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Re: More on Palestine
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:43:42 GMT
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Ross Crawford wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tom Stangl writes:
> > I think the bigger question is what is YOURS?
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> > I believe most people in here can see the difference between the WTC attack and a
> > nation trying to end a protracted war (with an enemy that had proved time and time
> > again that it would suicide, use geurilla tactics, and dig in until wiped out at
> > enormous cost of lives on both sides) as quickly as possible while minimizing the
> > lives lost.
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> You're probably right, Tom, and I can see the difference, too. I simply
> asked what your definition of terrorism is?
That's a good question. I don't know if I'd pin it down to a hard definition applied
universally. It almost needs a case-by-case analysis.
But I certainly don't see Hiroshima/Nagasaki as acts of terrorism, and DO see WTC as
acts of terrorism.
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| (...) and a (...) and time (...) out at (...) minimizing the (...) applied (...) WTC as (...) Thanks, Tom. I agree that there's no single "catch-all" definition of terrorism. There's a bit of a discussion about it here (URL) quote from there: "The (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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