While the attention of the country is focused on the global and national war on terrorism, the war on academic terrorism is being waged in classrooms, infiltrating the gifted programs, and altering the outcomes derived for students participating in gifted programs. The war on academic terrorism is related to the broad areas of curriculum and instruction and have their roots in the national and distinct initiatives aimed at eradicating the "enemies" thwarting academic success. Ironically, these very initiatives are inhibitors to the academic success of gifted students and form the "enemies" fanning the war on academic terrorism. "Time" is one of the major academic terrorists. This article concludes the elusive and difficult nature of combating the global war on terrorism is quite evident. Fighting some of the features such as "time" that represent the war on academic terrorism seems less elusive and far easier to win.