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Assignment:
1. What is revolutionary terrorism? Choose one group discussed in this chapter that uses it.
2. What does the author call "nihilist terrorism"? Give two examples of modern groups that fit this category.
3. Where do the Irish Republic Army and the Basque fit as groups that use terrorism according to the chapter?
4. Gove two examples of organizations that engage in anti state terrorism? What methods do they use?
5. What is communal terrorism? Give two examples. What methods do they use?
6. What factors explain the recruitment of children and women into terrorism?
7. When a cause is just, are arms smuggling and drug trafficking acceptable options for raising funds?
8. What theory best explains the rise of the Taliban and the chaos left after America's withdrawal from Afghanistan?
9. Is suicidal resistance merely fanatical and irrational or is it a higher form of commitment to one's struggle for freedom? Is this type of indoctrination and myth building necessary to sustain this level of commitment to a just cause?
10. Discussion Box. Are the Tamil Tigers terrorists or freedom fighters? Gus Martin. Understanding Terrorism Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues (Los Angeles: Sage, 2021).