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Original (pre-Orwellian)
Definition of the Word "Terrorism" Funk and Wagnalls
New Practical Standard Dictionary (1946)
18
U.S.C. Part I, Chapter 113B: Terrorism- federal crimes
relating to terrorism
28 CFR 0.85 FBI, General Functions
Title
28: Judicial Administration
§ 0.85 General functions.
(l) Exercise Lead Agency
responsibility in investigating all crimes for which it has primary
or concurrent jurisdiction and which involve terrorist activities or
acts in preparation of terrorist activities within the statutory
jurisdiction of the United States. Within the United States, this
would include the collection, coordination, analysis, management and
dissemination of intelligence and criminal information as
appropriate. If another Federal agency identifies an individual who
is engaged in terrorist activities or in acts in preparation of
terrorist activities, that agency is requested to promptly notify
the FBI. Terrorism
includes the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or
property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian
population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or
social objectives.
Black's Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition, page 1473:
terrorism. "Act of terrorism" means an
activity that involves a violent act or an act dangerous to human life that
is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any
State,
or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction
of the United States or of any State; and appears to be intended--(i) to
intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of
a government by intimidation or coercion, or (iii) to affect the conduct of
a government by assassination or kidnapping. 18
U.S.C.A. §3077.
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, 1983,
ISBN 0-87779-509-6, page 1218:
terrorism. the systematic used of terror
esp. as a means of coercion.
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, 1983,
ISBN 0-87779-509-6, page 1218:
terror : 1: a state of intense
fear. 2 a: one that inspires fear and anxiety: WORRY b: an appalling
person or thing esp: BRAT 3: REIGN OF TERROR 4: violence (as bomb-throwing)
committed by groups in order to intimidate a population or government into
granting their demands, insurrection and revolutionary~. syn see FEAR.
Click
here to see the USA Patriot Act, which provides stiff punishments for
terrorism.
Chief
of Naval Education and Training (CNET) Terrorism Training
Click
here to see the Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) official
training curriculum that defines terrorism from the perspective of the U.S.
government.
USA Patriot
Act, 2001
SEC. 802.
DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
(a) DOMESTIC TERRORISM DEFINED-
Section 2331 of title 18,
United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by
striking `by assassination or kidnapping' and inserting `by mass
destruction, assassination, or kidnapping';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking
`and';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the
period at the end and inserting `; and'; and
(4) by adding at the end the
following:
`(5) the term `domestic
terrorism' means activities that--
`(A) involve acts dangerous to human
life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States
or of any State;
`(B) appear to be
intended--
`(i) to intimidate or
coerce a civilian population;
`(ii) to influence the
policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
`(iii) to affect the conduct of a
government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
`(C) occur primarily within the
territorial jurisdiction of the United States.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section
3077(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as
follows:
`(1) `act of terrorism'
means an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in
section 2331;'.
18 U.S.C. §2331
TITLE 18 >
PART I >
CHAPTER 113B > § 2331
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00002331----000-.html
§ 2331. Definitions
(5)
the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—
(A)
involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the
criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B)
appear to be intended—
(i)
to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii)
to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion;
or
(iii)
to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction,
assassination, or kidnapping; and
(C)
occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United
States.
18 U.S.C. §3077
TITLE 18 >
PART II >
CHAPTER 204 > § 3077
§ 3077.
Definitions
As
used in this chapter, the term—
(1)
“act of terrorism” means an act of domestic or international
terrorism as defined in section
2331;
18 U.S.C. §3071
TITLE 18 >
PART II >
CHAPTER 204 > § 3071
§ 3071. Information for which rewards authorized
(a)
With respect to acts of terrorism primarily within the territorial
jurisdiction of the United States, the Attorney General may reward
any individual who furnishes information—
(1)
leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any
individual or individuals for the commission of an act of terrorism
against a United States person or United States property; or
(2)
leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any
individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit an
act of terrorism against a United States person or property; or
(3)
leading to the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of
an act of terrorism against a United States person or property.
(b)
With respect to acts of espionage involving or directed at the
United States, the Attorney General may reward any individual who
furnishes information—
(1)
leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any
individual or individuals for commission of an act of espionage
against the United States;
(2)
leading to the arrest or conviction, in any country, of any
individual or individuals for conspiring or attempting to commit an
act of espionage against the United States; or
(3)
leading to the prevention or frustration of an act of espionage
against the United States.
FBI
Literature says Constitutionalists are terrorists:
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation labels all those persons who insist on observance of
government employees to the U.S. Constitution as "super patriots"
and terrorists! Click
here to read the FBI's own pamphlet that says this.
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