Week 5 Discussion: Chapter 3, Responding to Terrorism
Dr. Jean-Marc Akakpo
I must admit that some of you are doing a wonderful job exploring the topics in these chapters. I
will not mention any name, however, you know yourself. Chapter 2 was rich and full of topics
that some of you have not seen before. Now you are experts in these conversations. I can only
hope that during your Thanksgiving dinner you will have something to talk about. This week’s
topic is not an easy one. I remember in graduate school, it was very complicated and difficult to
talk about “Terrorism”, for several reasons and the first was the definition of the term. I hope you
will also enjoy the reading and I cannot wait to see what you get out of it.
As you are doing so perfectly every week, pick of the following chapters:

1. The Evil Scourge of Terrorism: Reality, Construction, Remedy: Noam Chomsky, pg.140

And then complete the step below:
➢ What are the main ideas of the topic of your choice?
➢ Define the key terms used by the author
➢ What are the strong points of the topic of your choices?
➢ Give real life example that can be applied to your topic

For your 3 reply posts to your classmates:
✓ Summarize his or her ideas in your own words
✓ Ask questions for clarification if needed
✓ Be sure to define your terms and to support your answer with references to the course
materials (and the videos) and/or the readings for this week.
✓ Give real life experience to support your response.