SECTION 2. THE POSSIBLE PARTICIPANTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ROLE IN THE SITUATION

According to their role in the situation the participants may be divided into the following three groups:

1. INITIATORS
2. VICTIMS
3. PUBLIC PROTECTORS

1.1.Individuals who exercise extreme violence (general notions)

EXTREMIST – a person who practices extreme measures, esp. in politics

· a left-wing extremist

· a Muslim extremist

· a Jewish / Hindu / Kurdish / etc. extremist

TERRORIST – a person who exercises violence or the threat of violence to obtain political demands

· terrorist organization / group

· terrorist leadership

· terrorist commando

· terrorist trainer

1.2.Members of the militant groups.

MILITANT (Adj.) – ready to fight, taking an active part in a struggle

· a militant person

· a militant

· Islamic / etc. Militants

GUNMAN – a man armed with a gun, esp. a criminal or terrorist

GUERILLA – a member of an unofficial military group, esp. one fighting to remove a government, who attacks its enemy unexpectedly (usually they act in small groups)

SEPARATIST – a member of a political or a religious group that advocates independence or autonomy for a part of a nation

COMMANDO – (a member of) a small fighting force specially trained for making quick attacks into enemy areas

1.3.Individuals who “specialize” in a particular sort of terrorism and violence.

• KIDNAPPER / ABDUCTOR
• HI-JACKER
• CONTRACT – A PERSON HIRED TO KILL SMB.
• ASSASSIN
• MURDERER
• BOMBER / SUICIDE BOMBER

1.4. Supporters of terrorism and ways of supporting terrorists:

· sponsors of terrorism

· sympathizers of terrorism

· supporters of terrorism

· to have ties with terrorism

· to be linked with some terrorist groups

· to be involved with terrorism

· to breed terrorism

· to sponsor / support international terrorists;

· to support a terrorist network

· to shelter international terrorists

· to harbour a terrorist / a hijacker

· to host terrorists

· to hide terrorist movements from imagery satellites

· to provide sanctuary and training for international terrorists and their organizations

· to sell deadly weapons to terrorist groups

· to sell weapons technology and material to terrorists

· to finance terrorist acts

· to allow terrorists to operate within the country’s borders

AREAS where terrorists can find shelter:

· terrorist camp

· terrorist cells

· “sleeper cells” of terrorists

· a breeding pool for terrorists

· a fertile ground for terrorists

· a hot spot for terrorists

2. Anyone, no matter what one’s social status, age or sex is, can become the VICTIM of terrorists though they may have their particular “preferences”:

• IMPORTANT POLITICIANS / MILITARY MEN
• CHILDREN
• JOURNALISTS
• TOURISTS

INNOCENT CIVILIANS may also become victims of terrorist assault.

VICTIM – the one who suffers abuse, pain, injury and death as a result of terrorists’ actions

SUFFERER – the one who experiences pain, difficulty or loss

3. Victims are used to attract attention and provide the guarantee of successful and safe fulfillment of terrorists’ demands, thus the agents of violence aim at those institutions that are responsible for the safety of victims and have power to fulfill all the terrorists’

demands: GOVERNMENT or other AUTHORITIES and their FORCES. Organized action against various forms of terrorism is usually taken by:

· HOMELAND SECURITY TROOPS

· NATIONAL POLICE FORCE

· LOCAL POLICE

· ANTI-TERRORISM FORCES (POLICE, PATROLS)

There is one more unfailing participant in all acts of terrorism and violence:

MASS MEDIA: NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION, AND RADIO.

Media is the first whom terrorists call for, especially in cases of individual terror, as they need the means to announce their demands and attract public attention.

Journalists, correspondents and observers are always ready to make a sensation out of any case, as attracting public attention is the part of their job.

SECTION 3. ACTIONS OF THE PARTICIPANTS.

To perform sudden, quick, shocking and demonstrative actions is very typical of terrorists. As they declare their demands being in the position of a minority, they always try to do something to frighten the more powerful majority, so that it would fulfill their demands. For that reason most of terrorist actions are connected with the threat to the human life.

Thus terrorists may:

• THREATEN TO KILL smb. or TO BLOW smth. UP
• HIDE / PLANT A DETONATOR /BOMB/ MINE
• EXPLODE BOMBS / GRENADES / FUSES
• TOSS GRENADES AT smb./smth.
• USE RADIO-CONTROLLED EXPLOSIVES
• HIJACK /SEIZE AN AIRCRAFT / AIRLINER ( TRAIN, BUS etc.)
• FORCE AN AIRLINER / etc. TO DIVERT TO …
• KIDNAP smb. (FOR RANSOM)
• ABDUCT smb.
• KEEP / HOLD smb. HOSTAGE
• ABUSE / INJURE / TORTURE HOSTAGES
• KILL smb.
• ASSASSINATE smb.

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