Burleigh takes it as a given that states have been responsible for "the most lethal instances" of terrorism but radically limits his discussion of state terror.
Though recent instances of terrorism in Europe are often claimed by ISIS, Belgium's jihadi networks predate the Syrian war; after it began, they helped fuel the rise of its most extreme groups.
"Today, even the most 'progressive' westerners use terms such as 'jihad', 'jihadist', or 'fatwa', when they want to refer to their own (Christian or Jewish) fanatics, as if no other term in English or other European languages can be found to label their own instances of terrorism".
In particular, studies detecting specific motions using surveillance cameras have increased with the number of crimes and instances of terrorism.
Other recent instances of terrorism on UK soil have included an attack in Westminster in March, when a lone attacker used a car and knives to attack pedestrians and police.
What would we do -- and who are we willing to be -- if Americans experience more frequent instances of terrorism?
It's highly probable that the FBI drastically undercounts instances of terrorism perpetrated by right-wing extremists because of cultural double standards.
A Google search of instances of "terrorist" and "terrorism" in English-language texts over the last 120 years or so shows an extraordinary spike in the early 1970s, and a high level of use since then.
If this institutional exclusion should breed resentment, and the resentment produce violence, no one will hesitate to call it another instance of Islamic terrorism.
