Quote Originally Posted by GGT View Post
I can jolly well challenge those pre-determined "definitions", though.
But, to what end?? Why would you??

Several decades ago it was airplane hijackers (Take me to Cuba), followed by people "Going Postal" in the work place, then bombing abortion clinics....now using anthrax or ricin or sarin gas.

The IRA was one of the more infamous Terrorists groups, and they certainly weren't Muslims, immigrants, or foreigners.
Of course they were--they were Irish most importantly, they clearly tried to use violence against civilians to obtain political goals.

I may have to concede, however, that a number of western politicians may use the term "terrorism" a little frivolously.