Terrorism in the United States. Research Proposal

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Author Negr n notes, "Hundreds of FBI agents sealed off the town of Hormigueros, Puerto Rico, where Ojeda lived with his wife. The FBI surrounded his house and opened fire, killing him. He was 72 years old" (Negr n, 2005). Ojeda had been a fugitive since he jumped bond after the Wells Fargo Robbery, and he had still been active in independence organizations, including the Macheteros, and his death helped bring some of the former members closer together in a more cohesive unit, as their continued existence even today indicates. In conclusion, this terrorist organization did not threaten the United States mainland as much as it threatened Puerto Rico, but they targeted American servicemen and government officials, and Puerto Ricans that supported the U.S. Government, so they seemed to pose a threat to the country.

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The FBI weeded most of the group out in the 1980s, but the independence movement still exists in Puerto Rico, as this group's continued existence indicates, and it is not clear if they may become violent against Americans both in Puerto Rico and this country again......

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