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A paper which looks critically at Hacker's categorisation of terrorists as crusaders, criminals and crazies, in relation to other theories of terrorism and with specific reference to the philosophy and activities of Bin Laden and al-Qaeda. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
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meaning of the term can vary according to historical and cultural factors, and what is perceived as terrorism by one group can be considered as legitimate warfare or "freedom fighting"
by another. Even if we take as an a priori the concept that terrorist activities are always criminal in nature no matter
what their motivation, the relationship between state and criminality can also be complex. Kartha (2000), for instance, points out in relation to organized crime that often becomes difficult to tell
which activities are organized crime and which are part of valid state action. Lupsha (1996) notes that criminal groups which have formerly been outside of the mainstream culture can gradually
become absorbed into it, to the extent that criminal activities become an accepted part of mainstream activity. Given the relationship between secular and religious structures in Islam, and the overlap
between mainstream Islam and extremist groups, it is evident that this may well be relevant to the degree of credibility enjoyed by al Qaeda in the Muslim world.
OConnor (2006) notes the difficulties inherent in defining the criminality of terrorism, when some countries such as the US have no legal definition of the
term. He points out that "There is no organized body of legislation one might call the law of terrorism, and there is no inherent crime of terrorism (terrorists are charged
with other offenses)" (OConnor, 2006). There are certainly numerous crimes with which terrorists can be charged - kidnapping, murder, sabotage and so on are all crimes in their own right
- but all of these are, as OConnor says "criminal corollaries of terrorism" (OConnor, 2006) and do not necessarily help in defining the criminality of terrorism itself.
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