COWARD: one who lacks courage or shows shameful fear or timidity, according to my dictionary. Why is it that whenever there is a terrorist bomb, they call it a cowardly act? Based on the definition above, planting a bomb is NOT cowardly. I think it takes courage to plant a bomb and has nothing to do with fear. I'm not saying that bombs are good, but I just don't see how you can call it cowardly. It's just the wrong word. If I'm wrong about this, then maybe someone can explain to me how planting a bomb is cowardly.