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State terrorism

State terrorism is terrorism conducted by a state against its own citizens or another state's citizens. It contrasts with state-sponsored terrorism, in which a violent non-state actor commits acts of terrorism under the sponsorship of a state.

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State terrorism

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related to Further reading · 78
State terrorism → About, Abuses, Alexander, Annamarie, Au Fourneau, Blakeley, Brenda Wilmoth, Britain's Secret Human Rights, Cambridge University Press, Chomsky, Curtis, Edward, Encyclopedia, Fact, Foyot, French, George, Global Matrix, Globalism, Glover
related to Bibliography · 68
State terrorism → Alvin, Apartheid, Asia, Barsamian, Counter-Terrorism, David, Death Squad, Defence, Endurance, George, Global Matrix, Globalism, Greenwood Press, Gus, Igor, In Primoratz, ISBN, James, Japan, Jeffrey
related to United States · 48
State terrorism → According, Administration's, Blakeley, Bradley Simpson, Cold War, Communism, Communists, Declassified, Director, Eastern Bloc, Embassy, Freedom House, Geoffrey, Guatemalan, Guatemalan Civil War, Historian John Roosa, Indonesia, Indonesia/East Timor Documentation Project, Indonesian, Indonesian Army's
related to history · 26
State terrorism → Académie, According, Aristotle, Both, Dictionnaire, During, Edmund Burke, Europe, France, French Revolution, Germany's Nazi, Government, Igor Primoratz, In, Its, Jacobin, Later, Myra Williamson, Nazis, Oxford English Dictionary
related to Libya · 15
State terrorism → Al Jihad, August, Bab, Between, Gulf, In, Iranian Shiite, July, Libya, Lockerbie, Mandeb, Muammar Gaddafi, Palestine Liberation Organisation, Suez, Terrorist
related to Criticism of the concept · 13
State terrorism → Annan, Bruce Hoffman, Dr, For, Geneva, Hague Conventions, Hoffman, In, Kofi Annan, POWs, The, United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee, United Nations Secretary-General
related to China · 8
State terrorism → Beijing's, Chinese, However, In, Spanish, The Uyghur American Association, Tibet, Xinjiang
related to Definition · 8
State terrorism → Historically, However, Jonathan Friedman, Paul James, Some, There, This, Using
related to North Korea · 6
State terrorism → Gimpo International Airport, Korean Air Flight, Korean Airlines, North Korea, North Korean, Rangoon
related to External links · 4
State terrorism → Counterterrorism, Prevention, TerrorismState Terrorism, The National Memorial Institute

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the Lockerbie bombinginstance ofLibya under Muammar Gaddafi was accused of state terrorism following attacks abroad0.80text
State terrorismrelated to ArgentinaThe Dirty War0.60section
State terrorismrelated to ArgentinaArgentina0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyBarsamian0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyDavid0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyThe United States0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyLeading Terrorist State0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyMonthly Review0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyKisangani0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyNafziger0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyWayne0.60section
State terrorismrelated to BibliographyThe Political Economy Of0.60section

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