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What's wrong with the definition provided?
Reader comment on item: Terrorism Defies Definition
Submitted by Eric Goodman (United States), Oct 26, 2014 at 06:59
Why is the definition provided in the article insufficient?: A (1) non-state actor (2) using violence against civilians (3) for political ends. If all three criteria are fulfilled, it's terrorism, if not then it's something else.
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Daniel Pipes replies:
Applying this is not so easy.
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| An Agreed Definition [72 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Freddy Terranean | Apr 4, 2016 17:27 | 228712 | ||
| 2 | Definitions of Terrorism in the U.S. Code [413 words] | Ludvikus | Jan 17, 2015 00:51 | 220437 | |
| Define [19 words] | AlbertE | Dec 15, 2014 19:35 | 219789 | ||
| the abstract or the actual islamist terrorist [16 words] | myth | Nov 17, 2014 05:39 | 219336 | ||
| The name of the "game" is Zionism [823 words] | Richard Martens | Nov 14, 2014 14:37 | 219307 | ||
| The wellfare state result: mass terrorism [60 words] | PermReader | Nov 12, 2014 10:54 | 219285 | ||
| 3 | Terrorism is not an ideology [176 words] | sara | Nov 3, 2014 21:09 | 219150 | |
 You are correct: Terrorism is not an ideology; and we're not convincingly at war with it. [373 words] | Michael S. | Nov 9, 2014 09:22 | 219150 | ||
| 1 | Terrorism is in the eye of the beholder [158 words] | sara | Nov 16, 2014 18:39 | 219150 | |
| War on Flying [408 words] | Michael S. | Nov 17, 2014 15:07 | 219150 | ||
| Muslim Brotherhood threat [153 words] | sara | Nov 20, 2014 21:29 | 219150 | ||
| 1 | It takes all kinds [295 words] | Michael S. | Nov 21, 2014 15:18 | 219150 | |
| Muslim divisions [571 words] | Michael S. | Nov 26, 2014 05:09 | 219150 | ||
| Terrorism [133 words] | donevan | Nov 2, 2014 14:42 | 219127 | ||
| 1 | It's Personal [546 words] | Michael S. | Nov 25, 2014 11:23 | 219127 | |
| 1 | I agree...it's not a religion [181 words] | donevan | Nov 27, 2014 14:40 | 219127 | |
| It's all "religious", by someone's definition [573 words] | Michael S. | Nov 29, 2014 18:51 | 219127 | ||
| Not a 'Religion" [184 words] | donevan | Dec 1, 2014 22:10 | 219127 | ||
| Defining "Religion" [209 words] | Michael S | Dec 4, 2014 12:28 | 219127 | ||
| Terror May Have Religious Connection; But Never a Righteous One [388 words] | M. Tovey | Dec 4, 2014 17:20 | 219127 | ||
| I Agree......I think I do [119 words] | DONEVAN | Dec 8, 2014 10:02 | 219127 | ||
| Religion and Terrorism...... [117 words] | donevan | Dec 8, 2014 10:21 | 219127 | ||
| How to become a heretic [1033 words] | Michael S. | Dec 9, 2014 12:21 | 219127 | ||
| Hereticism Can Be Avoided By Holdng to the Spirit of Scripture [538 words] | M. Tovey | Dec 11, 2014 14:10 | 219127 | ||
| Murder From Supremacist Motives [65 words] | Dave | Oct 31, 2014 19:14 | 219088 | ||
| 1 | Still puzzled after 13 years. [120 words] | JD Will | Oct 31, 2014 09:58 | 219068 | |
| An endless war.... [151 words] | donevan | Nov 3, 2014 22:17 | 219068 | ||
| Why did the lame duck cross the road? [919 words] | Michael S. | Oct 29, 2014 14:43 | 219039 | ||
| Someone Tell the Duck to Duck - It's Dark Out On That Roadmap to Peace. [324 words] | M. Tovey | Oct 31, 2014 18:22 | 219039 | ||
| Be afraid! Be very afraid! [875 words] | Michael S. | Nov 3, 2014 10:01 | 219039 | ||
| Terrorism is in the Eye of the Beholder [26 words] | Barry Black | Oct 28, 2014 09:36 | 219010 | ||
| Koran sponsored crimes [64 words] | PermReader | Oct 27, 2014 12:19 | 218990 | ||
| what about "a state actor attacking civilian targets to spread fear for some putative political goal" ? [25 words] | servet cevik | Oct 27, 2014 08:04 | 218987 | ||
| 4 | What can we learn from the terrorist attack in Ottawa [219 words] | dhimmi no more | Oct 27, 2014 07:18 | 218985 | |
| terrorism is a Monster with many face [26 words] | myself | Oct 27, 2014 06:47 | 218984 | ||
| 1 | "TERRORISM" IS THE CRIME OF "EXTORTION" [41 words] | Uncle Vladdi | Oct 26, 2014 20:55 | 218980 | |
| Let's Define Terrorism Better [379 words] | Richard H. Shulman | Oct 26, 2014 20:31 | 218979 | ||
| Définitions Of TERROR, TERRORISM and TERRORIST [161 words] | JACQUES HADIDA | Oct 26, 2014 18:02 | 218977 | ||
| Its the purpose...not the degree of violence [167 words] | ger | Nov 3, 2014 11:12 | 218977 | ||
| Don't Forget the Media's Role [156 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Alex | Oct 26, 2014 16:50 | 218973 | ||
| 1 | common sense [49 words] | Charles Martel | Oct 26, 2014 16:02 | 218972 | |
| Freud summed it up. [80 words] | Andrew H | Oct 26, 2014 13:32 | 218967 | ||
| That Explains It [50 words] | Barry Black | Oct 26, 2014 10:19 | 218964 | ||
| 2 | The Winslow Plan [367 words] | TL Winslow | Oct 26, 2014 10:13 | 218963 | |
| 1 | terrorism [25 words] | Jan Lapter | Oct 26, 2014 09:37 | 218960 | |
| Yes, "Terrorism" is already known as the crime of "Extortion." [13 words] | Uncle Vladdi | Oct 27, 2014 21:36 | 218960 | ||
| terrorism [11 words] | Jan Lapter | Oct 28, 2014 04:37 | 218960 | ||
| "Terrorist inmates" are subject to many extra restrictions - I would add: many extra benefits if members of ROP [16 words] | Mark | Oct 26, 2014 09:28 | 218958 | ||
| Terrorism is a tactic in the War [90 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | Oct 26, 2014 09:27 | 218957 | ||
| Maybe there is a reason terrorism defies definition [179 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | S. Klein | Oct 26, 2014 09:01 | 218956 | ||
 What's wrong with the definition provided? [36 words]w/response from Daniel Pipes | Eric Goodman | Oct 26, 2014 06:59 | 218950 | ||
| Pst! "Terrorism" isn't limited to "non-state actors." [27 words] | Uncle Vladdi | Oct 27, 2014 21:33 | 218950 | ||
| What's wrong with the definition provided? (Defining vs. criteria of application) [133 words] | Daniel D. Novotny | Oct 29, 2014 09:26 | 218950 |
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