Terrorism

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This paper defines terrorists as people who use violence for the purpose of spreading fear rather than for the physical results of their actions to draw attention to things they perceive as wrongs that must be righted by society. It points out that two main causes of conflict in the Middle East are the conflicts between Israel and Palestinians and the conflicts between fundamentalist religious groups and more moderate religious groups. It also discusses how it is impossible to predict the effect of capturing Osama Bin Laden because, although his capture would be a tremendous morale boost, his followers are fanatical and the capture of their great leader might trigger a new wave of violence.

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Secular vs. Religious Terrorists
Using the IRA , Ways Terrorists Groups Finance Their Operations
Two Main Sources of Conflict in the Middle East
Capturing Osama Bin Laden: Good or Bad? Dead or Alive?

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"The Irish Republican Army, or IRA, has used a variety of ways to fund their operations. In one example December of last year, both the British and Northern Ireland governments believe that the IRA was behind a bank robbery described as "spectacular" in the media. In this bank robbery, thirty-eight Euros were stolen. That's nearly $50 million in American dollars. The British government says that the IRA made multiple attempts to launder the money using Mafia-like approaches, such as filtering the money through legitimate businesses. In the huge manhunt that followed the bank robbery, the Irish police seized over 3.5 million Euros, including the equivalent of 2.3 million pounds, all in cash, found with one businessman in Cork, Ireland, in February of this year. This arrest shows the ties to businesses for laundering purposes."

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