Reply #77: I have to disagree. To me the definition of a terrorist is someone that

[ThomThom]

wants to strike terror in the hearts of specific group of people. The 911 perpetrators were clearly trying to instill fear. The killer of Tillman was trying to strike fear. The Oklahoma bomber was clearly a terrorist. The soldier at the military base that started shooting wanted revenge for a perceived wrong that was committed against him, like wise the professor Amy person was seeking revenge so they are not terrorists just very sick people that went over the edge and did something really bad. Shock and Awe as carried out by the Bush administration was terrorism, it was done with the specific intent to make the people of Iraq very afraid. This person yesterday was not trying strike fear he also wanted revenge for a perceived wrong. It is all about intent which is always difficult to know for sure. Yes horrible acts like this make people fearful but you can justifiably afraid and not be terrorized. We throw words around very casually and we need to be very careful. One of my biggest faults I have with G.W. Bush was the things he said after 911. They were meant to increase fear (for his own personal reasons)so he played right into the hands of the terrorists giving them more power than they deserved.