In Dante's time,
terrorism did not exist (at least not in the form in which
it
exists today). Crimes of terrorism could be added to a hierarchy of sins
and given a special
place within the larger category of murder.
Of course, terrorism is a
complex term and the behaviors the term
describes are varied. Acts of terrorism that we can all
agree fit into the
definition of the term include using bombs to destroy non-military facilities
like the World Trade Center, subway trains and markets. These events also kill
innocent
people.
The non-military and arbitrary nature
of terrorism targets makes
this kind of act especially cruel and thus can be
argued to be a greater crime than killing out
of a pointed anger or killing
an enemy that has caused previous harm. The fact is that this mode
of
selecting targets has an intended effect - to frighten and...
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