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.The ability of a few individuals to manipulate public opinion, thus influencing the highest policies of the land, makes terror ism a strategic threat to democratic societies. Terrorism undermines the sense of security and disrupts everyday life, harming the target country’s ability to function. This strategy seeks to drive public opinion to pres sure decision-makers to surrender to the terrorists’ demands. The popu lation becomes a tool in advancing the political agenda in the name of which terrorism is perpetrated. Only by understanding how terrorism manipulates the target population can we learn how to avoid falling into the trap of such psychological warfare. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mailaddress: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: <http://www.HaworthPress.com> © 2004 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]