What is Terrorism? (June 22, 2006)

The subject of our IIF discussion this Thursday will be "What is a terrorist?" and we will attempt to come up with a workable definition of terrorism. Ginnie Sams will be our moderator.

Here are a few background items:
These two articles from the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia provide a good starting point:
Definition of Terrorism
Terrorism
The second of these contains links to numerous articles on the subject.

Here is an interesting Backgrounder from the Council on Foreign Relations:
Terrorist Groups and Political Legitimacy

Finally, here are several articles from different points of view that relate to our subject:
Which War is it Anyway?
When Teaching the Ethics of War Is Not Academic
"One Man's Terrorist Is Another Man's Freedom Fighter"
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter
Is One Man's Terrorist Really Another Man's Freedom Fighter?
If It Looks Like a Duck, Walks Like a Duck, and Quacks Like a Duck...It's a Duck
One Man's Terrorist Is The Next Man's Terrorist Too
Rant: One Man's Terrorist Is Another Man's Freedom Fighter
Is it terrorism or freedom fighting?
If any of you would like the e-mails I have sent out to the group when we have discussed the subject of terrorism in the past, let me know and I will forward those to you.