiled plots and some significant completed attacks from the decade after 9/11. The incidents are presented in chronological order to shed light on the impact of unfolding political, security, and terrorist trends. While focused on Islamist extremist plots in the U.S., the list includes certain other events with broad significance to homeland security, such as the anthrax attacks. Based on publicly available, unclassified information, this list likely omits other attacks foiled by the U.S. government and never made public.¹ More information on foreign terrorist groups mentioned below can be found in Appendix B. Additional detail on some of ...