TERRORISM THE NEW WAR What is terrorism? Numerous of definitions have been formulated yet no one has offered a definition acceptable to all. Terrorism is an ancient instrument of disruption and change. In the Middle East terrorism has a long history. Assassinations of prominent leaders can be traced to biblical times. As Boyer Bell observes, "There is no satisfactory political definition of terror extant or forthcoming, [and] there is similarly no common academic consensus as …showed first 75 words of 3016 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3016 total…believed to be reliable guideline for serious consideration in the war against terror. BIBLIOGRAPHY Bell Boyer, J., Transnational Terror, Washington: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1975, 6. Davidson, Lawrence, Terrorism in Context, Journal of Palestine Studies (Spring 1986): 112 Government of Canada (www.statcan.ca) Haper's Magazine November 2002, 43-44 Journal of Political Science, 1992, 164-166 Pipes, In the Path of God, 44 The Globe and Mail, Ottawa, November 13, 2002, p. 1. Ziring, Lawrence, The Middle East Political Dictionary (Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, 1984), 284