How about international criminal organizations, is what they do terrorism? Should street gangs be referred to as "Urban Terrorists?"
2007-01-17 01:39:26 · 7 answers · asked by A 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Extremism is the motivation, terrorism is the mechanism. Crime organizations can be terrorist. Remember, terrorism has a specific purpose. It is to terrorize for the sake terror.
2007-01-17 01:48:52 · answer #1 · answered by ronjambo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many street gangs are terrorists but they do not fit into the definition of terrorism that our military is trying to fight because most are not foreign terrorists attacking the U.S. and most do not have a political motivation. In order to be a terrorist that fits the military definition, the terrorist organizations generally have a political motivation and attack the masses in an attempt to kill and destroy as much as possible.
Most street gangs and other criminal organizations have gaining money as the primary motivation. Generally, they do not attack the masses. They generally do not attack any governments, per se. Therefore, because it is a more local problem, constitutionally they must be dealt with by local police and the FBI.
International criminal organizations also generally do not have a political agenda and therefore do not come under the definition of terrorist. They generally do not attack in a war-like fashion in an attempt to kill as many as possible. And generally do not attack any governments directly.
2007-01-17 09:59:58 · answer #2 · answered by rbarc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't believe extremism is terrorism. Extremism is a philosophy... a belief. Terrorism involves action to harm, instill fear in others. Belief... Action. There's a difference, IMHO.
2007-01-17 09:44:46 · answer #3 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not all, a person may be an extremist in eating chocolate. Some would call the chocoholics, but not terrorists. The gangs could be though.
2007-01-17 09:44:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extremism and Terrorism are two different things.
2007-01-17 09:47:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jaff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extremism is in thought . Terrorism is action.
2007-01-17 09:48:39 · answer #6 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that or domestic terrorists. i say anyone that spreds fear is a terror cell from drug dealers to the radical religious groups , they thrive on the fears of the coman man .
2007-01-17 09:48:06 · answer #7 · answered by RANDELL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋