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Originally Posted by marichiko
Actually, I think Urbane Guerilla makes a good case for the thought that the US produces terrorists!  |
Well, 'terrorist' and 'guerilla' are labels for groups with similar tactics, just different choices of targets.
'Freedom fighter' is reserved for individuals who kill and maim for an especially noble purpose (or one that the speaker agrees with), sometimes regardless of their targets.
I think rebels, guerillas, and 'freedom fighters' can all be lumped together in the
'insurgent' class. I know that 'terrorist' has been mentioned in the news seperately from insurgent, but that may have been because the speaker wished to use the sub-class label.
If insurgent means irregular forces opposed to an established authority, than that would include the founding fathers, and the Texas insurgents who fought at the Alamo.
It is a little ironic that both of these groups would meet the current standards of 'enemy combatants' and be eligible for indefinite detention at Guantanamo. This is of course better than the treatment they would have gotten at the hands of some British and Mexican commanders, who advocated summary execution.
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