> and terrorists might indeed be guilty of having what might be called the cowardice of their convictions – an excessive fear of being viewed as cowardly in the

> and terrorists might indeed be guilty of having what might be called the cowardice of their convictions – an excessive fear of being viewed as cowardly in the eyes of their god, or by the light of their cause. This is a dumb quote. What it describes in terrorists is what the rest of the article describes in general. If a terrorist deserts, he is a coward (to the rest of his compatriots).