Terrorism
Essay title: 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 nations
government. If terrorists are not satisfied with there governments 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