For a long time the claim was that it’s only terrorism when non-state actors do it. If a state does it, it’s not terrorism by definition.
Then the loyal dogs in the EU declared in January that an official branch of Iran’s own military is a terrorist organization, so I guess the old definition is defunct. It basically just means “outlaw” or “designated bad guy” rather than having a real definition.
The etymology of the word starts with describing state actions. The French government invented terrorism as a policy; Indiscriminate, politically motivated violence.
For a long time the claim was that it’s only terrorism when non-state actors do it. If a state does it, it’s not terrorism by definition.
Then the loyal dogs in the EU declared in January that an official branch of Iran’s own military is a terrorist organization, so I guess the old definition is defunct. It basically just means “outlaw” or “designated bad guy” rather than having a real definition.
As far as I can tell ‘When brown people fight back’ is a fairly consistent definition for terrorism as its applied by the US.
The etymology of the word starts with describing state actions. The French government invented terrorism as a policy; Indiscriminate, politically motivated violence.
The Khans don’t qualify?