| Stohl - 1988 - 652 pages
...however, with the single exception of Puerto Rican nationalism. Notes 1. The FBI defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons...in furtherance of political or social objectives" (FBI Terrorist Research and Analytic Center, 1984a, p. 1). 2. Schmid and de Graaf (1982, pp. 58-60)... | |
| United States. General Accounting Office - 1988 - 120 pages
...political aims. For example, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), "Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons...segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."1 Jenkins defines terrorism in a broader context as "violence or the threat of violence... | |
| Ted Robert Gurr - 1989 - 380 pages
...terrorist incident is "A violent act or an act dangerous to human life in violation of the criminal laws 10 intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population,...in furtherance of political or social objectives." This definition is from the 1984 report of the FBI's Terrorist Research and Analytical Center. FBI... | |
| United States. General Accounting Office - 1990 - 54 pages
...of their civil rights. The FBI uses the statutory definition of international terrorism, which is an unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, or the civilian population, for political or social objectives. International terrorism involves acts... | |
| 1992 - 120 pages
...meaning of the term. For example, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons...segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives."5 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), has specified that: . . . international terrorism... | |
| Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori - 2002 - 372 pages
...intelligentsia are willing to concede. The plaintiffs won the case. A 8 Terror from the Sky Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons...in furtherance of political or social objectives. FBI definition 3uildings stand as symbols of man's achievements and sometimes as emblems of vanity.... | |
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