terrorism = not fighting by the 'established' rules of warfare.

see George Washington, 1776. shooting from behind trees.

basic rule of war. strike at the level you are capable.

i am a quaker pacifist. i do not believe in violence to solve problems. others disagree. thats fine. but historical perspective is needed in order to knowledgably analyze a situation.

til recently, all Israeli presidents had at one time been 'terrorists'. Begin planted bombs all over the middle east. George Washington was a terrorist to the British. Custer was a terrorist to the Indians. The indians were terrorists to Custer.

labels just don't work. they muddy the puddle.

discuss the guilty people and what they did, not their religion, how often they shave, whether they have tailgate parties, what they wear, or how they pray.