WHY DO TERRORISTS USE TERROR TACTICS?
Terrorists use terror tactics because they ultimately have to as using non violent techniques often doesn't work in bringing about their aims. This is because in most cases, it is the only way they can be heard and gain publicity for their cause or in some cases or more extreme causes such as using terror to destabilize a country and cause chaos in hope to undermine people's confidence in their government.
There are 9 reasons for terrorists using terror tactics. Firstly, it is a method of gaining publicity for a cause or an organisation. An example of this is the dockland bombings in London, February 6th 1998. This attack on the British government by the IRA was to make the group and the cause they were fighting for, in this case the discrimination of the catholic communities in Ireland by the British government, appear bigger and give them increased publicity around the world as well as in the British government. This is also the case for the next reason which is when small groups with little support use terror tactics to appear bigger and more important than they really are. The dockland bombings in London are also an example for another terror tactic. This is using indiscriminate bombing to undermine the will and morale of a community. This also links in with the tactic of using terrorism to undermine people's confidence in their government and in the forces of law and order to destabilize a country.
Terrorists use terror tactics because they ultimately have to as using non violent techniques often doesn't work in bringing about their aims. This is because in most cases, it is the only way they can be heard and gain publicity for their cause or in some cases or more extreme causes such as using terror to destabilize a country and cause chaos in hope to undermine people's confidence in their government.
There are 9 reasons for terrorists using terror tactics. Firstly, it is a method of gaining publicity for a cause or an organisation. An example of this is the dockland bombings in London, February 6th 1998. This attack on the British government by the IRA was to make the group and the cause they were fighting for, in this case the discrimination of the catholic communities in Ireland by the British government, appear bigger and give them increased publicity around the world as well as in the British government. This is also the case for the next reason which is when small groups with little support use terror tactics to appear bigger and more important than they really are. The dockland bombings in London are also an example for another terror tactic. This is using indiscriminate bombing to undermine the will and morale of a community. This also links in with the tactic of using terrorism to undermine people's confidence in their government and in the forces of law and order to destabilize a country.
