One need only to quote your post to refute it: > I wish Bruce Schneier in an otherwise nice essay wouldn't propagate the meme "the goal of terrorists is to ter

One need only to quote your post to refute it: > I wish Bruce Schneier in an otherwise nice essay wouldn't propagate the meme "the goal of terrorists is to terrorize". > [Terrorists] may have a goal of terrorizing, and they may even enjoy causing harm and terror... Is it a meme, or is it a fact? The truth is, it's a fact. Terrorists use fear & intimidation (and yes, terror) to coerce governments, through public opinion, to change certain policies. Terror is both the means to an end, and an end in and of itself. You are unequivocally wrong.