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In his book Inside Terrorism Bruce Hoffman offered an explanation of why the term terrorism becomes distorted: On one point, at least, everyone agrees: terrorism is a pejorative term. It is a word with intrinsically negative connotations that is generally applied to one's enemies and opponents, or to those with whom one disagrees and would ...
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It was considered one of the most important events during his first term (2001–2005) and demonstrated his future policies to deal with the dangers facing the United States at that time, represented by terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. In attendance was British Prime Minister Tony Blair who expressed his solidarity. [1]
The most comprehensive study on the definition of terrorism comes from Weinberg, Pedahzur and Hirsch-Hoefler (2004) who examined 73 definitions of terrorism from 55 articles and concluded that terrorism is "a politically motivated tactic involving the threat or use of force or violence in which the pursuit of publicity plays a significant role."
Perspectives on Terrorism (PT) is a quarterly peer-reviewed, open-access online academic journal, covering political violence, terrorism and counter-terrorism, It is published jointly by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism, in collaboration with Leiden University and the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St Andrews.
The mass media is recognised as playing a significant role in the war on terror, both in regard to perpetuating and shaping particular understandings of the motivations of the United States and its allies in undertaking the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and 2003 invasion of Iraq, as well as sustaining cultural perceptions of the global threat from terrorism in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
Thus, while coercion is an element in all terrorism, coercion is the paramount objective of suicide terrorism. [ 2 ] The number of attacks using suicide tactics has grown from an average of fewer than five per year during the 1980s to 180 per year between 2000 and 2005, [ 3 ] and from 81 suicide attacks in 2001 to 460 in 2005. [ 4 ]
The declaration stressed that terrorism was contrary to the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, endangered lives, and threatened the social and economic development of all countries and global stability as a whole. Furthermore, it asserted that a sustained and comprehensive approach was necessary to combat terrorism.