[davidw]

> because before Bush, nobody knew that word

There were various terrorist operations in the 80ies that were in the news. I would find it probable that the word is more used/abused these days, but the statement above is factually incorrect.

[ericcumbee]

Marine barracks in Beruit, first World Trade Center bombing, Khobar Towers, Embassies in Africa, the USS Cole. I'm sure i've missed some.

[rmc]

The IRA in the UK?

[davidw]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_hijackings

[asksol]

I seem to remember "anarchist" being used for "someone using violence to further their view", so in that sense the situation is maybe better now.