On 20041019.1721, Jacob Meuser said ... > On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 04:21:03PM -0700, Russ Johnson wrote: > > > In another useful attempt to produce a definition, Paul Pillar, a former > > deputy chief of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center, argues that there are > > four key elements of terrorism: > > > > 1. It is premeditated?planned in advance, rather than an impulsive > > act of rage. > > 2. It is political?not criminal, like the violence that groups such > > as the mafia use to get money, but designed to change the existing > > political order. > > 3. It is aimed at civilians?not at military targets or combat-ready > > troops. > > 4. It is carried out by subnational groups?not by the army of a country. > > > > So... by this definition, the US Army can't commit acts of terrorism. > > by this definition, _any_ group not affiliated with a government > doing _anything_ to "change the existing political order" is a > terrorist.
So if you vote violently, you're a terrorist. :) _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
