Research Paper on:
Defining Terrorism

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for Enterprises Inc By , January 2013 To Use This Report Correctly, Please   One of the first points which  the student should note regarding the definition of terrorism is that it is not an easy term to categorise. There are a number of different forms of terrorism, and in  many cases what constitutes terrorism from the point of view of one individual or group is seen as strong government, guerrilla warfare or freedom fighting from another standpoint.  For  example, Richard Betts (2001) points out that there has never been a generally agreed definition of terrorism, since even those who are against terrorism in principle may still be in  favour of what he refers to as extreme action. He cites as an example the US bombing of civilians during the Second World War, noting that under other circumstances this  might well have been construed as an act of terrorism. However, because the USA was in a situation where the country had entered a war as a result of the  hostile actions of other countries, the action was considered as justifiable.  Betts also notes that when attempting to arrive at a definition of an abstract concept, there will always be some