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TPaine7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-29-11 10:26 AM
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6. A quibble
Isn't an attack on a military target not terrorism by definition?

Else when the US bombs military targets, wouldn't that be terrorism too? I despise double standards and conveniently morphing definitions. This is treason and criminal conduct, but terrorism?
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  -Fort Hood Targeted for Second Terrorist Attack Hoopla Phil  Jul-29-11 09:11 AM   #0 
  - K&R n/t  LiberalLoner   Jul-29-11 09:13 AM   #1 
  - How very clever of the NRA, Fox News, and the Tea Party to arrange for a Muslim to get busted NOW...  slackmaster   Jul-29-11 09:46 AM   #2 
  - MIHOP or LIHOP....LOL  ileus   Jul-29-11 09:56 AM   #4 
  - LOL, you had me going for just a split second there.  Hoopla Phil   Jul-29-11 10:22 AM   #5 
  - Soldier –> Conscientious Objector –> Child Pornography Defendant –> Would-Be Bomber?  DonP   Jul-29-11 09:50 AM   #3 
  - A quibble  TPaine7   Jul-29-11 10:26 AM   #6 
  - You are correct BUT, the bombs were to be used at civilian restaurants.  Hoopla Phil   Jul-29-11 10:29 AM   #7 
  - Wrong.  Blown330   Jul-29-11 11:28 AM   #9 
  - I think by definition attacking a military target is not  exboyfil   Jul-29-11 11:44 AM   #10 
  - Military target or not...  Blown330   Jul-29-11 03:45 PM   #12 
     - Pssst, he actually already acknowledged that  Euromutt   Jul-30-11 06:27 AM   #15 
  - Words that have no established meaning are worse than double standards.  TPaine7   Jul-29-11 01:28 PM   #11 
  - Blown330 nailed it when he used the word "indiscriminately"  Euromutt   Jul-29-11 06:37 PM   #13 
     - My thoughts come from reading...  Blown330   Jul-30-11 12:33 AM   #14 
  - To Greg Ebert and his crew  DWC   Jul-29-11 11:04 AM   #8 
  - Saw an AP article this morning  diveguy   Jul-30-11 06:52 AM   #16 
     - Hadn't heard that. Thanks for the update.  Hoopla Phil   Jul-30-11 12:32 PM   #17 
 

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