Terrorism: What is it?

"Terrorism has been practiced throughout history and throughout the world. The Spanish Inquisition used arbitrary arrest, torture, and execution to punish what it viewed as religious heresy. After the American Civil War (1861-65) defiant Southerners formed a terrorist organization called the Ku Klux Klan to intimidate supporters of Reconstruction." (Internet reference) The above-mentioned are just two of the many terrorist acts not typically considered to be terrorism. So, what is terrorism? There is no concrete …

…the civilian population to further our political and social objectives. Because the U.S. and other leading nations are in control, the issue of terrorism is of importance only when it can be used in their benefit. If we are defending ourselves against terrorism then we must be prepared. This allows for the upgrading of our defense to unthinkable strengths, the building of our economy at the expense of the resources of the terrorists land.