Thursday, October 8, 2009

TERRORISM


The September 11, 2001-bombing of World Trade Center in New York , USA was synonymous to the threat of terrorism that have become a major force in the world affair ever since. Terrorism is a purposeful making and use of fear to bring up change in the society or a government. Terrorism uses violence and is usually committed by anti-government groups or individuals.
Terrorism has been spoken again and again in the annals of world history. During the French revolution, terrorism was used to describe a new system of government. The Reign of Terror (1789-1799), was planned to promote liberty but instead terrorized the populace, ending thousands dead. However, terrorism gained its present day popularity during the Russian Revolution (1918), where revolutionaries to describe their violent resistance against the oppressive czarist rule. From that time on to the present, more and more are struggling from terrorist activities the world wide. Here and there, killings occur: around a million-people died during the rule of Khmer Rouge in Cambodia ; about 800,000 in Rwanda are left dead since 1990.
Yet, people today seemed as if history has not taught them the lesson. On a regular basis, terrorist attacks have left hundreds killed, thousands crippled, and millions robbed of peace of mind and safety. Despite the efforts of the world to stop this act, this sadistic practice does not stop here.

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