Bertie Wiggins said:The Nottingham Duck said:The original point refers to a dictionary definition of terrorism.This
definition exists,try reading a dictionary some time,but a violent act
denounced as 'terrorist' will not be universally acknowledged as such.
I think we all know what our *own* definition of terrorism is, the
difficulty is in a *universally accepted* definition.
Quoted message said:The definition of murder is *unlawful killing* but different societies
have a different definition of *unlawful*.
(sigh) you have stumbled,once more,into the realm of CONTEXT,not
definition.
Your definition of murder -*unlawful killing* is a definition.There is
also a defintion of*unlawful*,so there is agreement on WHAT THEY MEAN.
The interpretation of these definitions,and the context of the act are
where the problems lie.
e.g. Ian Huntley was convicted of killing 2 children.He is evil.
Tony Blair is responsible for the deaths of Iragi children living near
Sadam's palaces and suspected bunkers.However,he is not evil.
2 men kill children,but only 1 is an evil c*nt.
Why ? CONTEXT .
Huntley is alleged to have lured 2 children to their deaths to feed
his perverted lust,but good old Tony was trying to assassinate(without
trial) a very bad man.
Since Tony didn't mean to kill any children then he isn't evil !
But the children are still dead at the end of the day.
Quoted message said:In other words, to state that you know the dictionary definition of
terrorism is rather like stating that you know the dictionary
definition of murder: it is meaningless.
No.The definition exists.It is in the labelling of an individual or
organisation as terrorist that the fun begins.