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Essay On Global Terrorism

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A simple act of terrorism can cause tensions to break between two countries, as seen with Israel and Palestine conflicts due to religious beliefs and territory disputes. Among the various potential threats are wars with neighbouring countries, missile attacks on cites, biological and chemical terrorism, suicide bombings, and hostage taking. There are many ways to combat terrorism. First, would be an international team that is always on call to respond to terrorist threats, and retrieve hostages with minimal loss of life. The second is gun control, which would limit the weapons accessed by potential terrorists. The last thing is to recognize terrorist organizations before they have a chance to attack.
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The air is filled with the screams of the dying as body parts lie strewn all around. There is complete mayhem and nobody has a clue about the perpetrators who are now either dead or have melted into the crowd. Within minutes, the news channels go into overdrive, tallying the body count and playing Sherlock Holmes. It is just another day in the annals of global terrorism.
Global terrorism is here to stay whether we like it or not. Almost every country has been the victim of a terrorist attack at some point in time. There have been terrorist groups throughout history. Terrorism usually targets innocent people who may have no axe to grind with the terrorists.
In England, there was the IRA. In Srilanka, the Tamil separatist group, the LTTE, has been active for many years. It was an LTTE suicide bomber who killed Rajiv Gandhi, the son of former Indian PM Indira Gandhi, and an ex-Prime Minister himself. There is terrorism in Africa and the Balkans as well.
Terrorism has been practiced by all kinds of political organizations. They include right- wing and left-wing political parties, nationalistic groups, religious groups, revolutionaries, and ruling governments. The Jacobins’ Reign of Terror during the French Revolution was an example

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