What is Terrorism? By: James Morris Terrorism Terrorism is political phenomenon by which offenders threaten or use violence on civilians with the intent of exploiting fear. It can be defined as substitute classification of political violence. A quote by Sloan (2006) states “Terrorism is intentional violent acts carried out by nonstate actors against noncombatants with the purpose of effecting a political response.” In our society‚ the term terrorism is a method or strategy to effect political
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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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anti-social behavior and terrorist acts? How has the mindset of terrorism changed throughout the centuries and how have the acts of terrorism changed? The psychological profiles of terrorism have been on the forefront of psychologists‚ sociologist‚ political science and government official minds for years. Terrorist acts can be motivated by politics‚ social-economic issues‚ or religious roots. Why do some individuals choose terrorism‚ while others find a civil way to resolve their conflicts? The psyche
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Terrorism and India A Common definition of terrorism is the systematic use or threatened use of violence to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political‚ religious‚ or ideological change.[1][2] Terrorism in India‚ according to the Home Ministry‚ poses a significant threat to the state. Terrorism in India is basically two types external and internal‚ external terrorism emerge from neighboring countries and internal terrorism emulates from religious or communal violence and Naxalite–Maoist
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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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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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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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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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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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