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Originally Posted by jseal

The people who intentionally kill children and other non-combatants.

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Originally Posted by http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=coward

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=coward

2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.

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Originally Posted by http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=courage

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=courage

The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.

A firey airborne death would represent a pretty dangerous and fearful situation, I would think. To hijack an aircraft and fly it into a building so as to cause one's own certain death requires courage.

That said, courage is not always virtuous. I'm not saying these guys weren't nutjobs, I'm saying that the reason they were so dangerous was because they were nutjobs and extremely courageous. If they were not, they would have balked at the very idea of themselves doing what they did.