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Who can practise Terrorism?
Both the state and non state actors.
What is a "terrorist group"?
Generally used to describe a small organizations whose motivate is to achieve political goals through terror.
What are some motives for terrorism?
Although they vary some maybe to split off piece of a state (motivates are usually ethnics) eg. kalistan

It maybe due to ideology.
for example: Communist terrorist groups in Western Europe.
What does "terrorists never win" mean?
That terrorists do not win. This is not true as can be seen with the Brownshirts in Germany and the IRA.
How did Peru deal with its communist terrorists in the 1990s?
Fujimore took office in 1990 and took military action against the 'Shining Path'
How is Al Qaeda different to most terrorist groups?
Its goals are not local.
How did Bush Administration react to Al Qaeda?
Announced "Global War on Terrorism".
What did Bush see GWOT as a struggle between? What concepts?
Struggle between democracy and totalitarianism.
Does the International Criminal Courrt have jurisdiction over terrorism?
No.
What are the structural problems with GWOT?
Theory of victory is ambiguous

Many countries not on board.

US collateral damage can create enemies.
What role does the media play in terrorism?
Achieve maximum attainable publicity.
What did Al Qaeda do before 9/11?
Attacks against US embassies in Dar-es-salaam and Nairobi in 1998.

Osama Bin Laden issued a fatwa in 1998 to declare war on the United States.


After 9/11 the impact on how the US views the danger that terrorism presents was challenged.
How is Al Qaeda different to other terrorist groups?
Its goals do not relate to established political structures.
How can a revolutionary order (French revolution) based on democracy be described as terrorism?
political virtue is taken out of the hands of the citizen and turned in to an instrument of the sovereignty.
What did Churchill say?
He first captured the paradoxical role of terror in the age of nuclear weapons.