How Do We Characterize A Person As A Terrorist?

The recent bombing attempt in Times Square, in the middle of Manhattan, was a near miss for the United States.  (And certainly for Saturday evening theater goers in New York).  The bomb failed to discharge, an alert street vendor alerted police, a hastened search led to Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Pakistan.  […]