And to further answer the question, IRA and al-Qaeda are terrorist groups because they intentionally target the "mainstream" society, the common people on whom the government depends for its continued acceptance. If al-Qaeda had limited themselves to killing Jews, the reaction would have been a lot milder. But the whole idea about terrorism is sending a signal to all of the people: You can never be safe, any of you, anywhere, anytime. The better you get this message across, the more successful a terrorist you are.
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Date: 2007-05-23 05:30 pm (UTC)