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Who Is A Terrorist - Drawing The Line Between Criminal Defendants And Military Enemies, Benjamin Priester
Who Is A Terrorist - Drawing The Line Between Criminal Defendants And Military Enemies, Benjamin Priester
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The threat of terrorist attacks by al Qaeda and other transnational terrorist organizations is a constant topic of public discourse in the United States. Despite its prominence, the nature of that threat is notoriously difficult to define. On the one hand, terrorists might be compared to other kinds of organized, dangerous criminals who should be prosecuted and punished using the federal criminal law. On the other hand, terrorists might be compared to enemy soldiers engaged in warfare against the United States. There are problems with either approach, however, because the threat posed by al Qaeda and other transnational terrorist organizations …