WashingtonNewsrooms now write “gunman,” not “terrorist.”
A government designation unlocks asset freezes and removal without an ordinary hearing.
US and UK laws now apply the label to nonviolent protest groups like antifa.
Affected groups must contest such labels after the fact, not before.
How each outlet framed it
- New Lines Magazine
- situates modern terrorism and drones within 20-century threat evolution (aerial bombing→nuclear→asymmetric strikes), emphasizing cost and warning asymmetry
Sources: New Lines Magazine