But that does not mean you can call the people involved terrorists.
The crisis does not involve strategic resources or Islamic terrorists.
It still involves terrorists, but this time the report comes from Northern Ireland.
There were ways around such restrictions, however, and Murdock was not about to embark on a mission involving unknown terrorists with his men not armed.
The scenario involved Latin American terrorists exploding bombs filled with radioactive material outside a crowded sports arena, at the airport and in a hospital.
Clemency was usually a simple matter, unless it involved spies or terrorists or infamous politicians.
Mr. Choong said that not one of the attacks appeared to involve terrorists.
The tasks will usually be of a mundane nature, but will inevitably end up in a dramatic fashion involving robots, aliens, terrorists, spies and so forth.
It has never been clear whether this 2004 shootout with Syrian security forces involved common criminals or terrorists.
One significant alteration she made was to change the plot from involving actual terrorists to a trap that the crew must defuse.