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during World War II ]] Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening an enemy, oppressor or employer through Subversion , Obstruction , Disruption , and/or Destruction . ORIGIN The name derives from the early industrial age, when powered looms could be damaged by angry or disgruntled workers throwing their wooden shoes (known in French as ''sabots'') into the machinery. Radical Trade Unions , such as the IWW , have advocated sabotage as a means of self-defence and Direct Action against unfair working conditions. Most users of these methods easily justify their actions as righteous acts against oppression. In response, employers hire Security Guard s in the prevention and detection of sabotage. SABOTAGE IN WAR In War , the word is used to describe the activity of an individual or group not associated with the Military of the parties at war (such as a foreign Agent or an indigenous supporter), in particular when actions result in the destruction or damaging of a productive or vital facility, such as equipment, Factories , Dam s, Public Services , storage plants or Logistic routes. Unlike acts of Terrorism , acts of sabotage do not always have a primary objective of inflicting casualties. Saboteurs are usually classified as enemies, and like Spies may be liable to Prosecution and criminal penalties instead of Detention as a Prisoner Of War . It is common for a government in power during war or supporters of the war policy to use the term loosely against opponents of the war. Similarly, German Nationalists spoke of a Stab In The Back having cost them the loss of WWI . Also see {Link without Title} . SABOTAGE AS PART OF A CRIME in occupied Poland in 1942 ]] Some Criminal s have engaged in acts of sabotage for reasons of Extortion . For example, Klaus-Peter Sabotta sabotaged German Railway lines in the late 1990s in an attempt to extort DM 10 million from the German railway operator Deutsche Bahn . He is now serving a sentence of Life Imprisonment . WORKPLACE SABOTAGE When disgruntled workers damage or destroy equipment or interfere with the smooth running of a workplace, it is called workplace sabotage. Some labor struggles include this activity. Sometimes called Monkeywrenching . SABOTAGE IN DEFENSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT Certain groups turn to destruction of property in order to immediately stop environmental destruction or to make visible arguments against forms of modern technology considered as detrimental to the earth and its inhabitants. The FBI and other law enforcement agencies use the term Eco-terrorist when applied to damage of property. Proponents argue that since property can not feel terror, damage to property is more accurately described as sabotage. The image of the monkeywrench thrown into the moving parts of a machine to stop it from working was popularized by Edward Abbey in the novel The Monkeywrench Gang and has been adopted by eco-activists to describe destruction of earth damaging machinery. POLITICAL SABOTAGE The term political sabotage is sometimes used to define the acts of one political camp to disrupt, harass or damage the reputation of a political opponent, usually during an electoral campaign. SABOTAGE ONLINE "Sabotages" are Practical Joke websites, in which the user is subjected to a scene or series of scenes, to lull the viewer into a false sense of security, only to have a scary or disturbing picture and/or screaming sound effect pop up, thus "sabotaging" them. They may also come under the name of Screamers . REFERENCES
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