Quote: the G-man said: In theory I'd like to think that a Freedom Fighter is someone who targets primarily oppressive governments and a terrorist is someone who intentionally targets noncombant civilians.
Quote: r3x29yz4a said: both have the same goals, just different beliefs in how to carry them out. The modern islamic terrorists started by just targeting the corrupt governments, but then felt the people's lack of support made them just as guilty. so, essentially it's all a matter of what they consider "innocent."
Also, keep in mind, they all see it as war. When we bombed Germany and Iraq we bombed innocents as well as the military. It didn't matter in war time to us.
In Germany and Iraq, innocents were "collateral damage," not the primary target.
In regards to the idea that terrorists consider civilians "guilty" for supporting the government, while an appealing idea to the terrorist, is not an objective standard whatsoever. Every evildoer feels he or she is justified.
which is my whole point. no one considers themselves evil. every soldier, freedom fighter, terrorist, hell's angel considers their own killing to be the only justified killing.
