'Leaving religion aside, it is my opinion that Blair, Bush, Cheney et al were, and are, just as much terrorists as OBL.' DonT
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No, they are not, not in any MEANINGFUL sense of the term. They might have behaved in politically and militarily irresponsible fashion: but that does NOT make them 'terrorists' in any semantically acceptable usage, in the same way as it can be used of OBL & his followers.

You are obviously a man of intelligence, Don; & must be aware that you are here over-defining the word 'terrorist' in a fashion sufficiently absurd as to rob it of all meaning. The trouble with such bandying of precise terms [the word 'terrorist' has a specific and accepted meaning as you are well aware] is that effective communication is thus much marred & reduced, without any really valid & worthwhile point having been made ~ no good purpose is served by using words thus Humpty·Dumpty·to·Alice fashion, as you well know.