Definition of Terrorism.

Author: abcgi

Date: December 22, 2002

by abcgi
12-22-02
What about "collateral damage"?
Terrorism is easy to define: "The killing of civilians"
OK, "The purposeful targeting and then killing of civilians"
What about Hiroshima? 50,000 dead, many more injured and irradiated for generations... almost all civilians?
Even though the war was effectively over that was still wartime
"The purposeful targeting and then killing of civilians in peacetime"
But these Terrorist groups have declared war (or "jihad") on the US long ago?
But they are stateless, they have no authority to start wars! "The purposeful targeting and then killing of civilians in peacetime or by stateless groups"
Whoah thar buddy... thar bettar nat be sullying Indepence Day I tell ya! The answer is simple, Terrorism is easy to define: "The killing of Americans" - damn tootin!