In message , Mike Marron
writes
By definition, a terrorist is a coward.

Someone who is willing to die to achieve their goal may justly be called
many unpleasant names, but 'coward' doesn't really fit.

Unfortunately, we're stuck with dealing with these people as they are,
not as we wish they we they may be homicidal, reckless of life and
murderous; but they are also willing, nay eager, to die to achieve their
goals.

I'm deeply unconvinced that a smear of lard will deter them where a
determined security effort (with death in failure the result of
detection) has already tried and failed.

--
When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk