Experts have tried to define terrorism for decades. Although it has been around for a long time‚ its prevalence has been expanded by the boom of the media. As our development of technology increases‚ terror attacks against the innocent become ever more deadly. However‚ many of our current definitions of terrorism have been either too specific or too vague. In my opinion‚ terrorism is the expression of political‚ religious‚ or ideological belief through the use of calculated yet unforeseeable violence
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Is Terrorism Justified ? Is terrorism ever justifiable ? The answer is no‚ terrorism is never justifiable. I will argue that terrorism is not justifiable because it does not contribute to a goal of a more peaceful society. Terrorism contributes to conflict‚ no matter what reason is used to legitimize it. But in order to argue that terrorism is unjustifiable I must first decide on a definition of terrorism. This definition encompasses all the acts that we would determine as terrorism. This
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to do with Religion. Much has been said about Palestinian terrorism being a result of Islamist radicalism involving the creation of a unified Muslim state in the Middle East. Equally prevalent in this discussion is the Israeli use of terrorism in the name of Zionist movement. Religion has been the guise for the justification of this “rational” terrorism‚ when in fact there is nothing rational about it. In this context‚ rational terrorism is defined as violence against civilians as a clear means
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global threats of terrorism‚ it is significant that an understanding of the history‚ nature and mechanism-premises under which terror operates is obtained. This is significant as it would shape the perspective of policy makers when addressing issues of this nature. Terrorism‚ as it is understood is the action of none-state weak actors‚ individual or groups‚ who for some reasons feels suppressed‚ marginalized and‚ or denied what they may view as the basic human right. All terrorism has political objectives
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Causes Of Global Terrorism Article 1 Research literature on causational factors and diverse goals that drives people to resort to carry out terrorist acts is inconclusive. How these two are connected can be a matter of debate: are researched causes derived from terrorists’ manifestos‚ implicitly or explicitly worded goals‚ or are living conditions perceived as unjust and not decent and therefore its goals may be inferred‚ or a mere conjecture? Multiple reasons are listed here‚ of which some seem
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Terrorism in Pakistan Terrorism in Pakistan has become a major and highly destructive phenomenon in recent years. The annual death toll from terrorist attacks has risen from 164 in 2003 to 3318 in 2009‚ with a total of 35‚000 Pakistanis killed as of 2010. According to the government of Pakistan‚ the direct and indirect economic costs of terrorism from 2000-2010 total $68 billion. President Asif Ali Zardari‚ along with former President ex-Pakistan Army head Pervez Musharraf‚ have admitted that terrorist
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Islam and Terrorism The Basic and simple definition of terrorism is: Terrorism is an activity which causes terror‚ and the person who causes this activity is called terrorist. The moment a robber sees a policeman he is terrified. So a policeman is a terrorist for the robber. In this context every Muslim should be a terrorist. When a criminal sees the Muslim he should be terrified‚ Whenever any rapists sees the Muslim he should be terrified‚ Whenever any robber sees the Muslim he should be terrified
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GLOBAL TERRORISM: AN OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS Monty G. Marshall INSCR Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research CIDCM Center for International Development and Conflict Management University of Maryland‚ College Park and the Center for Systemic Peace Draft: September 11‚ 2002 M.G.Marshall – Global Terrorism: An Overview and Analysis (Draft 09/11/02) Page 2 of 48 “Dulce bellum inexpertis” 1 – Erasmus Overview The subject of “terrorism” seized the world’s attention in late 2001
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Terrorism in Pakistan; Causes‚ Effects‚ Solutions Once a convicted "terrorist"‚ Nelson Mandela‚ wrote in his autobiography: "the hard facts were that 50 years of non-violence had brought (my) people nothing but more repressive legislation‚ and fewer rights". If the world leaders do not believe that global fairness‚ peace and human dignity is in the best interest of the global community‚ then our fate may indeed be akin to the vision of Shelley’s And each dweller‚ panic-stricken‚ Felt his
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-Gerald Seymour (Harry’s Game‚ 1975) Terrorism is just another word in the English dictionary‚ but it is a hazard for mankind. Terrorism is a world-wide phenomenon affecting rich and poor‚ developed and developing‚ powerful and powerless nations alike. Be it small countries like Israel or the big ones like the USA‚ be it the 9/11 or the 26/11‚ terrorism has the power to bring any country down to its knees. Although it has existed for centuries
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