Terrorism, which has been around for as long as people can remember, has been on the rise for
the last 10 years. Terrorists use murder, kidnapping, hijacking, and bombings to almost always
achieve a political purpose. 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 nation's government. If terrorists are not
satisfied with their government's political positions, they may end up taking matter's in their own
hands. Another reason for terrorist acts is 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 the 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.
With terrorism being so secretive and having no forewarning, it has been a real problem
to deal with. The governments of many countries have tried to stop these cowardly acts, but they
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 that just happened is another reason why terrorism is effective. Ask someone 20 years
from now what they remember about the 1996 Summer Olympics, and they will say the terrorist
bombing. This event was literally blown out of proportion by the media. It wasn't a terror
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