Terrorism is just a tactic. It is not bound to any religion or race, and it has existed as long as civilization. It's also not easily definable.
Were Viking raids "terrorism"? Barbarian raids on Roman outposts? North American settlers who dispersed natives by the barrel of a gun?
Some media outlets define every single insurgent that attacks a military target in Iraq as a "terrorist". If that is the case, then Western Civilization was built on a terrorism foundation.
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