How do you define terrorism? Explain the myriad of problems associated with defining this term and discuss the concept that one person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter

What will be an ideal response?


Answer should contain these potential items:
The premeditated, deliberate, systematic violent actions or threats to innocent people to create fear and intimidation in order to gain political or tactical advantage.
Difficult to define because of shifting interests, interpretations, political agendas, religious beliefs, cultural differences, and human rights rhetoric.
Those committing terrorist acts typically do not view themselves as criminals because they believe in the ideology for which they are fighting.

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