E-mails: White House knew of extremist claims in Benghazi attack

[JDPriestly]

61. Ridiculous. Please see my posts.

Terrorism is poorly defined. And it probably can't be differentiated from other crime or mob violence in many situations.

Terrorism is, in my view, defined not by the nature of the act itself, but by the intent of the person who is committing the act.

Terrorism, in my view, is committing or threatening to commit violence in order to frighten or intimidate someone into adopting some political opinion or taking some political action.

Terrorism is to be differentiated from other violent acts or threats of violent acts by the intent, by the purpose, by the motivation of the person committing or threatening the violence.

That is why acts of terror cannot always be differentiated from other acts of violence.

In Benghazi, the video shows a crowd of people, a truck, people who appear to be climbing over the wall. What is their purpose? Was it to frighten the American people? Was it to frighten people in Benghazi? Was it to avenge some act like the controversial video? You cannot tell.

That someone sends a message AFTER THE ACT HAS BEEN COMPLETED is terrorism because the message is meant to cause fear of violence to frighten or intimidate someone into adopting some political opinion or taking political action.

But, without an investigation and evidence, we cannot know for sure that the people who sent the message ACTUALLY HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE attack on the consulate in Benghazi. Therefore the fact that a message was sent is a bit of evidence, but not proof that the attack itself was terrorist. You need a lot more evidence to determine whether it was or not.

If there is an earthquake, some strange religious group can claim that they caused the earthquake. But that does not mean they did.

Settle down. Go back and study grade school science. You have to have more evidence than someone's Facebook or e-mail claim to prove something.

President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton handled this situation very well. They did not keep any facts hidden. There are always a lot of false claims made after events occurred.

Keep calm. Think clearly. Please. It's good for your health.