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Content: Joint Operations
state-operations terrorism in which state personnel participate in the terrorist enterprise
Korean Airlines Flight 858
an airliner that exploded over Myanmar (Burma) in November 1987, apparently after sabotage by North Korean operatives
Kurds
an ethnonational group in the Middle East. Several nationalist movements fought protracted wars on behalf of Kurdish independence
Logistically Supportive Sponsorship
state sponsored terrorism in which the state provides a great deal of logistical support to the terrorists but stops short of directly participating in the terrorists incident or campaign
Northern Ireland
The region has historically been a center of sectarian and nationalist violence between Catholics, Protestants, and British security forces
Official State Terrorism
state terrorism that is undertaken as a matter of official government policy
Palmer Raids
a series of raids in the US during the administration of US president Woodrow Wilson, targeting communist and other leftist radical groups
Pan Am Flight 103
an airliner that exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988. In the explosion, 270 people were killed. Libya was implicated in the incident
Paradigm
a logically developed model or framework that represents a concept
Paramilitaries
a term used to describe rightist irregular units and groups that are frequently supported by governments or progovernment interests
Patrice Lumumba People's Friendship University
a Soviet-sponsored university in Moscow that attracted students from around the world, particularly the developing world
People's Liberation Army
the Chinese communist national army, founded by Mao Zedong
Phoenix Program
a 3 year campaign conducted during the Vietnam War to disrupt and eliminate the administrative effectiveness of the communist Viet Cong
Plan Victoria 82
a government-sponsored campaign in Guatemala during the early 1980's that was responsible for thousands of deaths
Politically Sympathetic Sponsorship
state-sponsored terrorism that does not progress beyond idealogical and moral support
"Red Scares"
Periodic anticommunist security crises in the United States when national leaders reacted to the perceived threat of communist subversion
SAVAK
the secret police during the regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Notorious for its brutal suppression of dissent
Social Cleansing
the practice of eliminating defined undesirables from society. State Assistance for Terrorism
tacit state participation in and encouragement of extremist behavior. Its basic characteristic is that the state implicitly takes part in repression, violence, and terrorism
State Patronage of Terrorism
active state participation in and encouragement of extremist behavior. It's basic characteristic is that the state actively takes part in repression, violence, and terrorism
Tiananmen Square
a central square in Beijing. The Chinese army was dispatched to suppress pro-democracy protests in June 1989. Thousands of protesters were killed or wounded
Torture
physical and psychological pressure and degradation
Vigilante State Terrorism
unofficial state terrorism in which state personnel engage in non sanctioned political violence.