During the year 1985 alone, there were 3,012 incidents of terrorism perpetrated throughout the world. These acts, most of which took place in Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe, represent a new international warfare.
This war, though never declared, is being fought every day. Unlike openly declared hostilities with clearly defined sides, this war targets civilians. It follows none of tenets of the Geneva Convention. Prisoners taken have no rights, no protections. They wear no uniform, carry no weapons; but they are the direct object of this deliberate carnage.
This month, The World & I examines the current status of the most active terrorist organizations, and traces the background of their development. World-renowned experts have lent their experience to this report, supplying information yet unpublished about the inner workings of several of these groups.
Terrorism may be the World War of our day. The need for an intelligent counter to it cannot be overemphasized. The very structure of the future world may well be at stake.
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