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:I was citing the fact that Guerrilla tactics were used by the American revolutionaries. This is true under every definition of terrorism. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/100-20/10020gl.htm] [http://naiadonline.ca/book/01Glossary.htm] [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorism]. I am not interested in expanding this article in general, merely citing a true fact.
:I was citing the fact that Guerrilla tactics were used by the American revolutionaries. This is true under every definition of terrorism. [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/100-20/10020gl.htm] [http://naiadonline.ca/book/01Glossary.htm] [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terrorism]. I am not interested in expanding this article in general, merely citing a true fact.
::Guerrilla warfare is not always terrorism. And one of your definitions says "''Many terrorist acts, especially against an occupying military or against illegal occupants are acts of war or resistance, and not terrorism. "''. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 21:48, 26 February 2008 (EST)
::Guerrilla warfare is not always terrorism. And one of your definitions says "''Many terrorist acts, especially against an occupying military or against illegal occupants are acts of war or resistance, and not terrorism. "''. [[User:Bohdan|Bohdan]] 21:48, 26 February 2008 (EST)
:::By that definition, many of the terrorists in Iraq and Afghanistan aren't really terrorists, as many of them (excluding, of course, those such as al-Qaeda who specifically target civilians) only attack US military targets (in this case, the US Military represents an occupying military force). [[User:Chevrefuqae|Chevrefuqae]] 21:51, 26 February 2008 (EST)