Patriot Act

To explain terrorism is not an easy task. There are many definitions of terrorism, but I believe that it basically means to terrorize. The actions of someone or group of people working together to conduct violent actions that will install fear in the minds of the people, community, or nation to achieve power or political change. There are many definitions explaining terrorism but the question is, which one fits your needs or thoughts?

Bruce Hoffman defines terrorism as a deliberate creation and exploitation of fear through violence or the threat of violence in the pursuit of political change. Through the publicity generated by their violence, terrorist seek to obtain the leverage, influence and power they other wise lack to effect political change on either a local or international scale. (Hoffman 23) Hoffman continues explaining that there are over one hundred definitions of terrorism, all which depend on thought of ideas, history, or political agenda. He does make it clear that there is no one definition that is accepted.

Egbal Ahmad sees the definition of terrorism as not being examined enough. Ahmad sees all these definitions of terrorism as a way of stirring up emotions in the mind of the people. Ahmad points out that most