Definition of terrorism: ▪ The act of destruction is carried out by a person or group of people not acting on behalf of an established government. ▪ The act of destruction is carried out to redress real harm or imagined injustice, and ▪ The act directly or indirectly targets an established government, which is seen as the cause of the injustice.Types of terrorism:• International terrorism: terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not from that country. • Domestic terrorism: Terrorism carried out in your own country against your own people. • State terrorism: a government commits acts of terror against its own citizens. • Anti-state terrorism: any terrorist act not committed by a government. Terrorism: Most official definitions of terrorism also contain the word “illegal” or “criminal” in the definition. Indeed, the aim of these definitions is to make the activity defined as “terrorism” a crime in the country where it is defined. However, legality or criminality is not part of the activity itself, but depends on whether such activity is considered legal or illegal in a particular country. • Morality and immorality of terrorism: an act of terrorism. In itself, this is neither moral nor immoral – no act in itself ever is. The morality of an act is determined by the intentions of its perpetrators and by the circumstances in which it takes place. “Murder” is a morally neutral act, it is the intention of the murderer and the circumstances in which the act takes place that make it a crime of “murder” punishable by a heavy penalty, an “unfortunate accident” or an “unfortunate accident”. velvet act rewarded with a medal. • Terrorism, wars and issues...... middle of paper ...... that third world countries sponsor terrorism. Q2: 50% said peace negotiations/talks are the way to fight terrorism and 50% said nuclear proliferation/creation can curb terrorism. Q3: 50% said that political terrorism is (violent criminal behavior designed primarily to generate fear in the community for political purposes), 25% said that political terrorism kills political figures and 25% said that the Political terrorism is the two mentioned above, notably political intimidation. Q4: 75% said the motivation behind political terrorism is: A) to exert pressure and produce widespread fear, b) to influence government decisions, legislation or other critical decisions C) to bring about political change (primarily 3 answers) and 25% said the motivation behind political terrorism is to influence government decisions, legislation or other critical decisions.