On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 07:52:12AM -0700, Russ Johnson wrote: > Jacob Meuser wrote: > > >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. > > > > Voting would not be considered terrorism. > > Violence is the key here.
no. read the definition. where does it say anything about violence? the only time violence is mentioned, it's as an example of what is _not_ terrorism. also, by that definition, Sadam was not a terrorist, because he was the governmental leader of Iraq. -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
