THE CHARACTERISTICS OF TERRORIST ACTIVITIES

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 510.

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The ones performing terror operations want to make great shocks, echoes, and panics on society through their activities. It is this purpose why they are carrying out hideously murderous activities. In addition, these traitors know well the difference of impact between the operations made on ordinary individuals or places, and on an important foundation or person who takes a leading role in society. They determine the targets in accordance with that. Terrorism is considered in the context of psychological impacts and political consequences, which it results in, rather than the number of deaths, and damages it causes. Indeed, terrorists have always achieved to draw attention of public on to their claims and themselves, and managed to form an atmosphere of fear and violence.

The characteristics of terrorism can be filed as follows:

1. On the way of attaining to the purpose, terrorists try to achieve their goals through forming an atmosphere of despair, fear and destruction among the groups determined as targets.

2. If the psychological consequences of an activity of violence are more influential and affective than the physical destruction, it is explained as terrorism.

3. Terrorism is a previously unpredictable despotism. The person who is determined as target is incapable of defending himself against getting perished due to terrorists' way of actions depending on certain aspects of terrorism.

4. Terrorists never recognize any morality or rules of war. In their point of view, nobody can be neutral, that is, a person should be in favour of them or stand on the opposite side as an enemy.

5. Terrorism involves brutal, barbarian methods and weapons.

6. Because of the reasons stated below, terrorism is considered to be right and just as a way to the claims:

a. Terrorism is the best and only proven method for success, which also

existed in the past.

b. Terrorism achieves a fair revenge in a manner of eye to eye, tooth to

tooth.

с Terrorism is the good one among the beast. If terrorism is not adopted, bigger evil forces are faced.