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So can anyone declare an act of terrorism? Can it be declared terrorism if an armed (almost by definition) whaling vessel approaches a protecting ship? I'm cur

So can anyone declare an act of terrorism? Can it be declared terrorism if an armed (almost by definition) whaling vessel approaches a protecting ship? I'm curious as to whether the Japanese scientists involved in this "scientific study" actually ever release anything, or does Japan not bother to carry the pretense that far? Or is the contention that their scientists are too incompetent to actually get any useful research out of these oh-so-important hunts?

Fnoord 9y ago
Among academics, terrorism is defined by The Revised Academic Consensus Definition by Alex P. Schmid [1]. The source I normally refer to (terrorismanalysts.com) is down at this moment. Whether that is used by the Japanese or not, I don't know. I share your curiosity regarding the Japanese scientists. [1] http://www.internationalsecurityinterest.com/index.php/research-insi/background/terrorism/12-the-revised-academic-consensus-definition-of-terrorism http://www.internationalsecurityinterest.com/index.php/resea...