Would he call the activities of black South Africans seeking freedom, as aggression or legitimate struggle?
Return to the legitimate struggle against the occupation, without violence and following international norms and legitimacy.
While the French government deemed Action Directe illegal, the group fashioned itself as an urban guerilla movement, claiming a legitimate armed struggle.
It also remains to be seen if the Sandinistas will wage a legitimate struggle as the political opposition.
The point is one that has been widely debated around the world: In a global war on terrorism, where is the line to be drawn between "terrorism" and legitimate armed struggle?
Today, rather than allowing ourselves to be divided by old wounds, we Iranians should unite to support our compatriots in their legitimate struggle for freedom.
Thus, the antiapartheid movement in South Africa becomes "a legitimate armed struggle, even if some of its tactics are terroristic in design and execution."
The Syrian leader draws a distinction between organizations fighting what he considers legitimate political struggles and instigators of terror.
It also supported the Namibian people in their "legitimate struggle", asking Member States to provide moral and material support to them.
It also called on all Member States and international organisations to assist the South African people in their "legitimate struggle for the full exercise of the right to self-determination".