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enemies.
Various concepts have developed in relation to
international terrorism: state-supported terrorism and the
provision of refuge and assistance to terrorists enable the
continuation and growth of terrorist activities, leading to
the creation of many further problems and thousands of
victims. In order to prevent and eradicate terrorism, we
1:AhnJung-geun(1879-1910)
needtoinvestigateterrorism’struerootcauses.
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2:ItoHirobumi(1841-1909)
Terrorism has many formal reasons, but basic cause
including everything is vestiges of imperial past. Partha
intoconsideration,then,isthedifferencebetweenthetwo
Chatterjee, Professor of Anthropology at Columbia
sides’ points of view: those of the U.S. president and the
University, observes that these ‘western countries
terrorist.
ruthlessly exploited their colonies and these scars are
Koreans can relate to this situation through the example
left in forms which are the formal reasons of terrorism:
of An Jung-geun, who assassinated Ito Hirobumi, the
poverty,tribalfriction,andreligiousstrife.’
chief instigator in Japan’s occupation of Korea who was
known and accused of being a ‘terrorist’ in the colonial
era. However, now we revere and rebirth him as martyr
Towardsaclearerdefinitionofterrorism
Many scholars have their own opinions on the causes
for our country. Like this, now U.S. criticizes and strikes
of terrorism, but, there is a general consensus on what
their enemy terrorists. But times may change, U.S. would
constitutesterrorism.Accordingtothebook‘introduction
be criticized as ‘empire of evil’ and terrorists could be
of terrorism’ is written by author Kang Young-sook,
respected as ‘great resistant’ in new age. Which tune are
DirectorofTheKoreanAssociationforTerrorismStudies,
wetosing,then?
‘Terrorism consists of deliberate acts of a physical or
Weneedacleardefinitionandconceptofthemotivations
psychological nature perpetrated on select groups of
and causes behind terrorism in order to formulate a more
victimswhoseintentistomoldthethinkingandbehavior
effectivecounter-terrorismstrategy.
not only of these targeted groups, but more importantly,
of larger sections of global society that identify or share
Stateterrorism,justiceorunjustice?
the views and aspirations of the targeted groups or who
AccordingtoFrederickH.Gareau,politicalscientistand
might easily be led to do so. The intent of the terrorists
professor at Florida State University, ‘State terrorism is
is to intimidate or coerce both groups by causing
whatonenationcandotoothernationstodestroypeacein
them intense fear, dread, panic and horror’ Obviously,
globalsociety.’Butthisinparticularismostcontroversial
these are characteristics of terrorism In contrast to the
concept of terrorism. The fourth pillar of the UN’s
general consensus about what constitutes terrorism, the
counter-terrorism strategy states that measures to ensure
motivationsandcausesofterrorismarestillunclear.
respect for human rights are the fundamental basis of the
In the movie ‘Air Force One (1997),’ actor Harrison
fight against terrorism. But state terrorism disregards this
Ford plays the U.S. president and Gary Oldman plays
principle.
the role of Soviet terrorist leader from Kazakhstan who
hijacksAirForceOne,theU.S.president’splane.Tofocus
on Gary Oldman’s character, he tells the U.S. president’s
daughter, ‘You think we are monsters, that we would kill
people?somebody’schildren,somebody’sparentsbutwe
also have parents and children.’ Gary Oldman’s character
adds that ‘Your father plundered and bombed Iraq in the
nameofhisfaith.Likehim,wehaveourfaithtoo.Doyou
know whom else he has killed? The main difference is
your father killed people while wearing a tuxedo, with a
BombingofDresdeninFeburary1945.Heavybombers,whichare
over,1,300killed35,000victimsfor3days.But,incommanders,
telephone call and a smart bomb.’ The matter to be taken
nobodyisn’tpunished.Whatisthejustice?victor’sjustice?
JUNE 2010

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