of terrorism. Some of them are: Brain Jenkins said that terrorism is the use or threatened use of force designed to bring about political change. While Walter Lacqueur said that terrorism constitutes the illegitimate use of force to achieve apolitical objective by targeting innocent people. Yet another definition comes from Edward Herman‚ who said that terrorism should be defined by terms of state repression‚ such as the corrupt Latin American governments. Still another view of terrorism comes
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Legal aspects of terrorism at sea Glen Plant* INTRODUCTION On 7 October 1985‚ four armed men claiming to represent the Palestine Liberation Front took control of the Italian-flag cruise liner Achille Lauro on the high seas about thirty miles off Port Said and held the crew and passengers hostage. They had boarded her in port in Genoa posing as legitimate passengers. They demanded the release of fifty Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and threatened to blow up the ship if intervention were
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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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thrilling‚ to get their adrenaline flowing. There are also other reasons‚ such as wanting to make a change in the world‚ or they have been brainwashed with propaganda believing that killing is right. The biggest victims of this are children aged 13-16 with a very low self esteem‚ and the propaganda is fed through the biggest way of international
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Domestic Terrorism in the United States Thomas A. Salisbury HSM 305 Survey of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Professor Erick Stone January 22‚ 2012 Domestic Terrorism in the United States Domestic terrorism is a real threat to this country. This type of attack is nothing new to this country but until the threat of international terrorism became prominent‚ there was not a large focus on domestic terrorism. With a look at history‚ domestic terrorists are a greater threat to security
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Adjusting to Terrorism Paper Stephon Smith 1/10/13 Adjusting to Terrorism Due to significant changes within the criminal justice system in the United States of America‚ the effort to combat terrorism has grown to be more effective. The terrorist attack that occurred during September 11‚ 2001‚ this terrorist attack happen to take place on American soil and become and monumental period in American history. Prior to September 11‚ 2001‚ the United States was more in a relax mode when regarding
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TERRORISM Terrorism is the systematic use of violence as a means of coercion for political purposes. In the international community‚ terrorism has no legally binding‚ criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror); are perpetrated for a religious‚ political‚ or ideological goal; and deliberately target or disregard the safety ofnon-combatants (civilians). Some definitions now include acts of unlawful violence
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Terrorism poses a destructive threat to the French state and its subjects‚ and the state has a responsibility to effectively address and defeat terrorism. Constant essentially recommends that governments ought to respond to insecurity by increasing justice and liberalism‚ as only those methods will bring lasting security and legitimacy. The implementation of exceptional powers is not only an ineffective response to terrorism‚ it also creates more problems than it solves. Similarly‚ Machiavelli maintains
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2-13-13 The multitude of differentiating definitions of terrorism through out the world’s governments‚ agencies‚ and international community has led to a confusing and bleak understanding of the true nature of terrorism. Now I do not believe that my definition of terrorism will be any better in helping understand this matter but it does help define my personal view of terrorism‚ terrorists‚ and their tactics. My definition of terrorism is any deliberate‚ planed use of force or violence‚ or the
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Terrorism in India is primarily attributable to religious communities and Naxalite radical movements.[citation needed] The regions with long term terrorist activities today are Jammu and Kashmir‚ Mumbai‚ Central India (Naxalism) and the Seven Sister States (independence and autonomy movements). As of 2006‚ at least 232 of the country’s 608 districts were afflicted‚ at differing intensities‚ by various insurgent and terrorist movements.[1] In August 2008‚ National Security Advisor M K Narayanan has
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