> This is a form of terrorism, just as blowing up a string of night clubs. > One killed a lot of people; the other didn't kill as many.
I was wondering how quickly people would use the "terrorism" label here. The word terrorism is a loaded one, but most experts limit the definition to acts that are politically or socially motivated. The FBI defines it as "the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives." There is no question that people living in the area were afraid for their lives. I have family in Alexandria. However, whomever the guilty party is it is yet to be determined what the motivations are. If they were killing people for shits and giggles, then it's not terrorism. If they were doing it to further a stance or make a particular statement, then perhaps it is. The fact that one of the two suspects have assumed a Muslim name certainly leads to speculation, however justified or not. -Kevin Graeme ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_community Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
