Please excuse what is perhaps the flogging of a dead horse, but I for one am still confused by some critical terminology used in news broadcasts and political debate.

So what is a freedom fighter (and is it a redundant term in 2008 - have such folk exited the planet)?
And what is a terrorist, arguably the most overused word in modern debate that lacks a suitable universal definition imho?
What is anactivist and is it a useful term?
What is an insurgent and is the concept useful in international debate, if only for the undecided or mentally lazy?

Can we test any forthcoming definitions to highlight their possible strengths and weaknesses? For instance against:
# Nelson Mandela
# Lech Walesa
# George Washington