I guess the difference between terrorism and war is the same as that between a pirate and and emperor, namely that the emperor acts on the authority of a state where as a pirate acts upon his own authority, but when we raise the question of the source of that authority we wonder whether there is any...
Interesting, but in the sense that, after reading it, I can't help wondering what does an average American think about war and government if Zinn needs to point out some things obvious to everybody sane. An eye opener, for sure.