Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaut View Post

I'll take that into consideration. However, I still believe that the most basic definition is one that supercedes whether or not there is an "established law" that is being broken. Using terror to force a point is what is requisite of terrorism, regardless of whether the act is "criminal" or not. As we all know, the idea of whether something is "criminal" or not can be either altered or completely hidden from public opinion, by those with enough influence.
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If that's the case, then every side in every war that has ever been fought has been "terrorist". I think the definition is supposed to be more specific than that.