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Originally Posted by JavaBlack";p="
Terrorism is using terror to influence political change. It doesn't matter whether its done by assassinating government officials, killing civilians, or destroying property. The fact is that doing any of those things, a person is trying to bypass legitimate political institutions to force his way on the opposition by striking fear in the opposition's heart.
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Definitions of terror on the Web:
panic: an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
a very troublesome child
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Is anyone, "Terrorized" or pissed off? Maybe they should be redefined as 'Assholists'. Its been proven time and time again that you cannot effect political change by murder, and in fact backfires really badly.
Hundreds of years ago terrorism would have worked, the best way to be king is to kill another king. But these days it doesn't work in Western Countries.
If they seek WMD's, then they enter the realm of mutually assured destruction (MAD). A really lobsided version of MAD. Still, no political change.