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Tom Brosz — 9/13/2006 1:22:36 AM (archived)

A prime technique of those trying to sabotage real debate is the destruction of the terminology until the debate can no longer take place.

Broadening the term "terrorism" to include any act of warfare plays into the hands only of those who approve of real terrorism as a tactic, and their allies.

In the same vein, in some people's ruined minds there is absolutely no difference between a bullet in a two-way firefight hitting a kid by accident, and someone shoving the barrel of a gun up against a kid's forehead and spraying his brains across the wall. Both have happened.

See also the term "torture."

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Many Arab officials say al-Qaida is in a different category, one representing true terrorists. Al-Akwa agreed. - Bowser - 9/12/2006 11:45:00 PM
- Fine. Let Iran, Syria and North Korea tell you how to think about terrorism. - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2006 4:23:05 AM
  - "Either - or", for limited thinkers. "Both - and" for the more mature. - Bowser - 9/13/2006 4:31:56 AM
    - Interesting. - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2006 4:50:19 AM
      - Tom, Do you remember... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/14/2006 6:25:03 AM
      - re: Interesting. - azstrummer - 9/13/2006 5:51:37 PM
        
        Before your time Art. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/14/2006 6:16:04 AM
  - That one was supposed to go under "amoral" and "immoral." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2006 4:24:02 AM
- As I pointed out in another post... - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2006 1:22:36 AM
  - Tom, I certainly agree with you........ - Publius - 9/13/2006 5:36:10 PM
  - See "amoral" and "immoral". By ANY definition it was state terrorism. - Bowser - 9/13/2006 3:48:49 AM
  - And now that I think about it... - Tom Brosz - 9/13/2006 1:27:27 AM
    - Take a look at the list of 115 member states - alcaray - 9/14/2006 10:26:17 PM
      - re: Take a look at who's calling the shots. - Tom Brosz - 9/15/2006 6:52:50 AM
    - re: And now that I think about it... - azstrummer - 9/13/2006 6:10:30 PM
      - Good Lord, not you too. - Tom Brosz - 9/14/2006 1:46:07 AM
        
        English a second language to you? - azstrummer - 9/14/2006 5:14:56 AM
        
        re: English - Tom Brosz - 9/14/2006 6:39:58 AM
        
        Right to lecture - azstrummer - 9/14/2006 7:30:07 PM
        
        And some history - Tom Brosz - 9/14/2006 1:58:22 AM
      - Amen. Well said. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/13/2006 7:17:14 PM

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