Definition+of+Terrorism+and+Vocabulary


 * My Definition of Terrorism: **

The use of violence, threats, or other tactics to induce fear to accomplish a goal and gain infamy.Terrorism is often used by smaller groups to gain leverage on larger organizations/governments.


 * Vocabulary: **

Terrorist: Someone who uses violence, mayhem, and destruction — or the threat of those things — to coerce people or countries into taking a certain action is a //terrorist//. A //terrorist// may be motivated by religious fervor, politics, or just plain old-fashioned greed. "But much of the national focus will be on Washington and New York, the two cities most affected by the **terrorist** attacks of Sept.11. "

Osama Bin Laden: Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957) "Terror, an abstract concept, was made concrete by putting the face of **Osama bin Laden** on it."

September 11: the day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs "The provisions are key parts of the Patriot Act, which was enacted after the **September 11**, 2001 attacks on the United States."

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State sponsored terrorism: terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism "And we must not be driven from our objectives for peace in Lebanon by **state-sponsored terrorism**."

Islamic Jihad: a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon "In Gaza, **Islamic Jihad**’s military wing said it welcomed the bombing."

Al-Qaeda: a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries "Of course, as we speak, **al-Qaeda** and their affiliates continue to plan attacks against us."

Middle East: the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century "The government intensified censorship in recent months, fearing online calls for protests inspired by uprisings in the **Middle East** and North Africa."