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To: Dale Baker who wrote (15955)	4/4/2006 3:11:39 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541877

It's not a form of protest; attacking civilians where they live is a deliberate tactic to cause instability and further the political ends of the people perpetrating it. You're quite right, "political protest" was too mild a term. I further agree that semantics make no difference to the victims. I'm wondering how your definition functionally differs from terrorism. Sounds like the same thing to me since terrorists generally act to further their own ends, which are often "political". As for your last comments, words do have some power in any political controversy. Terrorists, or "insurgents" if you prefer, fight their battles on more than one front, including the arena of public opinion. Consequently, the words we use to discuss the issue, and how it is portrayed, can have a real effect. That's why I prefer to be more blunt in calling terrorism what is is, rather than sanitizing it.