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Terrorism refers to a strategy of using violence, or threat of violence, to generate fear, cause disruption, and ultimately, to bring about compliance with specific political, religious, ideological, or personal demands Connecticut Law Review Article on Terrorism. The targets of terrorist attacks typically are not the individuals who are killed, injured, or taken hostage, but rather the societies to which these individuals belong. Terrorism is a type of unconventional warfare designed to weaken or supplant existing political landscapes through capitulation or acquiescence, as opposed to subversion or direct military action. The broader influence of terrorism in the modern world is often attributed to the dramatic focus of mass media in amplifying feelings of intense fear and anger.
State terrorism more specifically refers to violent acts of coercion by the government of a state."FindLaw Forum: Reaching an international consensus on the definition of terrorism", CNN.com, by Joanne Mariner, January 21, 2002.
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@marklevinshow Legal Q: When does Obama's purposeful destruction of the US rise to an impeachable offense? Or treason or domestic terrorism?
ObamaJustSayNo (ObamaJustSayNo) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:39:34 -0000
@marklevinshow Legal Q: When does Obama's purposeful destruction of the US rise to an impeachable offense? Or treason or domestic terrorism?
Ft. Hood was clearly an act of domestic terrorism. Why are we all too scared to call it that? Are we afraid of offending those who kill us?
BenSnider (Ben Snider) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:24:31 -0000
Ft. Hood was clearly an act of domestic terrorism. Why are we all too scared to call it that? Are we afraid of offending those who kill us?
Domestic terrorism is nothing new, see "Who Killed Daniel Pearl". US Islamic terror exists http://bit.ly/1K8eeI
dkreindler (Derek Kreindler) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:10:13 -0000
Domestic terrorism is nothing new, see "Who Killed Daniel Pearl". US Islamic terror exists http://bit.ly/1K8eeI
@Jason sure, how different from a guy going to a country to train and then come back here to hurt us. But probably domestic terrorism.
kennbell (Kenn Bell) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:18 -0000
@Jason sure, how different from a guy going to a country to train and then come back here to hurt us. But probably domestic terrorism.
@alexpgates domestic terrorism the gov is supposed to protect us from that Obama cant even make a decision on Afghanistan urbur fail
Saya25 (Saya) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:52:50 -0000
@alexpgates domestic terrorism the gov is supposed to protect us from that Obama cant even make a decision on Afghanistan urbur fail
ffs. explosive domestic terrorism in the US: 12 dead, 31 injured, snipers on a military base. OMG ugly. http://bit.ly/4GkIvx
leashless (Vinay Gupta) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:14:31 -0000
ffs. explosive domestic terrorism in the US: 12 dead, 31 injured, snipers on a military base. OMG ugly. http://bit.ly/4GkIvx
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Domestic Terrorism - Offers overview, highlights of 1996 Anti-Terrorist Act, a timeline of domestic terrorism, classroom activities, and an annotated list of links to related information.
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FBI - Publications: Terrorism in the United States - Archive of official reports from 1996 through 2001.
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