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Juliette Kayyem: Terrorism is the use of force or threat and use of force for political purposes or to punctuate political change through…

On the recordJanuary 3, 2016
Terrorism is the use of force or threat and use of force for political purposes or to punctuate political change through undemocratic means.
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Juliette Kayyem

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Juliette Kayyem describes the takeover as domestic terrorism.

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