On National Public Radio today, I heard someone decrying the over- and inappropriate usage of the label "terrorist," a word for which, apparently, there is no legal definition. It is one reason that the Gu'ment can do the tricks it does with issues of National Security. To paraphrase what she said, when you call someone a terrorist for failing to leash their dog, what do you call someone who blows up your dog to get you to agree with them? She suggested other handy short-cut terminologies for... Sign in to see full entry.