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Terrorism and Revolution
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Terrorism and Revolution
The difficulty in defining terrorism is a problem of cultural,
political and social perception of violence and of
theterroristspolitical goal, emphasized by the emotional meaning of
the term. Some governments tend to label as acts of terrorism any
violence committed by the members of the opposition, while
political sociologists assert the idea that a proper definition
cant be given because the elaboration process itself is part of a
larger context that questions the political ideologies and
objectives. Everybody agrees though that there are two general
types of terrorism: national terrorism (exerted by specialized
agencies) and the political terrorism (practiced by well trained
and strongly motivated groups, at an international or
intercontinental level).The definitions maintain the argument that
the perspectives change considering the time and place of the
attack.
Terrorism has been around for as long as people can remember, but
for the past ten years there's been a dramatic rise in activity.
Terrorists use murder, kidnapping,
hijacking, and bombings to pursue a political agenda.These
criminals are not just subject to the United States, terrorism
happens all over the world, in every way, shape and form. There are
many types of terrorism and terrorists with manydifferent
purposes.The primary reason for terrorist actions is to force a
change in their nation'spolitical environment. If terrorists are
not satisfied with there government's political positions, they may
end up taking the matters into there own hands. Another reason for
terrorist acts is because of hate towards a race, nationality, or
religion.In recent years, terrorism seems to be at a new high and
attacks are more violent than in the past. Many groups operate
within a single nation or region.Others have branches and
operations in many countries. Because terrorists generally cannot
match the strength of conventional military forces, they often rely
on guerrilla warfare.New groups are sprouting all over the place
and terrorism being so secretive and having no forewarning,
governments from all over the world have form alliances to combat
terrorism and terror cells in hope of thwarting any further
threats. While terrorist threats are numerous in today's world, the
methods used by the United States to deter those terrorists, help
to ensure that, while some terrorism is inevitable. As a civilized
society we cannot resort to terrorism. Everyone has a
responsibility to take action. The dependability of a government
isn't what it once.
Counter terrorism has become the main concern for nations across
the globe. In a time where every nation is many ways connected to
one another, the need to protect our assetshas become that much
greater.Today many countries have special units designated to
handle terrorist threats. There are various security agencies, and
elite tactical units whose role is to directly engage terrorists
and prevent terroristattacks. Such units perform both in preventive
actions, hostage rescue and responding to on-going attacks.
There doesn't seem to be and end to terrorism. It can date back to
as long as people can remember and the current trend show that
terrorism didn't just happen but that it's always been around and
it always will be around. Terrorist networks such as al-Qaeda are
still active abroad, and Iraq is becoming a new center for
terrorism. There have been no major foreign terrorist attacks in
the United States since September 11, but America is still
vulnerable because of its open society, its long borders, and its
vastnumber of unprotected targets.The challenge for governments is
to persuade people that the killing of civilians by terrorists
isabsolutely unacceptable whatever the political motive.Winning the
hearts and minds of citizens against terrorism so that terrorists
can be isolated and exposed is thus a vital part of successful
counterterrorism.
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