In the Name of Liberation: Freedom by Any Means

Der "moderne Terrorismus" begann mit dem Bombenattentat auf das King David Hotel in Jerusalem 1946. Damals setzten sich israelische Widerstandskämpfer gegen die britische Mandatsmacht zur Wehr. Auch in anderen Ländern bildeten sich Gruppen, die durch Terror ihre nationalen Ideen durchsetzen wollten.

This program analyzes terrorism used in the name of national liberation through studies of covert wars for independence in British Palestine, British Malaya, French Algeria, apartheid South Africa, and Northern Ireland. Bruce Hoffman, co-author of Countering the New Terrorism, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu offer their insights, while former Irgun commander Shraga Alis; former Malayan Communist Party leader Chin Peng; former FLN commander Yacef Saadi; Milk Bar Cafe bomber Zohra Drif; retired French military officers Paul Aussaresses and Pierre-Alban Thomas; former ANC bomber Robert McBride; and former IRA member Patrick Magee—the Brighton Bomber—reflect on the parts they played in terror and counter-terror actions