Difference between revisions of "Terrorism"

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A member of Black September, a terrorist group, during the 1972 Munich Olympics

Terrorism is defined by the US Department of Defense as "the unlawful use of -- or threatened use of -- force or violence against individuals or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies, often to achieve political, religious, or ideological objectives." Many in the academic and law enforcement communities debate this definition and others.

Terrorist

One who uses terroristic tactics to coerce behavior in another person or group is generally accepted as a definition of a terrorist. However, no convenient definition exists as the nature of terrorism makes the definition mutable. One who uses such terroristic tactics (suicide bombing, sniper, assassination, random bombing, etc.) can often be described as such, but again, the definition is a key subject of debate in intelligence, academic and diplomatic circles.

Terrorism

Terrorism is the use of terror, violence, and intimidation to achieve an end. Terrorism also refers to any fear and subjugation produced by this. The term is also used to describe violence or other harmful acts committed (or threatened) against civilians by groups or persons for political or ideological goals. Terrorism is the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

Domestic terrorists

International

Famous Left-Wing Terrorist Groups

Terrorism and the Media

The prime goal of any terrorist is mass media exposure. Terrorism cannot recruit new initiates like regular armies, rather when they run out of discontented radicals within their state, they must rely on the media to spread their message. Therefore, media outlets and the press must be careful when choosing a story, as often running a story about a terrorist attack just creates more support for a terrorist cause.

However, terrorist must be careful, as if an attack goes too far, it is possible to cause political backlash against the group, as what happened in the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

Groups Considered by the United States to be Terrorist Organizations

Groups receiving CIA support

The American CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) has the stated objective of "Conducting covert action at the direction of the President to preempt threats or achieve US policy objectives."[1]. Over the course of it's well-documented history, this has involved the establishment, funding and organization of various organizations some have regarded as terrorist, including:

Mujahadeen el-Khalq^[1]
KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army)^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
FRAPH (Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haïti)^[6].

War on terror

Fighting terrorism

The Reality Show - The Watch the Fight links to many sites that deal with the 'war on terror'.

References

↑ Michael Ware,U.S. protects Iranian opposition group in Iraq, CNN, April 6, 2007.
↑ Jerry Seper, KLA rebels train in terrorist camps, The Washington Times, May 4, 1999.
↑ Gary Wilson, Who's the KLA? German document Reveals Secrtet CIA Role.
↑ Peter Beaumont, Ed Vulliamy and Paul Beaver,CIA's bastard army ran riot in Balkans' backed extremists, The Observer, March 11, 2001
↑ Andy Wilcoxson, Kerry Campaign Financed by Terrorists, October 18, 2004.
↑ Reed Lindsay,Cold War returns to US backyard, The Observer, March 7, 2004

[1] Michael Ware,U.S. protects Iranian opposition group in Iraq, CNN, April 6, 2007.

[2] Jerry Seper, KLA rebels train in terrorist camps, The Washington Times, May 4, 1999.

[3] Gary Wilson, Who's the KLA? German document Reveals Secrtet CIA Role.

[4] Peter Beaumont, Ed Vulliamy and Paul Beaver,CIA's bastard army ran riot in Balkans' backed extremists, The Observer, March 11, 2001

[5] Andy Wilcoxson, Kerry Campaign Financed by Terrorists, October 18, 2004.

[6] Reed Lindsay,Cold War returns to US backyard, The Observer, March 7, 2004

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 Terrorism is the use of terror, violence, and intimidation to achieve an end. Terrorism also refers to any fear and subjugation produced by this. The term is also used to describe violence or other harmful acts committed (or threatened) against civilians by groups or persons for political or ideological goals. Terrorism is the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.
-== '''Terrorism of the Right''' ==
+== Domestic terrorists ==
-Right-wing terrorist historically tend to be dis-unified compared to Left-wing terrorists. Terrorism of the Right usually involves individuals acting alone, or in small groups, with surgical targets. Terrorist with a Right slant tend to focus on race and religion more than leftist groups. Terrorism of the Right believes that Washington DC is controlled by Zionists groups or the Illuminati. Right-wing terrorists believe that the world is secretly controlled by either the [[New World Order]] or the [[Zionist Organized Government]]
-'''Famous Right-Wing Terrorist Groups'''
 *[[Ku Klux Klan]]
-*[[Branch Davidians]]
+*[[SLA]]
-== '''Terrorism of the Left''' ==
+== International ==
-Historically, Left-wing terrorism has been much more unified than Right Wing terrorism, with large groups attempting to gain political control in various European and South American Nations. These terrorist groups tend to harbor socialist ideals, and often act in guerrilla units. A splinter group of Left-wing terrorists with concern for the environment are called [[Eco-terrorists]]. Left-wing groups have historically been much more active and violent than Right-wing groups, partially due to their organization and coordination.
 '''Famous Left-Wing Terrorist Groups'''
 *[[PIRA]]
-*[[SLA]]
 *[[Al-Qaeda]]