paulh
"TradeSurplus" <tradesurplus@hotmail.com>wrote:

TradeSurplus
Another plausible definition (OK I just invented it, but that's what most people seem to be doing) is that a terrorist act is one that uses covert operations to attack an enemy, where the primary goal is to make the enemy come to terms through fear of repeat attacks rather than through

of its ability to fight.

There are a few caveats and clarifications that could be put around that

I wanted to get a one sentence definition.

paulh
I try and stay away from the definition issue cos, as you say, its very difficult to cover every base without having a massive list of criteria. I

dont see how a non-military organisation supported by a minority part of a community (altho the very community itself is debateable) can be freedom fighters, whereas a similar organisation supported by the majority of the community is terrorists. If neither is part of a governmental body, neither

into open combat with uniform, both break the laws, both kill people on the other side...then they're both terrorists.. And the Army isn't.