...officials, are handled within the Terrorism Program. Terrorism 1s defined as the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, In furtherance of political or...

...In discussing our response to terrorism, let me begin with our definition of terrorism. Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or...

...Agency, Patterns of International Terrorism, 1980 edition, p.ii. (109) 5. FBI "Terrorism is defined as the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or...

...protection of foreign officials, are handled within the Terrorism Program, The FBI defines terrorism as the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or...

...terrorist incidents that the Bureau has reported during the past year? ANSWER: The FBI defines terrorism as the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or...

...used by the FBI to determine if criminal acts should be labeled terrorist. Terrorism: Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or...

...however, with the single exception of Puerto Rican nationalism. Notes 1. The FBI defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance of political or...

...political aims. For example, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), "Terrorism is the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or...

...Politics of Terrorism. 3d ed. (New York: Marcel Dekker. 1988l. 549-78. 2. The FBI defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property 10 intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof in furtherance...

...of their civil rights. The FBI uses the statutory definition of international terrorism, which is an unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, or the civilian population, for political or social objectives. International...