Question

Describe modern day terrorism

Answer 1

1. Modern terrorism differs significantly and is more catastrophic than traditional terrorism.
2. It no longer confines itself to being a separatist movement within a specific country.
3. Modern terrorist organizations are driven and fueled by an abstract religious ideology.
4. Their struggle is oriented towards abstract goals.
5. Their operations exhibit a global nature.
6. The attack on the Israel Olympic team in Munich in 1972 by the Palestinians marked the initial instance of modern terrorism.
7. They challenged the might of the USA by assaulting the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington DC on September 11, 2001.
8. Subsequently, similar attacks occurred in Bali in 2002, Madrid in 2004, London in 2005, and Mumbai in 2008.