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[Duuvian]

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/world-events-1316137200-slideshow/file-april-29-2008-file-photo-2-old-photo-144350162.html

If the terrorists are insane, what about our own leaders, military and civilian?

[kaijyuu]

[Terrorism is] an intentional act of violence or threat of violence by a non-state actor that meets two of the following three criteria:

*The violent act was aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal;
*The violent act included evidence of an intention to coerce, intimidate, or convey some other message to a larger audience (or audiences) other than the immediate victims; and
*The violent act was outside the precepts of International Humanitarian Law.

You may notice that any government participating in a war fits the first two immediately. Probably the third, too. The "non-state" clause is the only reason the US isn't a "terrorist organization," because it fits the definition otherwise. Actions are much the same.

[Servant Corps]

Alright, it looks like I got the message. You do not need to be sane to conduct terrorism. This might impact any future "research" I do, mostly inflating the number of attacks because I won't be excluding any based on 'insanity'.

Hooray for a clear and convincing answer being given. I was actually going to be concerned there would be an argument, but it looks like the thread had came to a consensus pretty early.