The annihilation of Western civilization and the establishment of an Islamic caliphate, ruled by Sharia Law, is the goal of the Islamic extremist.
There is some validity that the present administration has not come to grips with what is a terrorist but under current law, an Islamic terrorist and what may be called an environmental activist can be classified as a terrorist. Yes, anyone burning a logging truck may commit a terrorist act as opposed vandalism.
The Supreme Court has ruled in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 2006, that the Geneva Conventions do apply to terrorist in U.S. custody including Al Qaeda and Taliban detainees.
Not open to interpretation.
