Patriot, or terrorist?

terrorism, noun

1. The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create an emotional response through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda.
2. Violence against civilians to achieve military or political objectives.

From Wiktionary

How does this not fit the definition. Isolated act? It seems there already was a copycat act in Calif. (then again I'm not sure of the circumstances as the suspect was carted off from LAX to San Diego.)