An Explanation of Terrorism After browsing through Stephen E. Atkins book Terrorism, I soon learned many interesting things regarding the history of terrorism. It seems this form of protest has been around since Biblical times. Also, the main goal of a terrorist is not to do damage to one peticular person or place, but to gain publicity for an idea they support. (page 1) Evidence of this can be found by looking at the recent past …showed first 75 words of 1117 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1117 total…loves the blood and gore, so it reports all the details. What paper would print a cover story about the recent Nobel Peace Prize recipients instead of the recent plane that may have been bombed or the "terrorist" attack at the Olympic games? Works Cited Atkins, Stephen E. Terrorism: A Reference Handbook Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, Inc., 1992. Payne, Ronald and Dobson, Christopher. The Terrorists: Their Weapons, Leaders and Tactics. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1982.