State terrorism

State terrorism is a controversial concept that is without a clear definition (see below). Depending on definition it can include acts of violence or repressions perpetrated by a national government or its proxy. Whether a particular act is described as "terrorism" may depend on whether the speaker considers the action justified or necessary, or whether it is carried out as part of an armed conflict. It may also depend on whether the speaker supports the government in question.

References

• Sluka, Jeffrey A. (Ed.) (2000). Death Squad: The Anthropology of State Terror. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 0-8122-1711-X.
• Chomsky, Noam and Herman, Edward S. (1979). The Political Economy of Human Rights - Volume I. Boston: South End Press. ISBN 0-89608-090-0
• {{Book reference|Author=Alexander George | Title=Western State Terrorism|Publisher=Polity Press | Year=1991 | ID=ISBN 0745609317 }}
• {{Book reference|Author=Mark Curtis |Title=Unpeople: Britain's Secret Human Rights Abuses |Publisher=Vintage|Year=2004 |ID=ISBN 0099469723}}