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DOMESTIC TERRORISTS: THE ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT The FBI has divided the terrorist threat facing the United States into two broad categories, international and domestic. Domestic terrorism has been defined as the unlawful use, or threatened use, of violence by a group or individual based and operating entirely within the United States (or its territories) without foreign direction, committed against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, …

…considered a terrorist group, whose purpose is to bring about social and political change through the use of force and violence. It is also clear that the Animal Liberation front has arranged itself in manner, which is meant to avoid detection and investigation by law enforcement. ALF has followed the basic organizational structure and thought process of a true terrorist organization. There can be no argument because a terrorist organization is truly what they are.