“The difference between political terror and ordinary crime becomes clear during the change of regimes, in which former terrorists become well-regarded representatives of their country.” WellsCountryPoliticalDifferencesClearCrimeOrdinaryTerrorTerroristFormerRegimesRepresentatives Author:Jurgen Habermas
“Osama bin Laden, the person, more likely serves the function of a stand-in. Compare the new terrorists with partisans or conventional terrorists in Israel. These people often fight in a decentralized manner in small, autonomous units, too.” PeoplePersonsFightingFunctionIsraelTerroristCompareConventionalUnitsBin LadenPartisansOsama Bin LadenAutonomous Author:Jurgen Habermas
“From a moral point of view, there is no excuse for terrorist acts, regardless of the motive or the situation under which they are carried out.” ViewsSituationMoralExcusePoint Of ViewTerroristMotiveNo ExcusesRehabilitation Author:Jurgen Habermas
“Partisans fight on familiar territory with professed political objectives to conquer power. This is what distinguishes them from terrorists” PoliticalFightingTerroristObjectivesFamiliarConquerTerritoryPartisans Author:Jurgen Habermas
