| Summary: | Terrorism is a weapon of mass destruction, which can cause many deaths. Essentially, it is a war against all civilized society, so the struggle to eliminate, or at least to restrict this violence, is also a war. Unfortunately, the cost of war on terrorism is very high. Everyday thousands of innocent people are dying because of irrational terrorist acts.
One of the main characteristic’s of terrorism is the creation and exploitation of fear to bring about political change. Furthermore, all terrorist acts include the threat of violence, committed by nongovernmental groups or individuals. The main goal is to frighten and thereby intimidate a wide audience, such as a rival ethnic or religious group, an entire country, or the international community. Therefore, terrorism can be also defined as a brutal act, which has a political motive or goal and can be perpetrated against innocent people.
The word terrorism was first used in France to describe a new system of government adopted during the French Revolution in the XVIII century. The regime de la terreur (Reign of Terror) was intended to promote democracy. However, the cruelty and violent excesses of the terreur distorted it into a fear instrument. The terrorism today is different, with many different forms and many different causes. Understanding the cause for which the terrorist fights, takes a lot of time and consideration.
Terrorism has occurred throughout history for a variety reasons, such as historical, political... [to full text]
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