text: I think you ask a really good question.  I can't make a blanket statement by saying that all forms of violence are terrorism.  I think any kind of violence that is not for the greater cause of justice for humanity and overall human rights (not just one specific cultures' ethnocentric aim at human rights) could be considered terrorism.  I would assert that the allies struggle against facism in World War II was not terrorism, but a fight AGAINST terrorism - but there are very few wars like that in our world's history.  \nThis war in Iraq IS NOT WWII.  I think I probably would assert that the US is asserting a form of terrorism because while we may be figting for the people of Iraq, we ARE MOST DEFINITELY also fighting for our own interests. that is exactly what the Muslims are doing.  Innoncent people have been killed and I'm quite sure there was terror when we bombed Baghdad.  Terrorism is most definitely not a Muslim ideal.  the only true way to not be a terrorist, however, is to utlimately seek the SELFLESS cause of peace for humanity - not just for yourself or your own culture - and we must divorce the idea of violence being the only away to achieve justice from our thinking. The minute you resort to violence for whatever reason, you begin down a path of perpetual violence that leads to terrorism. As the great teacher and philospher Jesus once said - "if you seek to save your life, you will lose it.  If you lose your life, you will gain it."