[Crossed posted at Wheat and Tares.] The Oregon standoff has included the frequent use of the word “terrorism” to describe the Bundys and their associates. Because of my research into revolutionary warfare, I’m not surprised that words like “terrorists” are used as tools to delegitimize political actors.  My research projects have included insurgencies into the Late Roman Empire, samurai warfare in medieval Japan and the Chinese Civi...
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