Ah-hah! Thanks for that tip. I did indeed misconstrue what he said. The Russians are fighting a war with the Chechens over territory, power, and resources, and both sides are in one way or another inflicting horrible suffering on each other. I'd call that terrorism against terrorism.

I regard people in a national uniform who terrorize to be terrorists, just the same as I regard non-uniformed guerilla fighters to be terrorists. The intention of both IS to terrorize, and thereby to win. The one side kills children by taking them hostage in a school. The other side kills children by bombing and shelling towns and cities with expensive long-distance weaponry. The end result, for the children, is much the same.

It's all terrorism.