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Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of intentional violence and fear to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence during peacetime or in the context of war against non-combatants (mostly civilians and neutral military personnel). There are various different definitions of terrorism, with no universal agreement about it.The terms "terrorist" and "terrorism" originated during the French Revolution of the late 18th century but became widely used internationally and gained worldwide attention in the 1970s during the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the Basque conflict and the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The increased use of suicide attacks from the 1980s onwards was typified by the 2001 September 11 attacks in the United States. The Global Terrorism Database, maintained by the University of Maryland, College Park, has recorded more than 61,000 incidents of non-state terrorism, resulting in at least 140,000 deaths, between 2000 and 2014.Varied political organizations have been accused of using terrorism to achieve their objectives. These include left-wing and right-wing political organizations, nationalist groups, religious groups, revolutionaries, and ruling governments.Terrorism is a charged term. It is often used with the connotation of something that is "morally wrong". Governments and non-state groups use the term to abuse or denounce opposing groups. While legislation defining terrorism as a crime has been adopted in many states, the distinction between activism and terrorism remains a complex and debated matter. Legislation declaring terrorism a crime has been adopted in many states. There is no consensus as to whether terrorism should be regarded as a war crime. State terrorism is that perpetrated by nation states, but is not considered such by the state conducting it, making legality a grey area. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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A Gift from Darkness
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Guide du petit djihadiste : à l'usage des adolescents, des parents, des enseignants et des gouvernants
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L'Exigence
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Orfeo
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Fragile Frontiers: The Secret History of Mumbai Terror Attacks
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Hiding in Plain Sight
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The Bin Laden of the Sahara. In the footsteps of the jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar
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The Terrorists of Iraq
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Homeland
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The Siege: The Attack on the Taj
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Journalists
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Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
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Baptism
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Why Are We the Good Guys?
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Radical: My Journey out of Islamist Extremism
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The Mirage
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A WAR ON TERROR?: THE EUROPEAN STANCE ON A NEW THREAT, CHANGING LAWS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLICATIONS
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AFRICAN COUNTER-TERRORISM LEGAL FRAMEWORKS - A DECADE AFTER 2001
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Dead or Alive
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Gone Tomorrow
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Mariposa
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The Ignorance of Blood
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The Terrorist Hunters
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The Silent Man
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The Ghost War
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Little Brother
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The Charlemagne Pursuit
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I Don't Want To Blow You Up!
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Targeted Killing in International Law
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Body of Lies
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The Terror Dream
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Glorifying Terrorism
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