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			== See also ==
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	'''American Terrorism''' is a term used by sources as ] .

	It is a ] that includes a variaty of crimes perpetuated by the ] ] or by its ].


	==Terrorism perpetuated by the USA government==

	====Human rights Abuse====

	Human rights abuses:

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	*Alledged CIA secret prisons, AKA "black sites"

	====Targeting Civilians====
	Targeting Civilians is one of the key characteristics of terrorism. The USA have been critisized for targeting civilivans, sometimes with non-conventional weapons:

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	*A allegation against ] for conspiring to bomb the ] news Head-Quarters , .

	==Foreign intervention==

	====Perpetuated Coup d'états====
	The USA have performed or have been accused of conspiring to perpetuated a number of ]s and/or spreading ] Some of them include:

	* ]
	* ]
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	* ]
	* Allegation of planned Coup against ]

	Other controversial examples include the ], and many other ]. The U.S. and many supporters have justified its actions as ] relief and/or self-defense in different contexts: against the spread of ] (during the Cold War), ] (present), and other perceived threats to itself, its strategic interests or its allies.

	The United States' military action in ] between ]-] has been criticized by some commentators after ] found the U.S. guilty of "unlawful use of force", and "in breach of its obligation under customary international law not to use force against another state," in ]. The United States rejected this ruling. The ] administration had created and sponsored the ] insurgents who fought the elected ] government and were notorious for brutal attacks on civilians.

	===== School of the Americas =====

	The U.S. Army runs the ] training camp, the successor to "The School of the Americas", in ] where some of its graduates have gone on to commit acts of what others consider to be state terrorism in ].

	The U.S. Army and other government officials have argued that the vast majority of graduates have not committed such actions, and therefore the former "School of the Americas" is not directly responsible for them, and they have also pointed out that the institution has, in recent times, added courses that emphasize dealing with respect for human rights and civilians to the curriculum.

	===== U.S. versus Cuba =====

	It has been alleged that the USA has been in a "state of persistent aggression against ]" since ], when ] deposed the government of ].

	In ], ] was drafted, intended to gain public support for invasion of Cuba by ] operations involving methods including staged Cuban attacks; it was never executed.

	===== War on Terrorism =====

	The recent ], which was started by the ], has been accused by many of the U.S.'s critics of actually being a front for state-sponsored terrorism, often parodied as the ''War OF Terrorism''. The invasions of ] and ] have been cited, for the U.S.'s acts of ], ], and killing of mass numbers of ]. This includes the ] of ] and others at ] and ] where mistreatment and abuse has been alleged to have taken place, and the ] scandal at ], to the U.S.'s ] bombing campaign of ].

	===Terrorism perpetuated against its own citizens===
	Some have called the actions against its minority groups, like the ] populations as American Terrorism.

	Some of the more outspoken citiques involve ] and ]. See also:

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	==Terrorism perpetuated by Citizens of USA==

	===Against governments===
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	===Against civilians===
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	*] sniper attacks


	==See also==
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	==External links==
	*http://www.robert-fisk.com/american_terrorism.htm
	*http://www.robert-fisk.com/robert_elias_25sept2001.htm
	*http://www.iraqbodycount.net/
	*http://journals.aol.com/enigma683/AmericanPropaganda/entries/749
	*http://www.firearmsandliberty.com/waco.massacre.html
	*http://www.wsws.org/articles/2000/jun2000/viet-j06.shtml
	*http://earlyamerica.com/review/2002_winter_spring/terrorism.htm
	*http://www.wsws.org/articles/2001/nov2001/reic-n24.shtml
	*http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/august97/terror04.html
	*http://www.rense.com/general14/wap.htm
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 2 March 2022

American terrorism may refer to:

United States and state-sponsored terrorism, terrorism allegedly sponsored by the US government
United States and state terrorism, terrorism allegedly conducted by the US government
Domestic terrorism in the United States, terrorism allegedly carried out in the US by American citizens
Terrorism in the United States, terrorism alleged to have occurred within the borders of the US

Latest revision as of 20:42, 2 March 2022

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