Terrorism

Groups like Eta, Al Qaeda, FARC, Tamil Tigers, and others around the world are labeled "terrorist groups" by the European Union, the United States, and other countries and governmental organizations. But what qualifies as terrorism? NATO operations in Afghanistan, for example, continue to kill countless civilians, yet is NATO labeled a terrorist organization? China continues its long history of human rights abuses, yet has any nation had the courage to label it a "rogue state" or accused it of terrorism? The answer to both questions is no, and one has to beg the question as to why.