Domestic Terrorism

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This paper looks at domestic terrorism as separate from international terrorism and identifies the different approaches to political violence of people such as Mao, Che Guevara, Carlos Marighella and Franz Fanon. The paper first discusses some forms of the early domestic terrorist activities and their similarities with events taking place today. The paper then considers right-wing and left-wing terrorism as well as interest-based terrorism, using Greenpeace and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as examples. The paper concludes that domestic terrorism represents one of the most important threats facing national security, no matter the form of terrorism they promote.

From the Paper:

"Domestic terrorism has been regarded in recent times to be one of the most important threats facing internal security in the US. In order to have a complex view on the terrorist phenomenon taking place inside the borders of the United States, it is important to take into account certain theoretical delimitations and examples that would support them. In this sense, domestic terrorism must be seen apart from international terrorism."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Brazil Escola. (2007) Carlos Marighella. Retrieved 5 November 2007, from http://www.brasilescola.com/historia/carlos-marighella.htm
• Clark, Major Jackie K. (1988) "Che Guevara: Fundamentals of Guerrilla Warfare." Global Security website. Retrieved 5 November 2007, from http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/report/1988/CJK.htm
• Franz Fanon. (n.d.) Retrieved 5 November 2007, from http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/fanon.htm
• Greenpeace. (2007) About Greenpeace. Retrieved 5 November 2007, from http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about
• Hsu, S. (2005). "FBI Papers Show Terror Inquiries Into PETA; Other Groups Tracked." Washington Post. Retrieved 5 November 2007, from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/19/AR2005121901777.html

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