Terrorism the New War

TERRORISM THE NEW WAR What is terrorism? Numerous of definitions have been formulated yet no one has offered a definition acceptable to all. Terrorism is an ancient instrument of disruption and change. In the Middle East terrorism has a long history. Assassinations of prominent leaders can be traced to biblical times. As Boyer Bell observes, "There is no satisfactory political definition of terror extant or forthcoming, [and] there is similarly no common academic consensus as …

…believed to be reliable guideline for serious consideration in the war against terror. BIBLIOGRAPHY Bell Boyer, J., Transnational Terror, Washington: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1975, 6. Davidson, Lawrence, Terrorism in Context, Journal of Palestine Studies (Spring 1986): 112 Government of Canada (www.statcan.ca) Haper's Magazine November 2002, 43-44 Journal of Political Science, 1992, 164-166 Pipes, In the Path of God, 44 The Globe and Mail, Ottawa, November 13, 2002, p. 1. Ziring, Lawrence, The Middle East Political Dictionary (Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 1984), 284