One of the definitions of terrorism is "the systematic use of violence as a means to intimidate or coerce societies or governments".

Given that there has been no formal "Declaration of War" on Afghanistan by the US government, can the US government's systematic use of force (not very different from the use of violence) against some Afghan people resulting in the deaths of Afghan civilians be reasonably classified as terrorism? I think so. What do you think?

If several countries could bring up the issue at the UN and there is an actual vote on it, then that would be excellent for all the innocent people who are in danger on account of the current Bush administration's handling of the situation. The US government will claim self defense and it is very unlikely that any resolution condemning the US will pass in the UN. But, the whole incident is likely to force the US government to act more sanely.

Is this feasible? Can someone (other than me) look into it?

Sincerely,

Aouie