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    The Origin of Terrorism

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    Terrorism involves activities such as assassinations‚ bombings‚ random killings‚ hijackings‚ and skyjackings. It is used for political‚ not military‚ purposes‚ and by groups too weak to mount open assaults. Terrorism reaches back to ancient Greece and has occurred throughout history. In the 20th cent. acts of terrorism have been associated with the Italian Red Brigades‚ the Irish Republican Army‚ the Palestine Liberation Organization‚ Peru ’s Shining Path‚ and the Weathermen among many groups. It

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    women in terrorism

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    Yankee 12/13/13 Response to Terrorism Woman in Terrorism According to Google terrorism is defined as the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. When most people think of terrorism they think of middle aged men running around bombing and causing terror and destruction. Although most forms of terrorism are executed by men‚ there has been a steady rise of woman being involved in terrorism. Woman in terrorism isn’t new to the world it has been going for centuries

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    Terrorism Fred

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    Typology of Terrorism Fred J Knueppel Everest University Introduction to Terrorism-2 DSC2002 Professor Robert Eddy October 16‚ 2012 Typology of Terrorism As discussed in the previous studies by Combs‚ apply your knowledge of typologies of terrorist attacks to the following assignment. 1. On pages 15-16 of Chapter One in the text are four brief sketches of what were termed by some observers to be terrorist acts. 2. Use the four criteria in the definition of terrorism suggested in

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    Religious Terrorism

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    Introduction Religion based terrorism is defined as a group whose motivations have a predominant religious influence or goal. In the last 30 years there has been an increase in terrorist activity motivated by religious beliefs. The different forms of religious terrorism are communal‚ genocidal‚ nihilistic‚ or revolutionary. Religious terrorism can be committed by a person‚ large movements‚ organizations‚ or governments. Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher was quoted in 1980 as saying

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    world terrorism

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    Terrorism. It is a word that strikes fear into many. Terrorism has been around since the beginning of time‚ and has caused empires to rise‚ fall‚ and allowed people to gain power. Terrorism is a growing problem in this unstable world. A simple act of terrorism can cause tensions to break between two countries‚ as seen with Israel and Palestine’s conflicts due to religious beliefs and territory disputes. Among the various potential threats are wars with neighboring countries‚ missile attacks on

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    Pakistan Terrorism

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    R IS M Various acts of terrorism have been carried out in different parts of the world by different groups for a variety of purposes. The nature of terrorism changes with changing world conditions and increases its impact and power with the new means made possible by developing technology But Fact Remains That TERRORISM IS THE CRUELEST OF CRIMES. R etrospective V iew  The growing of “non-state” terror is an old phenomenon lately discovered.  International terrorism became a prominent tool

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    Golbal Terrorism

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    Running Head: Global Terrorism 1 The Effects of Global Terrorism on U.S. Foreign Policy By Claude Smith University of Maryland University College Global Terrorism 2 Before

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    Domestic Terrorism

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    There are many different definitions of domestic terrorism. However‚ I define domestic terrorism as physical violence‚ actual or threatened‚ against an organization to create fear in order to effect some kind of political and or social change within the United States. Unlike international terrorism‚ domestic terrorism is usually carried out by local citizens who have become offended or feel threaten or believe they have or will be mistreated by organizations within their own society (government and

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    actions of an individual. We have covered many of these issues and influences‚ so concerning this matter‚ relay what you feel are those psychological and behavioral factors that have the greatest impact on the radicalization of an individual. Conversely‚ what efforts do you feel might be effective in countering them in a proactive manner? Let’s start by asking the simple question‚ “what is a terrorist?” A terrorist is a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation‚ especially against civilians

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    Religion & Terrorism

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    TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY Religious Terrorism 4/7/2013 Georgina Fulcher Module 2 – Religious Terrorism 2 Religious Terrorism Introduction The Director of the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University believes that: 1) perpetrators of terroristic acts must have a clerical figure involved in a leadership role; 2) the cleric must use some sort of religious scripture to justify their violence‚ in order to gain recruits; and 3) use an end-of-the-world theory

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