THE FUTURE OF TERRORISM

A political step, that, if taken could have a positive effect against the

Global War on Terrorism is to arrive collectively at a universal definition of

terrorism. For the groups and governments that see terrorism as a legal

issue and interpret it as such, see terrorism as terrorism only if it is illegal

and has broken a law. Most governments interpret terrorism as a legal issue

and therefore, depending on which government is doing the interpreting, an

act may be terrorism or may, by that government’s interpretation be a

strategically political violent move by that government.

Some groups or governments see a violent act as terrorism if the

act was not morally justified and not necessary to the cause or causes of a

group of governments. For example, the Palestinian Liberation

Organization sees it as morally justified and necessary to commit terrorist

acts...