Is Terrorism Ever Justified? “Terrorism has no justification‚ no matter what pretext terrorist use for their deeds.” Says Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour‚ a Tunisian Culture and Preservation of Heritage Minister. (UN News Centre.) Many people view terrorism the same way as Ben Achour‚ especially in America. But there are also many of those‚ such as Alan Dershowitz‚ who counter with questions like‚ “Is ‘terrorist’ just a negative version of ‘freedom righter’?” and “How are civilian deaths in terrorism
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Wight’s book “Rethinking Terrorism: Terrorism‚ Violence and the State” (2015‚ 193-220)." Terrorism has been a long discussed topic among many ‘superpower’ nations. Throughout the past decade‚ acts of terrorism have placed staggering impacts on the rights‚ freedom and safety of many countries. Terrorism is ‘…the emergent structural consequence of the way human societies organizes their political relationships’ (Wight 2015). Wight highlights several key factors encouraging terrorism such as political groups
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INTRODUCTION Before we start to discuss the counter-terrorism strategies of European Union‚ we have to first answer the question: “What is terrorism?” or “How exactly can be terrorism defined?” When answering this question we will encounter two “problems”. Firstly‚ it is not straightforward to define this worldwide-known term because of its complexity of relating criminal‚ unlawful activities and there is no universal definition of terrorism. And secondly‚ there are as many definitions as many scholarly
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Can Terrorism be Eradicated? Terrorism is the use of fear and violence in order to spread specific political or religious beliefs. Terrorism is often a last resort method for groups because they see that creating chaos is the only way to bring attention to the cause that they believe in. Terrorism cannot be completely eradicated because no matter what actions are taken‚ someone’s fundamental beliefs will not be changed; however‚ if the root causes that drive people to joining terrorist groups are
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Is the United States at risk from domestic terrorism and should it be acknowledged? Domestic terrorism is a matter not to be ignored. Society needs to take this issue into account. Americans should not have to worry about their lives. While the proponents of domestic terrorism claim that hate groups based in the U.S. have the means and the will to mount a terrorist attack‚ the contenders of domestic terrorism state that the biggest threat comes from an attack from outside the U.S. Many
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terrorist activities‚ deny financial support and safe haven to terrorist and share information about groups planning terrorist attacks. The 15-member Counter-Terrorism Committee was established at the same time to monitor implementation of the resolution. While the ultimate aim of the Committee is to increase the ability of States to fight terrorism‚ it is not a sanctions body nor does it maintain a list of terrorist organizations or individuals.[1] The body has been effective in requiring member states
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Terrorism in the modern world In the modern world‚ when the developments in civilization and culture are on the increase‚ the suppression of human beings seems a brutal act. Slaughtering of the people was the order of the day in the ages bygone. In the modern world‚ this act of brutality is never appreciated by any sensible person. Despite great changes in the world‚ genocide and massacre are in vogue in the various parts of the world. All such killings are called terrorism. The word terrorism stands
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Terrorism The Social Evil Terrorism has become a world wide phenomenon these days. What precisely do the terrorists prefer to call themselves when they gain nothing by attacking common‚ innocent people whose death or maiming does not better the strategic or tactical position of terrorists. Common man begins to hate them and is ready to denounce them as soon as he thinks it safe. Thus terrorism becomes a social evil. Terrorist acts can hardly help their perpetrators towards realizing political plans
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International Law and Terrorism Some ‘Qs & As’ for Operators By Colonel Charles J. Dunlap‚ Jr.‚ USAF * The events of 11 September 2001 present military lawyers—like the rest of the U.S. armed forces—with a variety of new challenges. Indeed‚ the war on terrorism raises complex legal issues (not the least of which is whether it is a “war” at all!). As difficult as it may be to determine what law applies to a particular question‚ the even more challenging task is to translate the legal analysis
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Terrorism and Global Business Introduction From the invasion of France in 1940‚ to the Korean air bombings in 1987‚ to one of the most recent and publicized incidents dubbed the 9-11 attack‚ terrorism has plagued our world nations for decades. As defined by the League of Nations in 1937‚ terrorism is "all criminal acts directed against a State intended or calculated to create a state of terror in the minds of particular persons or persons in the general public." James M. Poland‚ a professor
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