2011 (UTC) 

 :::::::: I agree with Wikifan. If we cannot agree on the definition of terrorism, this Wikipedia article must be deleted. My favorite definition of terrorism is the one proposed by Boaz Ganor: "Terrorism is the deliberate use of violence aimed against civilians in order to achieve political ends." If Taliban, Haqqani Network, and al-Qaeda members are freedom fighters, than Anders Behring Breivik is also a freedom fighter, and yet Wikipedia calls him "Norwegian terrorist." According to the Geneva Conventions all military forces including guerrillas must wear uniforms or distinctive clothing so that it is clear that they are combatants. Taliban, Haqqani Network, and al-Qaeda are, according to the Geneva Conventions, terrorists, because they do not wear distinctive clothing and they hide among the civilian population. During WWII American and British troops shot such terrorists on the spot - no military trial was necessary. Excerpt from Third 1949 Geneva Convention: "if resistance movements are to benefit by the Convention, they must respect the four special conditions contained in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d)... '(b) that of having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance' (30): for partisans a distinctive sign replaces a uniform... and must be worn constantly, in all circumstances..." source: http://www.icrc.org/ihl.nsf/COM/375-590007?OpenDocument   22:35, 29 December