The Threat of Terrorism

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This paper examines how terrorism is seen all across the world and affects all races and all social classes and how there is no escaping from it. It shows that while some countries have been able to eradicate terrorism with what seems like very little effort, others are left grieving and living in fear of the next terrorist attack. It looks at how history has shown us a wide variety of terrorist attacks across the world, both internal and international with examples form Northern Ireland and terrorist incidents in Europe. It evaluates The "War on Terrorism" that is being fought by the U.S. and the treaties than have gone into effect to prevent terrorism and punish those who have committed terrorist acts. Among others, there are treaties regarding biological weapons, chemical weapons, genocide and human rights, nuclear materials, torture, warfare and general terrorism.

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"Europe's terrorism can be divided into three main categories; leftist, right wing, and ethnic-based. A number of leftist terrorist groups were formed in the late 1960's and early 1970's. These groups included; Germany's Red Army Faction (RAF), France's Action Directe, and Italy's Red Brigades, among others. During the 1970's the RAF engaged in a series of bombings, robberies and murders leaving several RAF leaders jailed and other members using terrorist activities to try to free them. An airliner hijacked by the RAF in October 1977 caused many committed members to abandon the group. This incident caused right-wing terrorism to flourish as the leftist groups dwindled away. "Although more extreme forms of the sentiments that have led to right wing gains have sometimes been expressed in terrorist activity, large-scale, organized right-wing terrorism comparable to the leftist terrorism of the 1980's did not emerge in Europe during the 1990's."

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