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Subject: 
Re: More on Palestine
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
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?
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> 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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  Re: More on Palestine
 
(...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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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? ROSCO (25 years ago, 9-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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