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== '''Terrorism''' ==

== '''Terrorism''' ==

Terrorism is the use of terror, violence, and intimidation to achieve an end. Terrorism also refers to any fear and subjugation produced by this, or a system of government that uses terror to rule. It is also a term used to describe violence or other harmful acts committed (or threatened) against civilians by groups or persons for political or ideological goals.

Terrorism is the use of terror, violence, and intimidation to achieve an end. Terrorism also refers to any fear and subjugation produced by this. Terrorism, by nature, is anarchic, and therefore not sustainable as a governmental system. Governments, therefore, cannot be terroristic by definition. A government can support a terrorist, or the terrorist's goals, but cannot itself ''be'' terroristic.  

 

The term is also used to describe violence or other harmful acts committed (or threatened) against civilians by groups or persons for political or ideological goals.

Terrorism is the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

Terrorism is the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

Terrorists can be viewed as "[[freedom fighter|freedom fighting]]", but this distinction depends almost entirely upon personal opinion.

Terrorists are occasionally viewed as "[[freedom fighter|freedom fighting]]" (see Che Guavera), but this distinction is almost exclusively a western concept.

== Groups Considered by the United States to be Terrorist Organizations ==

== Groups Considered by the United States to be Terrorist Organizations ==