Terrorism

Terrorism is the use of violence and intimidation in order to achieve political aims.Every day newspapers and TV news bombard us with reports of violence and terror.
Terrorists kill for religious ,political or nationalist reasons.They use various methods : plant bombs in public places ,blow up buildings and cars , hijack planes ,assasinate presidents ,prime ministers, high officials and diplomats.
The question arises whether terrorism can be in any way justified.Most people doubt it since very often the victims are innocent children and defendless people.
There are many terrorist`s organizations in our world.Probably the best known one in Europe is the IRA ( the Irish Republican Army).Its members are Irish nationalists aiming to establish a united Irish Republic by campaigns of terror.Since 1969 they have been increasingly active in Britain and in Northern Irleand.This period of violence is known as "The Troubles".During the Troubles more than 3,000 people have died and 30,000 have been injured.
Terrorists often say by way of excuse that they are the one who are oppressed and that they have to destroy "the system" because it cannot be reformed in any other way.
They also claim that when they kill in war ,it is an act that is praiseworthy.
However ,can they call themselves fighters for independence ,religion or any other worthy cause having pushed buss full of passangers into a precipice? Isn`t it immoral to say that the end justifies the means or that the death of some innocent people is meaningless?
Most of us condemn terrorists and wish to stop the wave of terror that is sweeping the world.All freedom-loving nations around the globe should unite in combating the plague of terror, because as long as terrorism threatens us ,nobody can feel safe and each of us can become a victim.
Let`s just imagine what may happen if terrorists gain access to nuclear weapons.
Only peaceful solutions ,not violence and terror ,should be acepted in the contemporary world.