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Terrorism: Use of Violence As A Form of Political, Economic and Religious Coercion

Terrorism is defined as the use of violence and acts of intimidation for political, religious, or ideological goals. It aims to create fear in societies or governments through these acts. There are over 10,000 definitions of terrorism, and whether an act is considered terrorism often depends on one's perspective. Common tactics of terrorism include violence against noncombatants to gain publicity for a group or cause. Counter-terrorism involves preemptive or reactive military action, increased surveillance, and interrogation of suspected terrorists to prevent future acts of terrorism.

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Terrorism: Use of Violence As A Form of Political, Economic and Religious Coercion

Terrorism is defined as the use of violence and acts of intimidation for political, religious, or ideological goals. It aims to create fear in societies or governments through these acts. There are over 10,000 definitions of terrorism, and whether an act is considered terrorism often depends on one's perspective. Common tactics of terrorism include violence against noncombatants to gain publicity for a group or cause. Counter-terrorism involves preemptive or reactive military action, increased surveillance, and interrogation of suspected terrorists to prevent future acts of terrorism.

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Terrorism

use of violence as a form of political,


economic and religious coercion

September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the New


York World Trade Center

Terrorism is the use of fear and acts


of violence in order to intimidate
societies or governments. Many
different types of social or political
organizations might use terrorism to
try to achieve their goals. People who
do terrorism are called terrorists. The
foundation of modern terrorism is the
work of Sergey Nechayev, a Russian
radical who developed strategies for
carrying out terrorism.[1]

It is difficult to explain terrorism.


Terrorism has no official criminal law
definition at the international level.
Common definitions of terrorism refer
to violent acts which are intended to
create fear (terror). They may be done
for a religious, political, or ideological
goal, and uses illegal violence.[2][3]
Some definitions now include acts of
unlawful violence and war. The use of
similar tactics by criminal gangs is
not usually called terrorism. The same
actions may be called terrorism when
done by a politically motivated group.

There are over 10000 definitions of


"terrorism". In some cases, the same
group may be described as "freedom
fighters" by its supporters and
"terrorists" by its opponents. The term
'terrorism' is often used by states to
criticize political opponents.
The US Embassy in Beirut after a terror attack

One form of terrorism is the use of


violence against noncombatants for
the purpose of gaining publicity for a
group, cause, or individual.[4][5]

According to Memorial Institute for


Prevention of Terrorism , terrorists
killed 20,498 people in 2006. The
major effect of terrorism comes from
the fear which generates.
Counter-terrorism

An ROC Military Police Special Force in Counter-


Terrorism Exercise

Counter-terrorism is broad in scope.


Specific types of counter-terrorism
include:

Preemptive or reactive military


action.
Fortification and other technical
means.
Increased intelligence and
surveillance activities.
Preemptive humanitarian activities.
More permissive interrogation and
detention policies for the suspected
terrorists.

Related pages
Aircraft hijacking
List of terrorist incidents
Suicide attack

References
1. Barry M. Rubin; Judith Colp Rubin,
Chronologies of Modern
Terrorism (Armonk, NY: M.E.
Sharpe, 2008), p. 12
2. "Terrorism" . Encyclopædia
Britannica. p. 3. Retrieved 2006-
08-11.
3. Ruby, Charles L. (2002). "The
Definition of Terrorism" (PDF).
Retrieved 2010-02-22.
4. Pentagon attack
5. "Flight 77, Video 2" . Judicial
Watch.

Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media
related to Terrorism.
Video of the ship MV Francop in the
Israeli port of Ashdod: behind the
bags of flour are boxes of heavy
weapons and ammunition to be
directed to Hezbollah.

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