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Semi-protected edit request on 30 October 2019

Start the article like this:

Terrorism is an asymmetric warfare military and para-military tactic,[1][2][3]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] in the broadest sense, is defined as the use of intentional violence, generally against civilians, for political purposes. 201.170.180.177 (talk) 22:03, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now. Please establish a consensus for such a potentially controversial change. Also see WP:OVERCITE, which is just an essay, but might apply here. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 22:23, 30 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080213233850/cdi.org/terrorism/asymmetric.cfm
  2. ^ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/12/fourth-generation-warfare/302368/
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050227080512/http://www.icdc.com/~paulwolf/colombia/smallwars.htm
  4. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20170207192430/https://www.hrw.org/reports/1996/killer3.htm
  5. ^ https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKNSF/319/JFKNSF-319-003
  6. ^ https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=dCBwFyNp6jQC&pg=PA69&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110818162237/http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/bitstream/1892/8188/1/b17766254.pdf
  8. ^ http://thedailycougar.com/2008/08/22/think-tank-fosters-bloodshed-terrorism/
  9. ^ https://books.google.com.mx/books?id=YJ7ZBGy0wsIC&redir_esc=y
  10. ^ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/10/07/Author-Anti-Cuba-group-planned-14-crashes/UPI-26711254946510/
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110606043159/http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~hbf/TerroristNetwork.html
  12. ^ https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB157/index.htm

Semi-protected edit request on 15 February 2020

In the section "Perpetuators", capitalize the initial letter of the third sentence, which begins with "the most common image of terrorism is that...". 2601:401:C680:4240:7049:ACB4:C443:4D1D (talk) 00:32, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

 Done RudolfRed (talk) 01:07, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 April 2020

Change URL of citation [11] from: https://mackenzieinstitute.com/illusion-war-terrorism-criminal-act-act-war/ to: https://mackenzieinstitute.com/2014/08/the-illusion-of-war-is-terrorism-a-criminal-act-or-an-act-of-war/ to fix it, the link is broken. Zirconcode (talk) 16:25, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Zirconcode:  Done - thank you! GoingBatty (talk) 22:46, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Remove Mental Disorders as a Cause of Terrorism

Ok so I believe I have enough evidence to remove this outright but I think it might cause controversy and I cannot adequately justify it in the edit description.

Under Personal and Social Factors in Causes and Motivations, Mental Disorders are included. This is a common perception through which we rationalise terrorism, but it isn’t supported by research. The scientific consensus is that mental disorders are not significantly related with engaging in terrorism, but rather engaging in terrorism makes them more likely to develop. Equally, the incidence of a mental disorder in those committing acts of terrorism is not necessarily a causative factor.

Incidence of Mental Disorders are notably more frequent in lone-wolf terrorism, however it is not proven to be a causative factor. A significant link between mental disorders and terrorism is if the spouse/partner is associated with extreme ideologies, suggesting it isn’t the mental disorder that causes the terrorist activity.

See the below articles for more info.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14661388/ https://psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/2014-33751-001.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288096/#__ffn_sectitle Editor/123 10:10, 30 April 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ben8142 (talk • contribs)

It's better to use a secondary source, such as a textbook on terrorism, because different scholars can come to different conclusions and we need to know how accepted their opinions are. I appreciate that the claim only applies to lone wolf terrorists or tiny groups. TFD (talk) 14:53, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Short suffragette terrorism paragraph in the history of terrorism section

@Snowded: please explain why suffragette attacks should not be referred to in the history of terrorism section. AmSam13 (talk) 12:37, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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