Since our complex societies are highly susceptible to interferences and accidents, they certainly offer ideal opportunities for a prompt disruption of normal activities.

A threatened nation can react to uncertain dangers solely through administrative channels, to the truly embarrassing situation of perhaps overreacting

Historically, terrorism falls in a category different from crimes that concern a criminal court judge.

After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.

The state is in danger of falling into disrepute due to the evidence of its inadequate resources.

Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists

Global terrorism is extreme both in its lack of realistic goals and in its cynical exploitation of the vulnerability of complex systems.