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Baraka_Guru · 05-12-2007, 01:49 PM

You can use terror in guerrilla warfare, but not all terrorist acts are acts of war. This is because there are certain groups who cannot or choose not to actually engage a perceived enemy in a direct conflict. Instead, they use terrorism to influence political and public minds.

This could be a small group that doesn't have the resources or organization to go up against a larger, more legitimate group. It could also be a large, legitimate organization, say a government, that cannot conventionally target a perceived threat.

05-12-2007, 01:49 PM	#34 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	You can use terror in guerrilla warfare, but not all terrorist acts are acts of war. This is because there are certain groups who cannot or choose not to actually engage a perceived enemy in a direct conflict. Instead, they use terrorism to influence political and public minds. This could be a small group that doesn't have the resources or organization to go up against a larger, more legitimate group. It could also be a large, legitimate organization, say a government, that cannot conventionally target a perceived threat. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 05-12-2007 at 01:51 PM..