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24 Impact Issues - Terrorism
takeoff
landing, crash landing, emergency landing
terrorism
kidnap
hostage
ransom
negotiate
demands
intimidate
extort / extortion
rogue state / nation
escape
criminals
pre-emptive strike
Stockholm syndrome

What would you do in Ali’s situation?
Why do governments refuse to negotiate with terrorists? What do you think of this?
What is the definition of a terrorist act?
What acts of terrorism have occurred in Japan? (Aum - sarin; embassy attacks; abduction)
Have these events changed your life?
What acts of terrorism have occurred elsewhere in the world?
Have these events changed your life?
When are terrorist acts acceptable?
The environmental group Greenpeace ofen interferes with fishing and other commercial vessels. Is this terrorism? <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenpeace>
Many terrorists claim that they are merely defending themselves or their country. Ho do you respond?
Machiavelli: the end justifies the means. Do you agree?