political aims but it is used against non-civilians while terrorism is used against civilians in order to bring change through public intimidation. The definition also helps to separate random criminal acts from terrorism, as terrorism is used to attain political change while random acts of violence are just that: random acts of violence.
             The implementation of this definition into legislation will help the lawful nations of the world deal with terrorism justly and swiftly without disputes over whether a violent act is terrorism or freedom fighting. It would allow justice to be served and false accusations over the use of terrorism to be put to rest. This would also help deter terrorism as political organizations often use the lack of an accepted definition of terrorism to avoid being labeled by all as a terrorist organization. This would put the anonymity to an end and would allow the public to see exactly what an organization stands for - freedom through peaceful action or terrorism through violence. The threat of being labeled as a "terrorist organization" would cause political groups to think twice before using violence against civilians to achieve their goals.
             Now that terrorism has been defined, a recent example of such a crime needs to be analyzed before the next level of understanding can be achieved. At 10:30 AM local time on August 7th, 1998 in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, a bomb rocked the American embassy in the city killing over two hundred fifty people and injuring thousands more. The bomb went off at exactly the same time as a bomb that exploded at the US embassy
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