There are several definitions of terrorism, but all of them contain these components.
1) Acts of violence or threats thereof 2)against non-combatants or property 3)by a NON-STATE ACTOR 4)intended to coerce government in furtherance of a political motive.
This whack job in AZ today was nothing short of a terrorist. He used violence against not only on elected official but also against civillians in order to attain some political goal. Although it is not exactly clear what his political goal was, it can be seen on his you tube page that he made references to the literacy of people in the 8th congressional district of AZ (the district of Gabrielle Giffords). So although his motive at this point is a little fuzzy, there is no doubt that it was politically motivated. Any one who says that this is not in some form an act of terrorism is uninformed as to the exact definition of terrorism. It is in fact that!
U.S. Department Definition of terrorism http://terrorism.about.com/od/whatisterroris1/ss/DefineTerrorism_4.htm
CIA definition of terrorism: The Intelligence Community is guided by the definition of terrorism contained in Title 22 of the US Code, Section 2656f(d):
The term "terrorism" means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.
There are several definitions of terrorism, but all of them contain these components.
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This whack job in AZ today was nothing short of a terrorist. He used violence against not only on elected official but also against civillians in order to attain some political goal. Although it is not exactly clear what his political goal was, it can be seen on his you tube page that he made references to the literacy of people in the 8th congressional district of AZ (the district of Gabrielle Giffords). So although his motive at this point is a little fuzzy, there is no doubt that it was politically motivated. Any one who says that this is not in some form an act of terrorism is uninformed as to the exact definition of terrorism. It is in fact that!
U.S. Department Definition of terrorism
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CIA definition of terrorism:
The Intelligence Community is guided by the definition of terrorism contained in Title 22 of the US Code, Section 2656f(d):
The term "terrorism" means premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by subnational groups or clandestine agents.