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The second form of terrorism, and presumably the most popular, is political terrorism. This type of terrorism usually involves problems such as: political injustice, corruption, oppression, etc. Although this form of terrorism is not felt full scale in the U.S., it is, however, very much at hand in regions such as the Middle East in countries such as Israel, Pakistan, and Iraq. Other “hot spots” for political terrorism outside of the United States are Central Europe (Germany, Austria, and Italy) and East Asia (China, Japan, North Korea).

One of the most common and rising forms of terrorism is of the form: domestic terrorism. As explained above, this form of terrorism constitutes seemingly senseless acts of crime from lone and mentally unstable people such as The Unibomber. As of late however, a growing population of the nation’s domestic terrorists has recently shown its face in buildings considered nearly indomitable to terrorism: public schools. The most famous incident of such a crime is the Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colorado. This crime was committed by seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, where they killed 23 classmates, one teacher, and then themselves in what was considered the worst school shooting in history. The two students were armed with four guns and dozens of pipe bombs, leaving their fellow students powerless against their rampage. The justification for this heinous act was, as written in Eric Harris’ diary: “We must exterminate all mankind.” Their inspiration and motivation for their crime was the legacy of Adolf Hitler. Two pieces of evidence that support this assumption are: 1) The act was committed on the birthday of Hitler (April 20) and 2) The two students were heavily into the Nazi beliefs and movements. There was much foreshadowing that took place before the crime was executed, but sadly it was too late before any of it was recognized.

hose committed in terrorist groups/organizations. Studies show that people that commit crimes alone are usually one of two things: Angry about personal infringement or they are mentally instable. Timothy McVeigh is an example of a terrorist whose plight was sparked by a sense of injustice. An example of a clinically insane terrorist would be someone like The Unibomber. However, those that belong to terrorist groups are usually well-educated and professional with their operations and very rarely get caught. Some are more violent than others though. For example, the Japanese Red Army embarks on such missions as airplane hijacking whereas the Palestinian Terrorist Organization, led by Yasir Arafat, prefers peace talks to violence. The missions always have a sense of purpose around them, though different individuals or other organizations may perceive them differently.

Terrorism toward the U.S. is not exclusive to U.S. territory however. In the years following World War I, the U.S. experienced a seemingly endless economic and mili

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