GVPT 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Pan Am Flight 103, Solomon Judah Loeb Rapoport, September 11 Attacks
30 Oct 2017
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How do their methods differ from those of previous terrorist groups: david rapoport made an assessment that religiously motivated modern terrorism is the. Fourth wave in the evolution of terrorism, having been preceded by terrorism focused on the breakup of empires, decolonization, and anti-westernism: the practice of terrorism has undergone dramatic changes in recent years. The categorical fanaticism that is apparent in terrorist organizations across a spectrum of belief systems is a major part of this change. In the past, terrorists were more likely to be dominated by pragmatic considerations of political and social change, public opinion, and other such factors. This negates the continual spread of the weapon, but it entails more direct and possibly more damaging effects. Why or why not: terrorism refers to political violence that targets civilians deliberately and indiscriminately. Beyond this basic definition, other criteria can be applied, but the definitions become politically motivated: one person"s freedom fighter is another"s terrorist.
