Europe's Last Red Terrorists: The Revolutionary Organization 17 November, 1975-2000

Author: G. Kassimeris

Source: Terrorism and Political Violence, Volume 13, Number 2, Summer 2001 , pp. 67-84(18)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This article examines the nature and effects of political terrorism by focusing on the ideology and activities of Europe's last Marxist-Leninist terrorists - the Greek Revolutionary Organization 17 November, which since 1975 has waged a systematic campaign of violence against US and NATO personnel, Turkish diplomats and members of the Greek political and business elite. Tracing the history of 17N from 1975 to 2000, the article shows that throughout its long campaign the group has maintained an extremely one-dimensional view of a world peopled by heroes and villains. Combining fanatical nationalism, contempt for the existing order and a cult of violence for its own sake, 17N has stubbornly refused to accept that its eclectic belief system is incompatible with modern democratic principles.

Keywords: 17 November; Greece; Marxist-Leninist terrorists; fanatical nationalism; cult of violence

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.0000/09629359990676

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