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Originally Posted by SJ00
if you know an ounce of history, you'll find that this 'war hero' is no different to the terrorist that piloted the 9/11 planes.
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If you knew how to read a dictionary you would know you're wrong. What this Japanese soldier did was not Terrorism. To save time;
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Originally Posted by Dictionary
terrorism |ˈterəˌrizəm|
noun
the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims.
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The more detailed definition is that a terrorist will commit an act of violence to sway the actions of their enemy and government based on an ideological cause. What the solider was doing was participate in a war he didn't know had ended.
The people who were involved with the 9/11 attacks were terrorism because it wasn't part of a way and it was a strike that was designed to strike terror into the enemy (The US) and was based on an idealogical motive, not war. The Taliban are terrorists because they not only attack foreign troops in Afghanistan, they also attack local Afghans to make the Afghans scared and reject the presence of foreign troops. Their reason behind the attacks are ideological, not because there are foreign troops in their country, which many Talibs are actually Pakistani.
The solider was there because of a war and thats why he continued to fight. He didn't attack the locals because he hated what they stood for or anything, but because for all he knew they were still his enemy.
You also have to commend the man for keeping his rifle in perfect working order after all those years. Thats something some of our current military can't even get right. Just ask Jessica Lynch what happens when you neglect your rifle and the day turns sour.