what is the origin of terrorism.?
461469
Some of the first recorded incidents of "terrorism" is in Mesopotamia around the city states of UR.   Some records mentioned constant "raids" against villages in neighboring kingdoms.   It was not full scale war, but rather small groups that attacked outlying posts for various reasons (food,slaves, bad king, government grudge, etc..
244670
I think terrorism is the result of violence, and for most people violence can only be answered with more violence: terrorist acts. For example if you drop bombs in a country, and invade a foreign country, you can only expect more violence in return, so the only way to stop violence is not to use it as a way of changing the world.
731646
I will admit it- I don't find the motives of terrorists to make any sense whatsoever.  It just makes no sense to me why people would want to annihilate others for living as they were meant to live.  And I will agree with you about the lack of real logic found in terrorists.  After all, they've been brainwashed from an early age in those "madrassas", and hence don't reason as other people do.  They continue to do as they've been told, without question, as they have done for many years.  Without any ability to think for themselves.
500594
but who will define 'terrorism'\n\nwhen the same groups were fighting in afghanistan against rusia, they were friend of america and US was supporting them\nbut when america no longer needs them they are terrorists?
887677
Instilling fear in people is terrorism, eg. "shock and awe", "all options are on the table".  \n\nAnyone who uses force or the threat of force to coerce others into compliance and obedience is a terrorist.  \n\n"War is terrorism practiced by the rich.  \nTerrorism is war practiced by the poor."\n- unknown\n\n\n.
273056
A terrorist is a person who intimadates others by means of psycological and/or physical means. They want others afraid of them.\n\nFrom the time man began on this planet there were terrorists. You can see a good example of this in school yard bullies.\n\nI am afraid they are not going away and will be around as long as mankind exists.\n\nTerrorists do not always kill or blow themselves up and you can find plenty of them in all countries of the world and in all societies.
854314
It looks like terrorism to me the thing i can`t understand is why is it terrorism if you strap a bomb to your self and kill innocent people but if you drop a bomb from a plane and kill even more innocent people then its not. Surely no killing of innocent people can be justified and in my opinion any one who kills another person be that person Innocent or not is a murderer and the ones who order the killing of thousands are monsters and no better than Hitler
295896
Terrorism  started in middle east with palestines and jews.   They'd attack civilians for intimidation.  To nip it in the bud, there should've been mass education about its negative effects and moral consequences.  Also, take out the leaders of the terrorists.  \n\nToday, America and other western countries must stop attacking other religions and exploiting 3rd world countries.  They should also stop killing others.  Killing creates a need for revenge.  That is why they are attacking.\n\nIts a vicous cycle of escalating violence.  You kill my family, I will kill you.  You kill that individual and then someone else wants revenge.  And on the loop goes
352337
simply ... by watching the world. i knew muslims, i have muslims friends and they are not terrorists. like me, millions. but 90% of all bomb attacks killing hundreds are muslims, this can be seens in all news. and like me, millions are wathing the news. so "all the muslims are not terrorist but all (the majority of) the terrorist are muslims" came in existance simply by observing the sorrounding world .... maybe drinking a beer in pub with friends ... and then the "great minds" of the world said this in tv shows and big reviews and voila ... what incredibly remark they made .. bla bla ... they had stolen the people's words
983804
Terrorism is a wide concept that has been used throughout the ages, by the powerful to oppress the weak. It has absolutely nothing to do with Islam. In fact, I believe most of the writings in the Qu'ran are similar in one way or another to Christianity and Judaism, and I'm a Catholic myself. Here's the definition of terrorism from Encyclopedia Britannica:\n\n" The systematic use of violence to create a general climate of fear in a population and thereby to bring about a particular political objective. Terrorism has been practiced by political organizations with both rightist and leftist objectives, by nationalistic and religious groups, by revolutionaries, and even by state institutions such as armies, intelligence services, and police."\n\nA good example of an authority or state using terror to achieve "victory" (just like that fake Muhammad quote you posted) is France after the revolution in 1789, Robespierre executed hundreds of possible political enemies and innocent people, thus inflicting  fear in the population. Another good example of a state promoting terrorism is the United States of America. Want examples? The A-bombs in Japan, the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam, the funding of anti-soviet guerrilla groups in Afghanistan (Osama Bin Laden was in one of those groups), the funding of the Contra guerrilla in Nicaragua, the sales of weapons to IRAN during the 80's which eventually led to the Iran-Contra Scandal, the funding of anti-goverment and terrorist groups inside Saddam's Iraq during the 90's.
305836
I dont think any religion widely accepted by rational people is or can be.  By definition terrorism is to instill terror in ones enemies.  Most religions I know of want us to accept our neighbors not terrorize them
818387
what's a terrorist? \n\nyour question scares me. does that make YOU a terrorist.
991487
There have been "home-grown terrorists" in America almost as long as the continent has been settled by Europeans.\n\nAt first they occured only sporadically, and the damage they did was mostly to wildlife and nature. We now remember them as "trappers" and did had a devastating effect on the natural balance of the American environment.\nWith immigration numbers rising, they became more numerous and extended their terrorist activities towards the native people, then called "Red Indians", but now acknowledged as Native Americans (even though their own origin lay in Asia). After a while of private terror, the new USA and her army joined in and created an early system of state-sponsored terrorism. This was so effective that most of the Native Americans were wiped out.\n\nParallel to this development a large number of private terror gangs established themselves in the so-called "Wild West" as guns for hire who would terrorise anyone regardless of colour, ethnicity, creed and status as long as they were payed for it or gained profit from it in other ways.\n\nSince the late 19th century these gangs also operated beyond the US borders, first in Mexico and Canada, then also in Central and South America and further afield. In 1898 the state joined in once more with the American-Spanish War, sending bands of terrorising shock troops to the Spanish colonies of Cuba and the Philippines. \nEver since terrorists "home-grown in the USA" have brought fear and violence to many parts of the world, either as individuals and small goups operating for private interests, or as large organised military bodies known as the US Marine Corps and the US Army.\n\nFor the past 60 years a new dimension has entered that frame: US lead and financed undercover operations, organised by the CIA and other state agencies. These involve Americans as well as large numbers of foreigners under US control.\nOne of the most recent of these groups is "Al Qaeda", which was formed by the CIA as a Muslim spearhead against the Russians occupying Afghanistan. They recruited fighters in the Middle East, trained, armed and financed them and selected their leader, a Saudi Arabian multi-millionaire and ex-playboy named Osama bin Laden. They even developed the idea of the modern "jihad", the holy war for political purposes, and the books about it were written and printed at the University of Nebraska. (I saw them myself during the 1980s in Pakistan and Afghanistan.)\nThe group is still under CIA control and by now one of their "black operations" which do offically not exist and are even kept secret from Congress and other political bodies, except the top brass at the White House. They have been used successfully to create a desire for war in the majority of US citizens, to create an excuse for invading and occupying Afghanistan, and partially for the war against Iraq and the continuing illegal occupation of that country.\n\nIt is also known that both CIA and FBI use undercover and sting operations quite regularly, setting up illegal and terrorist groups with taxpayers' money in order to lure gullible idiots into them for participation. Whenever it suits the political leadership, one of these groups is busted and sold to the gullible public as "a great success in the fight against crime and terrorism". The few stupid run-alongs are tried and disappear into jails for the rest of their miserable lives, while the organisers move on to do the same thing all over again elsewhere, spending more taxpayers' money on it. \nAll this together makes the USA the home of 90% of the world's terrorists.
534353
Hate is the reason they exist.  Fear of anything different is the reason they exist.  They kill for nothing more than the sake of killing.  In reality, they believe in no god, have no compassion and no conscience.  As long as people can be swayed by hate and fear, terrorists will exist.  When I die, I intend to go haunt Osama Bin Laden and drive him so mad that he can't function!  I am sorry for the loss of your school mate.
90194
Are you aware that a group of islamic terrorists exploded a truck under the World Trade Center towers in 1993 while President Clinton was President?  How was THAT something that the current President Bush initiated?  The root cause of the terror that is ravagin the middle east was the 1920s in Egypt.  You should inform yourself of the issues.
827420
You clearly don't understand the concept of terrorism, which is to terrorise the masses, not the people who have the CIA protection teams.\nYou are thinking of assassins.
198413
Terrorism and revolution are quite different.\nTerrorists target civilizations and use "terror" to bring about their change.  Revolutionaries target the government they feel is oppressing them.\nHowever, as they say: One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.