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What defines terrorism?
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August 9th, 2009
From wiki: “Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion. At present, there is no internationally agreed definition of terrorism. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for an ideological goal (as opposed to a lone attack), and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants.”
What acts do you think qualify as terrorism? Who meets your definition of terrorist? Does it matter if those actions are carried out by the statre? Is it only labeled terrorism when other people do it? How do you tell a “freedom fighter” apart from a terrorist? Are counter-terrorism measures more acceptable than the acts they respond to?
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