A Quote by Walter Laqueur

The success of a terrorist operation depends almost entirely on the amount of publicity it receives.

Walter Laqueur

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Walter Laqueur
American - Historian
Born: May 26, 1921

Terrorist bombings, like rampage shootings, are events that maximize the amount of publicity per amount of damage. That's why people do them, because they know they will set off a media frenzy.

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