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Terrorism
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Terrorism
As defined by the US FBI, 'the unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in the furtherance of political or social objectives'
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During the 1990s, these issues contributed to the growth in the number of domestic right-wing terrorist and extremist groups and an increase in violent acts targeting government facilities, law nforcement officers, banks, and infrastructure sectors," it adds.
US security agency warns of threats from "right-wing extremist groups" by Asian News International
1980: Right-wing terrorists exploded a bomb at Bologna railway station in Italy, killing 84.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Discussing the overarching issues, the author presents a rather simplistic description of Al Qaeda's history, motivations, and current operations (the homegrown right-wing terrorists such as Timothy McVeigh having apparently been entirely forgotten), explains the need to put the threat of terrorism in context, and offers a short and carefully neutral explanation of the USA PATRIOT Act ("it's both good and bad") and other government responses to terrorism.
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