...not mindless violence. Terrorism is violence calculated to inspire fear, to create an atmosphere of alarm which, in turn, causes people to exaggerate the strength of the terrorists and the importance of their cause. Since most terrorist groups are small and have few resources, the...

...taken as a matter of prudence. That is what terrorism is really all about. Lacking conventional power, extremists use terrorist tactics to create an atmosphere of fear and alarm. In this atmosphere, people will exaggerate the strength of the terrorists and the importance of their...

..."violence or the threat of violence calculated to gain widespread attention by its inherent drama and to create an atmosphere of fear and alarm, which in...people to exaggerate the strength of the terrorists and the importance of their cause. Terrorism is violence for effect, not necessarily for the physical...