>>>To me there is a clear distinction between a freedom fighter and a terrorist. I wonder whether someone up here could give me a reasonable explanation between the two. And really it should not be depended on which side you're on.
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>>>Walter,
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>>I'll give it a shot.
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>>Terrorists, by their policy, will intensionally target innocent civilians to cause terror, thus they are called "terrorists". That's one.
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>That is a very good start... so how does this contrast the usage of the word terrorist practised all too often?
Not sure what you're asking, but many words are used too liberally/loosely.
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