Terrorism and Revolution

The difficulty in defining terrorism is a problem of cultural, political and social perception of violence and of theterroristspolitical goal, emphasized by the emotional meaning of the term. Some governments tend to label as acts of terrorism any violence committed by the members of the opposition, while political sociologists assert the idea that a proper definition cant be given because the elaboration process itself is part of a larger context that questions the political ideologies and objectives. Everybody agrees though that there are two general types of terrorism: national terrorism (exerted by specialized agencies) and the political terrorism (practiced by well trained and strongly motivated groups, at an international or intercontinental level).The definitions maintain the argument that the perspectives change considering the time and place of the attack.
Terrorism has been around for as long as people can remember, but for the past ten years there's been a dramatic rise in activity. Terrorists use murder, kidnapping,
hijacking, and bombings to pursue a political agenda.These criminals are not just subject to the United States, terrorism happens all over the world, in every way, shape and form. There are many types of terrorism and terrorists with manydifferent purposes.The primary reason for terrorist actions is to force a change in their nation'spolitical environment. If terrorists are not satisfied with there government's political positions, they may end up taking the matters into there own hands. Another reason for terrorist acts is because of hate towards a race, nationality, or religion.In recent years, terrorism seems to be at a new high and attacks are more violent than in the past. Many groups operate within a single nation or region.Others have branches and operations in many countries. Because terrorists generally cannot match the strength of conventional military forces, they often rely on guerrilla warfare.New groups are sprouting all over the place and terrorism being so secretive and having no forewarning, governments from all over the world have form alliances to combat terrorism and terror cells in hope of thwarting any further threats. While terrorist threats are numerous in today's world, the methods used by the United States to deter those terrorists, help to ensure that, while some terrorism is inevitable. As a civilized society we cannot resort to terrorism. Everyone has a responsibility to take action. The dependability of a government isn't what it once.
Counter terrorism has become the main concern for nations across the globe. In a time where every nation is many ways connected to one another, the need to protect our assetshas become that much greater.Today many countries have special units designated to handle terrorist threats. There are various security agencies, and elite tactical units whose role is to directly engage terrorists and prevent terroristattacks. Such units perform both in preventive actions, hostage rescue and responding to on-going attacks.
There doesn't seem to be and end to terrorism. It can date back to as long as people can remember and the current trend show that terrorism didn't just happen but that it's always been around and it always will be around. Terrorist networks such as al-Qaeda are still active abroad, and Iraq is becoming a new center for terrorism. There have been no major foreign terrorist attacks in the United States since September 11, but America is still vulnerable because of its open society, its long borders, and its vastnumber of unprotected targets.The challenge for governments is to persuade people that the killing of civilians by terrorists isabsolutely unacceptable whatever the political motive.Winning the hearts and minds of citizens against terrorism so that terrorists can be isolated and exposed is thus a vital part of successful counterterrorism.