In that case, all military action from any country in the world for any reason (even self-defense) would fall into the category of terrorism. Yet we know that there is a clear separation of 'accepted' military actions and 'terrorism.' I submit that the definition you found is too generic to be applied in the world today for there is a clear difference between a group of individuals blowing up a bus of civilians to make a political point and the military targeting missile sites because they are weapons and a military target.

Tracy

>>Here is the definition of terrorism from our Department of State:
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>This one from Merriam-Webster dictionary :
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>Pronunciation: 'ter-&r-"i-z&m
>Function: noun
>Date: 1795
>: the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
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>simple & to the point & seems to apply directly to "Awe & Shock".