An Explanation Of Terrorism

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the reasons it took so long to do anything about terrorism is that it is so hard
to define, and therefore just as hard to enforce. He also says Declarations and
conventions from the UN have lacked effective enforcement mechanisms, so they
have been ignored by member states and have been characterized as ‘largely
cosmetic. Basically, the UN is doing this to satisfy the public and little
else. This lack of understanding of the meaning of terrorism has also been a
hindrance when law 8:56 PM 12/14/96enforcement was actually implemented. Police
aren't trained to handle terrorist type attacks, instead they handle them like
ordinary criminal attacks. (Terrorism 26-27) This gives the terrorists exactly
what they wanted, publicity for their cause.

The media is a terrorists best friend. Without the modern wide-spread media,
terrorism would be worthless. The human nature that makes us stop and look at
the horrible traffic accident is another reason why terrorism is effective. ...

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