Zero Dark Thirty Formative Work Sheet II
Criminal Justice
Freedom High School, Woodbridge, VA
1. What is a Red Team? A group that plays the role of an enemy or competitor to provide security
feedback from that perspective. Red teams are used in many fields, especially in cybersecurity,
airport security, the military and intelligence agencies
2. What is a Dead Drop? It’s a method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items or information
between two individuals using a secret location. By avoiding direct meetings, individuals can
maintain operational security.
3. What is a Black Site? A location at which an unacknowledged black operation or black project is
conducted. Black sites are clandestine jails where prisoners generally are not charged with a
crime and have no legal recourse, with no bail or court order.
4. What is FATA? Federally Administered Tribal Areas was a semi-autonomous tribal region in
northwestern Pakistan that existed from 1947 until being merged with neighboring province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.
5. Who is Abu Ahmed Al-Kuwaiti?
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, real name: Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed, was a Pakistani terrorist and courier
for Osama bin Laden. He was not a Kuwaiti, but rather was an ethnic Pashtun and a Pakistani
citizen. He adopted the last name Al-Kuwaiti because his Pakistani parents lived in Kuwait.
6. Who is Ramzi Yousef?
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef is a Pakistani convicted terrorist who was one of the main perpetrators of
the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight 434; he was
also a co-conspirator in the Bojinka plot.
7. Where is Camp Chapman located and what happened on 12/30/2009?
Khost, Afghanistan. On December 30, 2009, in Khost, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber attacked
Camp Chapman, killing seven CIA officers including Jennifer Matthews, Scott Roberson, and
Elizabeth Hanson. They are laid to rest in Section 59, Court 9, and Section 60, respectively.
8. What is ISI, what does the acronym stand for?
ISI is the premier intelligence agency of Pakistan. It is responsible for gathering, processing, and
analyzing any information from around the world that is deemed relevant to Pakistan's national
security. The acronym stands for Inter – Services Intelligence.
9. What is a Cut Out related to espionage?
A mechanism or person used to create a compartment between the members of an operation to
allow them to pass material or messages securely; also an agent who functions as an
intermediary between a spymaster and other subagents.
Criminal Justice Freedom High School Woodbridge, VA Instructor – Mr. Fowler 1
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Criminal Justice
Freedom High School, Woodbridge, VA
1. What is a Red Team? A group that plays the role of an enemy or competitor to provide security
feedback from that perspective. Red teams are used in many fields, especially in cybersecurity,
airport security, the military and intelligence agencies
2. What is a Dead Drop? It’s a method of espionage tradecraft used to pass items or information
between two individuals using a secret location. By avoiding direct meetings, individuals can
maintain operational security.
3. What is a Black Site? A location at which an unacknowledged black operation or black project is
conducted. Black sites are clandestine jails where prisoners generally are not charged with a
crime and have no legal recourse, with no bail or court order.
4. What is FATA? Federally Administered Tribal Areas was a semi-autonomous tribal region in
northwestern Pakistan that existed from 1947 until being merged with neighboring province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.
5. Who is Abu Ahmed Al-Kuwaiti?
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti, real name: Ibrahim Saeed Ahmed, was a Pakistani terrorist and courier
for Osama bin Laden. He was not a Kuwaiti, but rather was an ethnic Pashtun and a Pakistani
citizen. He adopted the last name Al-Kuwaiti because his Pakistani parents lived in Kuwait.
6. Who is Ramzi Yousef?
Ramzi Ahmed Yousef is a Pakistani convicted terrorist who was one of the main perpetrators of
the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the bombing of Philippine Airlines Flight 434; he was
also a co-conspirator in the Bojinka plot.
7. Where is Camp Chapman located and what happened on 12/30/2009?
Khost, Afghanistan. On December 30, 2009, in Khost, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber attacked
Camp Chapman, killing seven CIA officers including Jennifer Matthews, Scott Roberson, and
Elizabeth Hanson. They are laid to rest in Section 59, Court 9, and Section 60, respectively.
8. What is ISI, what does the acronym stand for?
ISI is the premier intelligence agency of Pakistan. It is responsible for gathering, processing, and
analyzing any information from around the world that is deemed relevant to Pakistan's national
security. The acronym stands for Inter – Services Intelligence.
9. What is a Cut Out related to espionage?
A mechanism or person used to create a compartment between the members of an operation to
allow them to pass material or messages securely; also an agent who functions as an
intermediary between a spymaster and other subagents.
Criminal Justice Freedom High School Woodbridge, VA Instructor – Mr. Fowler 1
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