Terrorism+Research


 * Class 2/17/12**
 * 1. One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.**

Agree: Terrorists come from other countries and want to destroy or take over a specific region. Terrorists are hidden and nobody knows who is who. It's creates a man's freedom fighter because they're trying to save their country and save their people. There are two sides of the story, people are fighting for their freedom, --> political reason behind it or it means nothing (valid cause) Ex: Nelson Mandela arrested for being a terrorist .. ex president Spent 27 years in prison on Robben Island


 * 4. We do not create terrorism by fighting the terrorists. We invite terrorism by ignoring them.**

Agree: we do not create terrorism by fighting, terrorism is created by the relationship you have with another country or region. If the relationship is not great and conflicts emerge, then the people will get angry and want to fight back. Essentially, ignoring people will give them an invite to attack. By ignoring the problem creates a bigger problem which turns into a major issue, trying to get a message across

Terrorists --> Radicals --> directly seeks to the "root" to get to the problem --> immediate path to change --> weapons of mass destruction (weapons of mass effect) Fear makes us act like a certain way



Definition: Achieve "social reform and political change" by creating fear within the public
 * Terrorists choose their targets very strategically because their goal is to intimidate a large group of people --> ethnic or religious enemy --> an entire country or international community \
 * Common targets of terrorists are busy, public places that would attract a lot of attention and cause massive causalities --> government buildings, international airports, financial centers