Terrorism What is it?

What do you think is the definition of terrorism? Define Terrorism? What do you think is the definition of terrorism? The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims Terrorism is often, though not always, defined in terms of four characteristics: (1) the threat or use of violence; (2) a political objective; the desir to change the status quo; (3) the intention to spread fear by committing spectacular public acts; (4) the intentional targeting of civilians. In modern times, terrorism denotes the killing of humans by nongovernment political actors for various reasons—usually as a political statement Terrorism comes from the French Revolution “Reign of Terror” where France executed many of its country people by chopping their heads off. When people employ the term, they characterize their enemies’ actions as something evil and lacking human compassion. Terrorism is found in some of the earliest forms of history, and began at the start of time.

FBI Define "International terrorism" means activities with the following three characteristics: Involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law; Appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and Occur primarily outside the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S., or transcend national boundaries in terms of the means by which they are accomplished, the persons they appear intended to intimidate or coerce, or the locale in which their perpetrators operate or seek asylum.* "Domestic terrorism" means activities with the following three characteristics: Involve acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state law; Appear intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination. or kidnapping; and Occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S.

Types of Terrorism State Terrorism: Terrorism by the country or government. Example: Nazi Germany, France’s reign of terror, Russia Bioterrorism:  intentional release of toxic biological agents to harm and terrorize civilians, in the name of a political or other cause. Example: Releasing small pox on the US Cyberterrorism: Cyberterrorists use information technology to attack civilians and draw attention to their cause. Example: Ashley Madison, Sony vs North Korea Ecoterrorism: term describing violence in the interests of environmentalism. Example: PETA

Types Nuclear Terrorism: is using nuclear weapons as a threat, either by selling, using, attacking, or purchasing nuclear weapons. Example: Black Market State Sponsored Terrorism: Terrorism that is supported by the government but is carried out by a terrorist group. Example: Taliban Classical terrorism: means that group warfare is direct; it is aimed at specific targets with few casualties Example: Assassinations Modern Terrorists: Mass causalities and damages are the goal. Example: 9/11 Postmodern Terrorism: Eliminate the entire source Example: bio, chemical, radiological, nukes.

What Causes Terrorism The belief that violent means justify the ends. They feel they have no choice but to become violent Social and political injustice People choose terrorism when they are trying to right what they perceive to be a social or political or historical wrong—when they have been stripped of their land or rights, or denied these. But what is this the correct question to ask? Or should it be-What are the conditions in which terrorism is most likely to take place Although many people today believe that that religious fanaticism "causes" terrorism, it isn't true. It may be true that religious fanaticism creates conditions that are favorable for terrorism. But we know that religious zealotry does not 'cause' terrorism because there are many religious fanatics who do not choose terrorism or any form of violence. So there must also be other conditions that in combination provoke some people to see terrorism as an effective way of creating change in their world.

Why does Terrorism Exist? 15 Causes: Religion Oppression Historical Grievances Violations of International Law Relative Depravation (poverty) Hatred towards the global economic hegemony Financial Gain Racism Guilt by Association Supporting Sympathizers Mortality Salience Narcissism Sensation-seeking Failure of conventional channels of expression Communication and publicity Terrorism Incidents, the number of deaths as a result of terrorist attacks in Europe and North America from 2000 to 2010 was 4,873. Of those 4,873 people killed, 4,703 were casualties of attacks committed by Muslim terrorists. That is over 96%. On closer analysis, in the U.S., 3,000 people were killed by Muslim terrorists; in Russia and Eastern Europe, the number of deaths was 1,452; and in Western Europe, the number was 251. Only 170 terrorism casualties in the U.S., Russia, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe were not caused by Muslim terrorist attacks. Even if we remove the infamous September 11, 2001 attacks from this RAND statistic, the percentage of casualties due to Islamist terror is still 90%.

Who is the Terrorist? Mainly Middle Class people Exposed to Education-engineers or physicians Married with Children 30% women 70% male White Collar Crime Men terrorists are usually 17-24 years of age Women 24-29 (widows)