Western definition of terrorism, or my definition?

[Red Comrade]

"Terrorism" in my opinion is just a new form of resistence. It combines lessons from guerrilla warfare that combines the tactics written about by Sun Tze, Chairman Mao, and Che, whilst adding a dose of kidnapping, bombing, infiltration, and disguise. Although sometime's it can be taken too far in the sense of bombing civilians, they are simply doing what they can to win their war for Palestine and avenge their loved ones unecessarily killed by US imperialists.

Surely, some of these people do wrong, but who doesn't? The guerrilla warfare that is currently being seen in Iraq (26 dead, countless more injured, even after major combat is anounced over) has been labeled "terrorism", but I personally call it brave resistence. It is the intifada II, and these men will not rest until there is justice and the United State's stops occupying their territory. What the US is doing to Iraq is almost identical to what their imperialist sister, Israel, is doing to the Palestinians. Road blocks, civilian shootings, irresponsible policing, letting children go untreated. So, even though I feel a tiny bit sorry for the American pigs that are helping invade Iraq, I still cheer own our comrades that are resisting!

[commie kg]

Terrorists kill civilians, purposely.

If there is a "terrorist" group who legitimately fights against a military or a government, without killing civilians, they are a guerilla force.

[Ihateamerica]

That is fair enough as id say the americans are more the terrorists compared to the iraqis who are merely defending possibly from there homes as the americans are vicious sadists as we all saw in vietnam. Guerilla warware is a group fighting against a military force so fair enough i say

[Dirty Commie]

The legal definition of terrorism is an attack on a civilian target, so why were they bombers of the USS Cole labeled terrorists? They attacked a military ship. That is an act of war, not terror, but the bombers were called terrorists somthat they could not be treated like POW's, ther Geneva convention does not cover terrorism, so labe any of your enemies terrorists and you can do as you please.

[Non-Sectarian Bastard!]

Like I said before, "terrorist" is just a way of the most powerfull nation to point out enemy's. A way to frighten their own civilians, to paint the enemy off as "pure evil". In the ancient times they did the same, but then they were called "witches", "savages", "devilworshippers" etc.

George Washington is a beautifel example of this. In his days the UK was the strongest nation and the most influental, Washington was officially a "terrorist", yet nowadays he is considerd a "hero", "freedom fighter" and "patriot".

Washington didn't change, only the role of the most powerfull nation. Brittain wouldn't dare to call Washington a "terrorist", just like other nations didn't dare to call Washinton a "freedom fighter" in his times.

There are numerous of examples like these one, I won't bother you with more of them, since I guess you get my point.

[Marxist in Nebraska]

There is the old cliche:
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.

In that formula, the man seeing the fighter as a terrorist is likely to be on the receiving end of the violence. The man seeing the heroic side of the fighter is likely benefiting (or at least believes to be benefiting) from the violent resistance.

In the Arab world, the fighters are (for one reason or another) battling to wrest their region from US domination. And so, to elite US interests, the fighters are a severe pain in the ass. For this, the corporations that run the mass media will paint the Cole bombers as terrorists.

Precisely because the Cole bombers are a pain in the US's ass, many in the Arab and Islamic world will find them to be heroic.

[MiNdGaMe]

Terrorism is an act of violence for the furtherment of political, religious etc.. beliefs who hold disregard for civillian life/casualties.

Guerilla Warfare is a small irregular army fighting a larger more regular army.

Terrorist is a mild word used by any whom to describe a individual who opposes them (nowadays). There are worst labels then Terrorism (not a war crime) as for example: Aggressor (A war crime).

(Edited by MiNdGaMe at 1:21 pm on July 23, 2003)