Have I been living under a rock?

WTF is narcoterrorism?
The American Heritage® Dictionary defines it as "Terrorism carried out to prevent interference with or divert attention from illegal narcotics trafficking. "

By that definition, drive by shootings are narcoterrorism. (Not that I disagree. Drive by shootings ARE an act of terrorism, in my opinion. But why bother with the narco specification)

The same dictionary defines terrorism as "The unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence by a person or an organized group against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing."

I think that's pretty straightforward. Playground bullies engage in terrorism, as do drug dealers, militant groups, activist groups and entire governments. Why do we turn a blind eye to some of it, and bomb the snot out of people for other acts of terrorism? Why is it acceptable for a child to be abused at school (or home) by another child, yet unacceptable for a small group of people to blow up a bus? Why do we smile at Greenpeace, laugh at PETA, ignore the inner-city, and squash Afghanistan? Why do we need to add cute little prefixes to terrorism? If it's ecoterrorism, is it somehow more special than just regular terrorism?