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turbo
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Sadly, the definition of terrorism is co-opted by the groups that employ it, and by the media that report on its use. If Hamas fires a rocket into Israeli territory, that act will unambiguously be called terrorism by the US media, while if an Israeli helicopter gunship blows up an apartment building to kill a Palestinian leader and "accidentally" kills a dozen innocent people in the act, that will be called a "surgical strike" with "unfortunate collateral damage", as if killing innocent people can be swept aside as mere "damage".
There are governments (including the US) that have employed terrorism and continue to do so, directly and by proxy. The acts of violence perpetrated on civilians by central American death squads trained at the School of the Americas are certainly terroristic; however, if the perpetrators are wearing uniforms (as is often the case with state-sponsored terrorism) they often get the benefit of the doubt in the news media.
There are governments (including the US) that have employed terrorism and continue to do so, directly and by proxy. The acts of violence perpetrated on civilians by central American death squads trained at the School of the Americas are certainly terroristic; however, if the perpetrators are wearing uniforms (as is often the case with state-sponsored terrorism) they often get the benefit of the doubt in the news media.