Any words like 'terrorist' and 'freedom fighter' are entirely subjective.
Attacking civilians violently for a political statement. Seems pretty straight forward to me. Don't even start to say that terrorism isn't a threat and that what we should really do is disarm, that isn't even related to terrorism. Unless you plan on going into UK, Ireland, and the entire middle east, disarm everyone there, and plan to get out alive.

Terrorism = everyone loses. I don't get how anyone can justify it so nonchalantly.

Anyway, I don't really care who loses face over this, certainly not any of our agencies that failed to prevent 9/11. Some heads ought to roll and the government(s) should not settle back into BSness as usual.

*sigh* It's late.