THE DISCUSSION HIGHLIGHTS OTHER CHARACTERISTICS: (1) TERRORISTS MAY BE EITHER STATUS QUO OR REVOLUTIONARY, A DISTINCTION IMPORTANT NOT ONLY IN THE SELECTION OF TARGETS BUT IN THE MODE OF OPERATION, (2) ESTABLISHMENT TERRORISTS MAY BE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TRYING TO MAINTAIN POWER (3) OPPOSITION TERRORISTS ATTEMPT TO CHANGE LOCAL OR NATIONAL CONDITIONS TO CHALLENGE THOSE IN POWER AND (4) TARGETS MAY BE PRAGMATIC OR SYMBOLIC, OPPOSITION TERRORISTS IN DOMESTIC CONFLICTS CHOOSE TARGETS OF SYMBOLIC IMPORTANCE SUCH AS PROMINENT MEMBERS OF THE ESTABLISHMENT. TERRORIST GROUPS MAY BE LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL. THE PAPER PRESENTED AT A CONFERENCE ON TERRORISM DETERMINES THE COMMON DENOMINATORS OF TERRORIST TARGETS BY EXAMINING THE CHARACTER AND MOTIVATION OF DIFFERENT GROUPS. ![]() NOT ALL TERRORISTS ARE THE SAME EVEN THOUGH THEY SHARE COMMON TRAITS SUCH AS POLITICAL EXTREMISM, IMPATIENCE OR DISTRUST WITH NORMAL PROCEDURES OF LAW OR THE POLITICAL PROCESS, AND OPERATION IN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENTS.
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