Terrorism -Karina Lou 101756T

September 11 2001 was indubitably an day in the lives of our generation.People all around the globe were glued to their television screens,shaking with fear as they watched the tragic fates of the World Trade Centre and thousands of innocent people unfold before their very eyes.A brutal form of political violence that uses fear as a key weapon,terrorism is a force that has been hard to eradicate completely.

Firstly,the nature of terrorism as a political weapon makes it difficult to control.For one,its choice of victims is often random and impossible to predict.Unlike conventional war which targets mainly soldiers and the important figureheads of the opposition force,terrorist attacks are aimed at innocent civilians.The motive of the terrorist is not to kill specific targets ,but to engage in unjustifiable attacks in order to create fear to drive a strong political message.If we recall the train bombings in Madrid and London for instance,not a single political figure was part of the death toll;only innocent commuters were victimised.This of course makes terrorist attacks hard to predict,and almost impossible to prevent-after all,anyone,anywhere in the world can be a target.

Also,terrorism is often hard to eradicate because of the demands it makes are typically outrageous and hard to fulfil.In his "Letter to the American People".Osama bin Laden said all the grievances that how the Muslim are feeling against the United States,and lays down a whole lists of demands that America must fulfil before Al qaeda and the global network of terrorist will back down.One of the more extreme of these demands is for the whole of America to convert to Islam,which is no doubt a complete impossibility.Terrorism are definitely have unreasonable of demands for them to be eradicated completely.

Therefore,we must be prepared that terrorism and terrorists will be an ever growing threat in our globalized world,becoming increasingly dangerous as they continue to exploit advancement in media ,technology and other aspects of development in the global community.Terrorism uses fear as a weapon and what the individual can do is to remain fearless in the face of a global terrorist threat and vigilant in their daily lives.Thus,while terrorism cannot be eradicated,its effects can be greatly mediated.

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