Terrorism

Terrorism

America is at war. But who is the enemy that America is fighting? This enemy, known generally as terrorism, lives in a different world than the American superpower.

Terrorism, which has been around for as long as people can remember, has

been on the rise for the past ten years. Terrorists use murder, kidnapping,

hijacking, and bombings to pursue a political agenda. These

radicals are not just subject to the United States, terrorism is all over the

world, in every way, shape and form.

There are many different types of terrorism, for many different purposes.

The primary reason for terrorist acts are to force a change in their nation's

government. If terrorists are not satisfied with there government's political

positions, they may end up taking the matters into there own hands. Another

reason for terrorist acts are because of hate towards a race, nationality, or

religion. For example, in 1972 the Palestine Liberation Organization invaded

Israeli dorms in the Munich Olympics, and held the Israeli athletes hostage

until Israel would agree to release Palestinian terrorists that were captured in

Israel. When Israel refused to comply with the terrorists demands, they blew up

two helicopters which held the Israeli athletes, killing the whole team. This

was one of the many cruel types of terrorism. In recent years, terrorism seems

to be at a new high and attacks are more violent than in the past.

Terrorism was a dormant issue in the media until the attacks on the USA. The organised use of violence