Kidnap and behead Westerners, or bomb schools, and the Associated Press will call you an “insurgent.” At worst, a “militant.”

But attack a dictatorial Ba’athist regime and suddenly you’re a terrorist, sans scare quotes: Report: Syria Foils Planned Terror Attacks.

Syrian forces raided a suspected terrorist hideout near the capital, killing two men, arresting a third and foiling alleged bombing plots that targeted the nation’s Justice Palace, the official news agency reported.