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Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by ktizo on Friday June 01, 2012 @07:56AM (#4052942)
terrorism is an a violent act against civilians designed to instill fear in the general population.

It got legally redefined by the government. Is now the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.

Is now any unlawful forceful act with any wider motive, basically.

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Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by rdtsc on Friday June 01, 2012 @08:24AM (#4053017)
The functioning definition is something like:

> the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce the US government its allies, the US civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.

See, when US does it is called "exporting democracy", "conducting an operation", "liberating", "collateral damage" -- basically anything but terrorism.

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Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by ForrestN on Friday June 01, 2012 @10:19AM (#4053472)
Why is this downvoted? Seems relevant and fairly apt, if a bit too pointed.
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