Terrorism,
although conceptually contested, no doubt, involves life threatening activities
carry out by politically enthused self-employed sub-state groups. Terrorism
encompasses criminal acts planned or premeditated to enflame a state of panic
in the general public. Terrorism can be categorized into both old and new
terrorism; judging from their activities around the world.
Old
terrorism or terrorists which existed during the 1960s and 1970s had accents on
territorial grumbling involving demands for liberation from imperialists or for
alteration of allegedly unfair frontlines. The modus operandi during this
period was certainly hard-nosed and not intended to capitalize on bloodshed but
rather to gain traction and have many people watch-on rather than being killed.
Indeed, their objectives were somewhat logically defendable while such aims
were chased with some sense of fractionalization.
New
terrorism or terrorists on the other hand who are often motivated by obsessive piety
and religious cum cultural dogmas are destructive and nihilistic whilst very disposed
to engage in suicide to gain martyrdom. Apart from setting out unfeasible
objectives, they also fail to give forewarnings and do not engage in
compromise, or to ask for the least, wheel and deal (bargaining). These set of
terrorists find mass slaughter of non-combatants pleasing and may often not
claim responsibility for their conducts; after all, they are only answerable to
a divine being.
Reference
McClean, I. and McMillan, A. (Ed) (2009). Concise Dictionary of Politics. New
York: Oxford University Press
United Nations (1994). Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, General Assembly Resolution 49/60
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