“From the perspective of someone from South Asia (Ahamd was from Pakistan), this book looks deeper at this thing called terrorism. There are several aspects to the official approach to terrorism. First, terrorists change. Yesterday's terrorist is today's freedom fighter, and vice versa. Second, there seems to be no such thing as an "official" definition of terrorism. Explanations are designed to arouse our emotions, instead of stimulating our intelligence. Third, government officials may...”

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