THE CONTEXT OF TERRORISM Terrorism beams into our homes through television screens‚ it assaults us in newspapers and magazines‚ and it sometimes touches our lives in more direct manners. People do not seem to worry about the definition of terrorism at such times. They simply feel terror when they see the violence. Sometimes it seems as though the event itself defines terrorism. For example‚ when a plane is destroyed by a bomb‚ it is frequently called terrorism‚ but when military forces shoot down
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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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YOUTH AND TERRORISM: A SELECTION OF ARTICLES EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DATIN PADUKA RASHIDAH RAMLI MANAGING EDITOR DATO’ HIDAYAT ABDUL HAMID EDITORIAL COMMITTEE THOMAS KORUTH SAMUEL AHMAD TAJUDDIN MOHD. SAID MELVIN CHEAH CHEE AUN SHARMINI ANN NATHAN KENNIMROD SARIBURAJA THANGAM K RAMNATH PUBLISHER Southeast Asia Regional Centre for CounterTerrorism (SEARCCT) MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS‚ MALAYSIA No. 516‚ Persiaran Mahameru 50480 Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Tel Fax Email Website : (603)
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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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1. Defining terrorism a. Institutional definitions i. British: The use of violence for political ends includes the use of violence to put the public‚ or any part of society in fear ii. EU Interior: The use or threatened use by a cohesive ministers group- a violence short of warfare (excludes states) iii. US State Department: Any violence perpetrated for political reasons by sub-national groups or secret state agents‚ open directed at non-combatants to influence a target audience iv. US Criminal
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What is terrorism? Terrorism is something that is all over the world and happens in everyday life. Governments and people of power use terrorism as a method of having control through the fear of the people. People question everyday what is and what isn’t terrorism these questions are brought up to broaden and blur the definition of terrorism. The argument is “Simply put‚ a car bomb on a city street and a jet fighter dropping a bomb on a tank are both acts of violence that produce death and terror
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At this time in our world we live in I do believe nuclear terrorism is a huge threat and the U.S. should be very concerned about it. It was noted by Jeffrey T. Richelson that “declassified documents have confirmed that the U.S. (and other) governments have anticipated the possibility of a terrorist nuclear incident at such high-profile events as the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics” (Richelson 2012). United States government officials have been concerned
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from various forms of threats to its peace and stability. These involve environmental degradation‚ poverty‚ diseases‚ hunger‚ drought and wars. Terrorism however‚ is emerging as a serious threat to African peace. Salvatore Freni (2010) points out that terrorism has undergone a number of changes and mutations. Salvatore went on to explain that “new” terrorism elements are rooted in globalization and are characterized by structure of terrorist groups which has evolved from hierarchies to networks‚ are
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Yankee 12/13/13 Response to Terrorism Woman in Terrorism According to Google terrorism is defined as the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. When most people think of terrorism they think of middle aged men running around bombing and causing terror and destruction. Although most forms of terrorism are executed by men‚ there has been a steady rise of woman being involved in terrorism. Woman in terrorism isn’t new to the world it has been going for centuries
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FEAR OF TERRORISM Fear of Terrorism Lindsy Vickers Eng122 Composition 2 James Meetze 1-14-2013 Introduction Since September 11th‚ 2001‚ the world has witnessed a radical change in the world order. Fear‚ anxiety‚ sentiments of repugnancy and hate‚ and‚ mostly‚ a deep sentiment of great uncertainty took their place and dominated‚ and still dominate‚ problematic‚ issue. There has been much discussions and debates about the events that has taken place in the fatal date and consequent repercussion acts
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