Terrorism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Terrorism refers to a strategy of using violence, or threat of violence targeted against innocents or non-combatants to generate fear, cause disruption, and ultimately, to bring about compliance with specific political, religious, ideological, and personal demands. The targets of terrorist attacks typically are not the individuals who are killed, injured, or taken hostage, but rather the societies to which these individuals belong. Terrorism is a type of unconventional warfare designed to weaken or supplant existing political landscapes through capitulation or acquiescence, as opposed to subversion or direct military action. The broader influence of terrorism in the modern world is often attributed to the dramatic focus of mass media in amplifying feelings of intense fear and anger. State terrorism more specifically refers to violence and threats of violence, embargoes and other forms of terrorism against civilians by the government of a state. ..."
Articles
Boogey Bull, by Charley Reese, 28 Nov 2006
"... since there is no conceivable circumstance where all the terrorists in the world would collect in one convenient killing ground, you will never eliminate terrorists by military means. Terrorism is a product of politics and of injustice, real or perceived. Since human beings have no choice but to act on their perceptions, whether the injustice is real or perceived doesn't matter."
"... since there is no conceivable circumstance where all the terrorists in the world would collect in one convenient killing ground, you will never eliminate terrorists by military means. Terrorism is a product of politics and of injustice, real or perceived. Since human beings have no choice but to act on their perceptions, whether the injustice is real or perceived doesn't matter."
It's Not War, by Sheldon Richman, 9 Oct 2006
"America is not under siege. There is no threat to its integrity as a society. No barbarians stand at the gates ready to overrun and subjugate us. What we call terrorism is not war, but criminal action. It becomes war only if we make it so. But war exacts a terrible cost on the country that prosecutes it."
"America is not under siege. There is no threat to its integrity as a society. No barbarians stand at the gates ready to overrun and subjugate us. What we call terrorism is not war, but criminal action. It becomes war only if we make it so. But war exacts a terrible cost on the country that prosecutes it."
The War the Government Cannot Win, by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr., 1 May 2007
Related Topics: Iraq, Iraq War (2003), Socialism, The State, United States
Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state
"Terrorism is not something that any of us likes. We would all like to see a world without violence and bloodshed. This hardly distinguishes our generation from any that preceded. What is unique about our moment is that we live under a regime that has come to believe that the government itself can produce this result for us if we only give the government enough power, money, and managerial discretion to accomplish this goal."
Related Topics: Iraq, Iraq War (2003), Socialism, The State, United States
Discusses how government cannnot win the war on terror because economic law is more powerful than the state
"Terrorism is not something that any of us likes. We would all like to see a world without violence and bloodshed. This hardly distinguishes our generation from any that preceded. What is unique about our moment is that we live under a regime that has come to believe that the government itself can produce this result for us if we only give the government enough power, money, and managerial discretion to accomplish this goal."
A Democratic Dictatorship, by Jacob G. Hornberger, Freedom Daily, May 2006
Related Topics: Democracy, George W. Bush
"Bush's other justification for the assumption and exercise of omnipotent powers is his role as commander in chief of the armed forces during a time of war. What war? The 'war on terrorism,' which, again ironically, was the same type of war that Hitler declared after terrorists struck the Reichstag with a firebomb."
Related Topics: Democracy, George W. Bush
"Bush's other justification for the assumption and exercise of omnipotent powers is his role as commander in chief of the armed forces during a time of war. What war? The 'war on terrorism,' which, again ironically, was the same type of war that Hitler declared after terrorists struck the Reichstag with a firebomb."
How It All Began, by Charley Reese, 15 Jan 2007
Related Topics: September 11, 2001
"... terrorism is a tactic. When the Clinton administration decided to bomb Serbia, that was practicing terrorism. If you want to know what real terror is, just wait until, God forbid, you're on the ground and somebody is dropping high explosives on you. A human being is defenseless against an aerial attack. You can't, of course, declare war on a tactic ..."
Related Topics: September 11, 2001
"... terrorism is a tactic. When the Clinton administration decided to bomb Serbia, that was practicing terrorism. If you want to know what real terror is, just wait until, God forbid, you're on the ground and somebody is dropping high explosives on you. A human being is defenseless against an aerial attack. You can't, of course, declare war on a tactic ..."
Slipped His Moorings, by Charley Reese, 9 Sep 2006
Related Topics: George W. Bush
"Bush has so distorted his view of reality, he does not seem to realize that ... the people he calls terrorists — Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah — participated in free elections. Even his so-called war on terror is phony. You can't wage a war against a tactic. Most of the groups he labels as terrorists are local groups with local grievances and don't think twice about us."
Related Topics: George W. Bush
"Bush has so distorted his view of reality, he does not seem to realize that ... the people he calls terrorists — Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah — participated in free elections. Even his so-called war on terror is phony. You can't wage a war against a tactic. Most of the groups he labels as terrorists are local groups with local grievances and don't think twice about us."
Statement on the Iraq War Resolution, by Ron Paul, 14 Feb 2007
Related Topics: Iraq War (2003), War
Speech before the U.S. House of Representatives
"The catch-all phrase, 'War on Terrorism', in all honesty, has no more meaning than if one wants to wage a war against criminal gangsterism. It's deliberately vague and non definable to justify and permit perpetual war anywhere, and under any circumstances."
Related Topics: Iraq War (2003), War
Speech before the U.S. House of Representatives
"The catch-all phrase, 'War on Terrorism', in all honesty, has no more meaning than if one wants to wage a war against criminal gangsterism. It's deliberately vague and non definable to justify and permit perpetual war anywhere, and under any circumstances."
The Disrespect for Truth has Brought a New Dark Age, by Paul Craig Roberts, 29 Dec 2006
Related Topics: Freedom of Speech
"Recently, Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House, said that freedom of speech is inconsistent with 'the war on terror.' If it takes a police state to fight terror, the country is lost even if Muslim terrorists are defeated. Americans have far more to fear from a homeland police state than from terrorists."
Related Topics: Freedom of Speech
"Recently, Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House, said that freedom of speech is inconsistent with 'the war on terror.' If it takes a police state to fight terror, the country is lost even if Muslim terrorists are defeated. Americans have far more to fear from a homeland police state than from terrorists."
Why They Hate Us, by Sheldon Richman, Freedom Daily, Feb 2008
Related Topics: United States, Imperialism
Examines the myth that the United States is hated because Americans "are free and represent democracy"
"Every imperial power has been the target of what is called 'terrorism.' But this term itself should make us suspicious. To be sure, horrific crimes against innocents are included under that label. But one must ask how legitimate the concept is in light of the fact that applying it to any U.S. conduct is impermissible virtually by definition."
Related Topics: United States, Imperialism
Examines the myth that the United States is hated because Americans "are free and represent democracy"
"Every imperial power has been the target of what is called 'terrorism.' But this term itself should make us suspicious. To be sure, horrific crimes against innocents are included under that label. But one must ask how legitimate the concept is in light of the fact that applying it to any U.S. conduct is impermissible virtually by definition."
Cartoons
Antiterrorism, by Clay Bennett, The Christian Science Monitor, 2006
Casualty Quiz, by Dan Wasserman, The Boston Globe, 25 Jul 2006
He says if you don't take a bite ..., by Wiley Miller, 21 Sep 2006
Invading Iraq, by Clay Bennett, The Christian Science Monitor, Oct 2006
The Spies Who Love You!, by Mark Fiore, 12 Feb 2008
Books
Terrorism and Tyranny: Trampling Freedom, Justice and Peace to Rid the World of Evil
by James Bovard, 2003
by James Bovard, 2003
- ISBN 1403963681
: Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan, 1st edition, 2003
- ISBN 1403966826
: Paperback, Palgrave Macmillan, Reprint edition, 2004
Videos
Enough Is Enough!, by Ron Paul, 17 Nov 2010
Related Topics: Transportation
Short speech announcing new legislation to curb the TSA and the notion that Americans have accepted being treated like cattle