Reply #73: "...the modern needs of combating terrorism." That is grotesque.

[scarletwoman]

Terrorism is a TACTIC. Terrorism is the tactic of killing civilians in order to achieve political ends.

Flying airplanes into buildings causing massive death and destruction is terrorism.

Bombing houses, ambulances, hospitals, power plants, infrastructure, etc. causing massive death and destruction is terrorism.

Terrorism is an ACT, it is not a group of people. If you want to combat terrorism you do police work, you do intelligence work, you make political changes on the ground toward justice.

You DON'T go bombing hundreds of people -- that's terrorism.

I never realized that so many people don't understand that "The beatings will continue until morale improves" is a JOKE, not a policy recommendation.

sw