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Someone who has carried out an act of [[terrorism]]. Terrorists are usually motivated by certain [[cause]]s, which they believe are more important than the destruction and/or loss of [[human]] life they are responsible for. Terrorists are generally reviled by the general public in the land where they commit terrorist acts, but may be hailed as [[freedom fighter]]s in others.
A '''terrorist''' is someone who has planned or carried out an act of [[terrorism]]. Terrorists are usually motivated by certain [[cause]]s, which they believe are more important than the destruction and/or loss of [[human]] life they are responsible for. Terrorists are generally reviled by the general public in the land where they commit terrorist acts, but may be hailed as [[freedom fighter]]s in others.




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See also: ''[[The Terrorist]]'' (film)


A film, The Terrorist, portrays the last weeks of the life of a woman sent to commit a suicide bombing of a leader in [[South Asia]] (originally in [[Tamil]], so easily seen as the alleggedly [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] assassination of [[Rajiv Gandhi]].).



Revision as of 16:35, 18 September 2001

A terrorist is someone who has planned or carried out an act of terrorism. Terrorists are usually motivated by certain causes, which they believe are more important than the destruction and/or loss of human life they are responsible for. Terrorists are generally reviled by the general public in the land where they commit terrorist acts, but may be hailed as freedom fighters in others.


See also: The Terrorist (film)