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    Terrorism is a systemic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. A terrorist behave like political‚ psychological‚ coercive‚ dynamic and deliberate. They produce widespread fear. They harass‚ weaken or embarrass government security forces that the government overreacts and appears repressive. There are five types of terrorism: state terrorism; Bioterrorism; Cyberterrorism; Ecoterrorism: and Nuclear Terrorism.

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    Origin of term "Terrorism" comes from the French word terrorism‚ and originally referred specifically to state terrorism as practiced by the French government during the Reign of terror. The French word terrorism in turn derives from the Latin verb terreō meaning “I frighten”. The terror cimbricus was a panic and state of emergency in Rome in response to the approach of warriors of the Cimbri tribe in 105 BC. The Jacobin cited this precedent when imposing a Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

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    Question: Many people regard terrorism as the most important issue confronting our world. Is this the case or is there something else? What do you think? Support your arguments with evidence from reference to contemporary sources. Since the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001 that shocked the world‚ people began to wonder how could possibly groups of people terrorized people for the sake of fulfilling their goals. Countries begin to strengthen their national defense through advanced weapons

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    definitions on terrorism. What is terrorism? How do we define it? Why is one man’s terrorist another man’s freedom fighter? These are just a few of the questions that face the world on a daily basis. There are many challenges that face the international community when it comes to how to define terrorism and what it constitutes. This paper will explore the challenges facing scholars when it comes to labeling terror and discuss potential ways to properly define it. Challenges in Defining Terrorism Finding

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    Omar Larios Mr. Sullivan English 50 Essay #2 2 April 2013 Terrorism Connie Schultz author of the article New Airport Policy: Grin and Bare It‚ Schultz says “Not exactly secret agent man.” when referring to Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab‚ the underwear bomber. Because she says that he isn’t exactly a secret agent‚ even though he still had the potential to be dangerous‚ rather than something more adequate for a terrorist shows that Schultz is not too concerned with terrorist threats happening domestically

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    Terrorism For this article terrorism is defined as: The use of violence to physically and psychologically terrorize a population by an individual or a group in order to draw attention to a cause‚ enact political change‚ or gain political power. --------------------------------------------------  State terrorism defines any violent action initiated by an existing government to achieve a particular goal. Most often this goal involves a conflict with another country.  Non political terrorism is

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    nearly over a decade‚ since the tragic events of 9/11‚ the media has seemingly taken a rarely known threat and classified it into how we travel‚ interact in public places‚ and protect our homes under the worse case scenarios—terrorism. The media has a strange relationship with terrorism and goes on tangents of fanaticism to moments of silence‚ thus leaving an interesting relationship between a revolutionized threat and the mediums that millions of Americans look to for the latest headlines and breaking

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    Terrorism is the systematic use of violence (terror) as a means of coercion for political purposes. In the international community‚ terrorism has no legally binding‚ criminal law definition.[1][2] Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts that are intended to create fear (terror); are perpetrated for a religious‚ political‚ or ideological goal; and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians). Some definitions now include acts of unlawful violence

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    decrease their security in relation to the threat of terrorism.” BRIEFING ON THE THREAT OF TERRORISM POSED TOWARDS TELECOMS ORGANISATIONS OPERATING IN AFRICA Purpose: The purpose of this briefing note is to present an overview of terrorist threats within Africa‚ spesifically towards the Vodacom organisation operating in the Democtratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and to make recommendations on how to mitigate the risk. Background: Terrorism: “the United Nations General Assembly has condemned

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    Unit 4: Activity 8: Assignment 1: The Global Network Essay War on Terrorism and the Human Condition ABSTRACT Since the atrocious September 11th‚ 2001‚ terrorist attacks on the United States of America‚ and along with the ongoing threat of terrorism‚ officials have reinforced their efforts to identify and capture suspected terrorists in not only the United States but Canada as well. Some of these antiterrorism measures have alarmed many advocates who uphold their own

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