Audrey Cronin: The Religious Aspects Of Terrorism

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Audrey Cronin, another specialist in terrorism, believes that terrorism has religious roots. She states there are four types of terrorist organizations which are left wing terrorists, right wing terrorists, ethnonationality/separatist terrorists, and religious terrorists. She feels each type has different motivations. She believes that left-wing terrorists engage in kidnappings, murders, arsons, and bombings and are directed at elite targets (Cronin 38). The right wing terrorists indicate their targets whether it be race, religion, or immigrants (Cronin 38). The ethnonationality/separatist terrorists frequently have a political or territorial purpose (Cronin 38). The religious aspects of terrorism, she feels, are extremely dangerous because

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